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Matt Shea

Matt Shea

Food and Culture Editor

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.

Fanda Group’s Maui Manu, Ollie Hansford and David Flynn.

Rick Shores team to launch venue in heritage Brisbane apartment block

The old Merivale apartments are being transformed into a 110-seat venue with nine distinct dining and bar areas.

  • Matt Shea
The Goat’d steak sandwich at Fatty Patty in Underwood.

This halal Underwood shop will rekindle your love of steak sangers

Perfectly cooked wagyu, shokupan, fries, Swiss cheese and pecorino. There’s nothing extraneous about this creation. It might just be the perfect steak sandwich.

  • Matt Shea
De Beer was ready to exit hospitality until The Alligator Club piqued his interest. It’s shaping up to be one of the best bar openings of the year,

Coming soon: a hidden 3am cocktail contender for 2025’s best new bar

A seasoned industry veteran is spearheading a New Orleans-inspired cocktail bolthole that will shake with music and stay open until 3am seven days a week.

  • Matt Shea
Sushi Room’s central dining room remains much the same, and retains its signature 9.3-metre imported enoki dining counter.

One of Brisbane’s best sushi restaurants is finally complete

It opened in 2021, but not to the owner’s original specs. “When you walk in now, there’s that sense of arrival.”

  • Matt Shea
Queen Amann opened last week on King Street.

Expect queues out the door at this hot new King Street patisserie

Dedicated to buttery kouign-amann, it’s also serving fresh-baked danishes, sourdough croissants, as well as flaky house-made sausage rolls and pies.

  • Matt Shea
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Idle features a design by in-deman Tamsin Johnson.

Agnes Bakery successor unveiled in New Farm

Expect all the fire-licked breads and pastries you’ve become accustomed to queueing for, and a full-service cafe menu featuring elevated brunch dishes.

  • Matt Shea
Riser’s chicken caesar sandwich.

Brisbane’s best chook sanger? Here’s a textural, flavour-filled contender

Freshly baked bread? Check. Brined chicken? Check. Umami packed dressing? Check. There’s so much to love about this fabulous creation.

  • Matt Shea
Layla restaurant in Brisbane.

Brisbane’s most exciting restaurant, cafe and bar openings of the year so far

From a low-key James Street gem to the local debut of a heavyweight Melbourne chef, these are the new venues to tick off your list.

Chef Matt Blackwell in the dining room at Pneuma.

Celebrated restaurant Pneuma to close after departure of star chef

You have just three weeks remaining to experience one of Brisbane’s best restaurants.

  • Matt Shea
Summit Restaurant has reopened, now under the stewardship of Mantle Group.
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The Summit restaurant has reopened. Is it any good?

The Mount Coot-tha icon’s location could be an excuse for mediocrity. But Summit finds a maligned operator and star chef striving to match its sky-high outlook.

  • Matt Shea

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