Matt Shea
Matt Shea is Food and Culture Editor at Brisbane Times. He is a former editor and editor-at-large at Broadsheet Brisbane, and has written for Escape, Qantas Magazine, the Guardian, Jetstar Magazine and SilverKris, among many others.
Gallery: Bigsound in pictures
Brisbane photographer Morgan Roberts heads out to Fortitude Valley to document Bigsound 2024.
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Fast-paced, affordable Italian arrives on the ‘James Street’ of the CBD
Doughcraft is cooking Roman-style pinsa (like pizza, but not), house-made pasta, and mains, accompanied by cocktails and Italian wines, in a beautiful dining room.
- by Matt Shea
The $165 utensil you need in your kitchen, according to this top chef
He reckons it will make everything you cook, from fish, chicken and beef to vegetables (and even toast) better. “If people want to steal [it], that’s a good sign.”
- by Matt Shea
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First look: Paddington welcomes a cosy, Michelin-inspired Italian fine diner
A former Rosmarino chef is doing a la carte during the week and degustations on weekends, with anywhere up to 18 plates. Take a peek inside.
- by Matt Shea
Where to find Brisbane’s best seafood restaurants
What’s served from the sea in this city has improved out of sight over the past decade. From the fancy to the casual, here’s where to discover it for yourself.
- by Matt Shea
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Bamiyan, the southside Afghan restaurant that’s become a Brisbane icon
In the 10 years since it opened, the eatery has won hearts with its fragrant curries, seekh kebabs, dumplings and enormous naan breads.
- by Matt Shea
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One of city’s best young chefs to open restaurant in heritage church
Former Bar Francine chef Brad Cooper is teaming up with his partner to create August, an intimate, Euro-focused diner on a leafy West End terrace.
- by Matt Shea
A CBD brewpub (that’s not a brewpub) opens in a light-filled laneway spot
Little Miss Sunshine leads with a Mediterranean-inspired bistro menu, but its breezy digs and 28 taps of beer are a much-needed shot arm for its hidden location.
- by Matt Shea
‘I needed to do good food again’: Star chef (finally) returns to CBD
It’s been 12 years since hatted Brisbane chef Kym Machin left fine diner Urbane. Now he’s back, taking on a very different dining scene. Here’s what to expect.
- by Matt Shea
Long-awaited Supernormal finally opens in Brisbane, but not as you know it
A plush, light-filled dining room, a completely different menu (from a hatted chef). So what is it that makes Supernormal Brisbane, Supernormal?
- by Matt Shea
Brisbane’s most exciting cafe openings of 2024 (so far)
From a fabulous full-service New Farm cafe and sando-slinging Japanese spot, to an Italian bakery in a classic heritage precinct, here’s what to check out.
- by Matt Shea
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