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Porchetta.

‘Watch it like a hawk’: Adam Liaw’s porchetta with perfect crackling is easier than you think

From which cut to buy, why it’s important to keep your nerve and what to serve it with – here’s how to make the festive rolled pork roast the star of the table.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Law
Is It Cake? Holiday

‘Prepare to be stunned’: This festive show crackles with the sweet, jolly, ridiculous things in life

Think you know what cake looks like? ‘Is It Cake? Holiday’ will have you questioning everything, literally.

  • Ben Pobjie
Inside the Brisbane import on Flinders Lane.
10/20

I’m not sure who this disappointing Brisbane import is for. But it’s certainly not me

Melburnians tend to be horrible snobs about Brisbane, and this transplanted restaurant lives up to the cliche.

  • Besha Rodell
Westfield Chermside’s sunny outdoor dining precinct.

Shopping make you hungry? Here are Brisbane’s top food courts

Suburban shopping malls might be much better for dining these days, but not all are equal. We rank Brisbane’s largest from one to five.

  • Matt Shea
Julia Busuttil Nishimura takes us shopping at her go-to for Italian ingredients, Mediterranean Wholesalers.

From $2 espressos to tinned tomatoes: Julia Busuttil Nishimura takes us shopping for Italian ingredients

The cookbook author has a deep knowledge and passion for Italian products. She shows us around Mediterranean Wholesalers and shares some of her favourites.

  • Ardyn Bernoth
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Penelope (at night, at least) hides in plain sight on James Street.

Brisbane’s most exciting food and drink openings of 2025

From hole-in-the wall lamb ramen and a wine shop from Matt Okine, to blockbuster restaurants from heavyweight hospitality groups, here’s what to check out.

  • Matt Shea
A render of a private dining room at Hotel Terminus, which is now set to open mid-2026.

New name, first look revealed for historic Fox Hotel reboot

The heritage rebuild has been met with delays due to flood damage, but here’s what to expect when it finally reopens.

  • Matt Shea
Vietnamese restaurant Red Lotus will operate out of sister venue and neighbour Cafe O-Mai from Tuesday.

Brisbane Vietnamese icon Red Lotus moves into sister venue Cafe O-Mai

Two of the city’s Vietnamese eateries are set to become one – with a banh mi bonus. But don’t worry, Cafe O-Mai isn’t going anywhere.

  • Matt Shea
Feather and Bone co-owner Grant Hilliard at this Marrickville production facility.

They say happy pigs are tasty pigs. Good Food’s No.1-ranked ham proves that

An independent butcher beat out the supermarkets for this year’s best Christmas ham. Judges found it to be silky and with a delicate balance of smoke and seasoning.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Good Food Christmas ham taste test 2025.

We did a blind taste test of 18 Christmas hams. Here’s the best to buy in 2025

Across Aldi, Costco, Coles and independent butchers, there was one standout pig with delicate flavour and silky texture, plus a well-valued supermarket ham we just can’t quit.

  • Bianca Hrovat

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