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Alfred & Constance Launch New Summer Menu

Find us on the deck with a Jumbled Julep cocktail in one hand and a fork in the other. Hello summer.

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Boozing Now Acceptable at Breakfast Thanks to Spreadable Beer

An Italian duo have done their bit to make the world a better place, engineering a chocolate-flavoured beer spread.

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Your Guide to Eating and Drinking at Brisbane Festival

Enjoying live theatre, a gig or experimental art is never fun on an empty stomach, so with the annual Brisbane Festival kicking off this week we thought a pre-game feasting guide could help fill your tum right up. We also have a sweet giveaway to tempt you. Read on.

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The Seven Best Tapas Restaurants in Brisbane

Share plates are all the rage and there’s now a cornucopia of Brisbane restaurants with menus fashioned on the communal dining concept. Tapas has captured the heart of Brisbane dwellers, and become something of a neat catch-all term, not exclusive to Spainish cuisine, in the process.

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Avocado Beer Is a Possibly Delicious Invention

An LA brewery has created a guacamole-inspired beer to celebrate the beginning of avocado season in California.

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Jan Powers Farmers Markets Coming to Albion Mill

Bottled or baked, pickled or plucked, caught or dug up, you'll be able to get your hands on it at Albion Mill's Farmers' Markets.

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The Five Best Cafes in Woolloongabba

Besides being famous for The Gabba cricket ground, Woolloongabba is offering up some great breakfast spots.

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Frankie's Woombye

2 Blackall Street, Woombye

One of QLD's most popular cafes is hidden in the Sunny Coast hinterland.
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Byblós Brisbane

39 Hercules Street, Hamilton

This Portside favourite has relaunched after 18 years with a revamped look and refreshed Lebanese menu.
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Mademoiselle

39 Hercules Street, Hamilton

Rise Bakery's Harry Ohayon and Maxime Bournazel have doubled their footprint at Portside with this Parisian bistro.
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Cucina Regina

33 William Street, Brisbane City

A sibling to the Gold Coast's Cucina Vivo and Sydney's Cucina Porto, Queen's Wharf's resident Italian eatery takes its cues from old-school trattorias.
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Azteca

33 William Street, Brisbane City

Queen's Wharf's opulent Latin American-inspired restaurant is filled with greenery — and fond of agave.
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Dumbo

39 Hercules Street, Hamilton

Stacked burgers, dirty water dogs and fish sandos are on the menu at this Portside burger bar from the Red Hook crew.
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Black Hide Steak and Seafood

33 William Street, Brisbane City

Black Hide's Queen's Wharf restaurant is Brisbane's new go-to for steak, seafood and cocktails with a view.
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Claw BBQ & Grill Carindale

1151 Creek Road, Carindale

Brisbane's seafood lovers can now don bibs, crack open shellfish and watch sports at this chain's second crab shack, this time in the city's south.
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Sokyo

William Street, Brisbane City

At its first outpost outside of Sydney, this luxe Japanese fine-diner is dishing up eye-catching sushi, sashimi and more at Queen's Wharf.
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Attimi by Dario Manca

224 Given Terrace, Paddington

This 28-seat Italian fine-diner in Paddington takes inspiration from Michelin-starred dining in Europe.

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The Five Best Dessert Spots in Brisbane

Because sometimes dessert should be the main deal, that's why.

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Concrete Playground Talks Meat with Gavin Baker from Little Hunter

We learn about smoking and curing meats from a chef who earned his chops at the Fat Duck and with Justin Timberlake.

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Finding the Perfect Fish on Good Friday

The best options whether you're after a fast fix or wanting to cook from scratch.

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Pop up fish and chips this Friday at Alfred and Constance

Head in for lunch or dinner at Alfred and Constance's Pop Up Fish and Chips

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Top Five Healthy Eating Spots in Brisbane

For some of Brisbane's best healthy options, look no further.

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The Five Best Riverfront Spots in Brisbane

Brisbanites can't get enough of absolute waterfront vantage points for dinner and drinks.

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