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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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Ricotta and Parsley Tortelloni with butter and sage, Rustichella Pasta Bar, Nundah. Picture: Liam Kidston

Suburban Italian restaurant delivers on rave reviews

Fresh and truly memorable pasta is the focus of a regional Italian restaurant on Brisbane’s northside.

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Maxwell Simon Max McKenna, Georgina Hopson and Joe Kalou in Bananaland at QPAC Please credit images to photographer Darren Thomas.

It’s bonkers, is this Queensland’s funniest ever musical?

The audience was howling with laughter at the opening of this unmissable new Queensland musical about a thrash metal group that becomes a children’s band and features an attack by a giant inflatable penis.

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Size matters: Waterfront Brisbane seafood restaurant delivers big

A new waterfront seafood restaurant with a takeaway next door is drawing the crowds, with the size of its portions a particular lure.

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A scene from Salamander. Brisbane Festival 2023. Picture: Justin Nicholas

The most surprising show you’ll ever see

Inside a cavernous warehouse along a desolate stretch of the Brisbane River is this show: part dance performance, part concert, part art exhibit.

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Millions of free international flights up for grabs in 24hr flash sale

Millions of flights, including to and from Brisbane, are up for grabs in an airline’s incredible 24-hour flash sale. Here’s how to have a chance at scoring some $0 flights.

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Caviar, lobster and giant steak: Icon’s luxe revamp worth writing home about

Outstanding local produce and attention to detail ensure the transformation of Fortitude Valley’s heritage-listed GPO into a luxury dining destination lives up to the hype.

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1000 bookings in 24 hours – but is this restaurant worth the hype?

When it opened for reservations, this highly anticipated new eatery from a Queensland restaurant guru was inundated. But does its cool Asian menu meet expectations?

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