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Brisbane

South Bank Surf Club – South Brisbane

24 October 2011 Brisbane
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Several hours before I jetted back home to Sydney on my last visit north of the border I thought it’d be nice to sit back somewhere in town and enjoy a lunch by the river. The sun was out, the temperature was perfect and South Bank Parklands looked like an easy location. Overlooking Brisbanes compact [...]

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Fernvale Country Market & the legendary Fernie pie

30 September 2011 Bakery
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The country market is one of those places that I wish I visited more often. Yes we have our share of city farmers markets dotted around town and as good as most of them are, the ones beyond the urban wilderness have a certain simple and unstructured format about them. I find they’re even cheaper than the [...]

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Lady Marmalade Café – Stones Corner, Brisbane

15 August 2011 Breakfast/Brunch
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Almost two decades ago when I lived in Brisbane I never really made it to Stones Corner, a gritty enclave in the inner south-east about 10 minutes from town. It was once a mecca for outlet and clearance fashion stores and while many of them still remain to satisfy those bargain shoppers, the food scene is [...]

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Malaysia Makanan Restaurant – Calamvale, Brisbane

16 May 2011 Brisbane
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When I was in Brisbane visiting my family recently my sister suggested we try a Malaysian place she has driven past countless times, yet never bothered to drop in. Her kids were on school holidays so our gaggle descended upon Malaysia Makanan for lunch before I headed off to the airport to fly home.   [...]

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Shangpaign Kitchen – Sunnybank, Brisbane (Closed)

3 March 2011 Brisbane
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A week in Brisbane whilst visiting the familiy meant a week of eating. It’s a given. Eating at a family members house or in this case eating at a place that supposedly does Brisbanes best XLB. That would be xiao long bao for those that are yet to have their soup dumpling popped. Located in an uninspiring suburban [...]

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Tân Thành – Inala, Brisbane

6 February 2011 Brisbane
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When I knew I was going up to Brisbane for several days I couldn’t help but do a little bit of research on places I’d like to eat at. Nothing fancy, just somewhere local where I could drag a willing family participant (or five of them) to partake in a little food enjoyment. My parents [...]

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Campos Coffee – Fortitude Valley, Brisbane

28 January 2011 Breakfast/Brunch
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On my recent visit to Brisbane, several days before those devastating floods ripped through the region, I made sure of stopping by the Campos cafe in The Valley. It was kind of on the way to where I was going so jumping off the airport train at Brunswick Street was no great set-back and being so early in the morning, let’s [...]

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Diamante’s Brasserie – Forest Lake, Brisbane

12 January 2011 Brisbane
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The first time I ate at Diamante’s Brasserie was well over a year ago on my last visit to Brisbane to see the folks. Geez has it been that long since I ventured north of the border? Forest Lake Village, where it’s located, is your typical suburban estate shopping centre with a sparse scattering of [...]

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