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Alison WalshDeputy editor Qweekend

Alison Walsh is Deputy Editor of Qweekend magazine in Saturday’s The Courier-Mail. The features editor and writer is also a restaurant reviewer.

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Food at Peli's Noosa at Noosa Marina in Tewantin.

‘A venue in hot demand’: New Noosa waterfront restaurant you’ll need to queue for

Diners are flocking to a new restaurant from the Sum Yung Guys team, dishing up an unexpected cuisine.

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Heavenly views and a menu unlike anything else you’ll find

With its character touches, ecclesiastical surrounds and a menu as quirky as the inner-Brisbane suburb it calls home, this new restaurant feels like it has always been there.

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Rick Shores’ ‘secret’ new underground restaurant worth finding

A new restaurant from the owners of mega-success Rick Shores ‘hidden’ underground in inner-city Brisbane is not what you’d expect.

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Brisbane chef tackles Olympic-sized cooking challenge

A chef is preparing to represent Australia in the gastronomic equivalent of the Olympics.

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French evolution: Brisbane fine diner reborn after near-death experience

This lauded and loved Brisbane dining institution is back in French hands and has mercifully been brought back from the dead, but what does the reincarnation of the pinnacle of Gallic fine dining in the city look like now?

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‘Charry, smoky exterior’: The $65 Angus eye fillet that is cooked to perfection

One of the first restaurants to open at the city’s new casino complex delivers on steak, seafood and views.

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Nagi Maehashi with Dozer checking book proofs

Cult cook’s admission: ‘It’s the single biggest feedback I get’

From accountant to food success story writing the biggest-selling book in Australia in 2023, Nagi Maehashi reveals the secrets of her success.

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Restaurateur Tony Kelly will finally be able to re-open his newly launched Spero restaurant at Mooloolaba wharf this Saturday thanks to dining restriction numbers being lifted early by the government. Photo Lachie Millard

Qld restaurant mogul shocks with closure of cult venue

A cult favourite Sunshine Coast restaurant that took more than 1000 bookings on its opening day and is owned by one of Queensland’s most successful hospitality operators has closed.

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Calida at South Bank Agentinian nbeef and sides

Brisbane’s latest steakhouse opens with more promise than panache

In a sea of steak restaurants, this new Brisbane offering promised to stand out from the pack with something new. But it left our reviewer a little underwhelmed.

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Interiors at Cru Bar in Fortitude Valley.

Our verdict on James St favourite’s serious makeover

For more than 20 years, Cru Bar has been a Brisbane go-to. But after an extensive makeover and expansion, how does the new-look venue stack up? Our reviewer delivers the verdict.

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