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Ayla Connolly is a reporter for The Queensland Times in Ipswich. Originally from the Bundaberg Region, she has recently graduated from the University of Canberra with a Bachelor of Communications and Media, majoring in journalism.

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QLD Taste

A render of the pop up Brooki Bake House to appear at the Mother of the Nation festival at Abu Dhabi's Corniche. Supplied

‘It’s nuts’: Brooki Bake House unveils first global store

Brisbane’s favourite baker Brooke Bellamy has unveiled her first international Brooki Bake House store in the most unlikely of locations.

QLD Taste

Tasting, degustation of fizzy ale, lager or cider poured to glasses by faceless bartender in pub, beerhouse, restaurant, brewery. Hoppy beer flowing from amber bottleneck. Vertical shoot. Side view.

AI has just got into beer – you won’t believe the result

Your favourite beer could soon be getting the tick of approval from AI.

QLD Taste

Executive Chef Jake Nicolson, Byblos restaurant Portside Wharf. Picture: Liam Kidston

Byblos 2.0 just hours from reopening after spectacular rebirth

Byblos at Portside Wharf is set to reopen tomorrow after a huge ravamp which the team behind it says will bring modern and refined Lebanese food back to Brisbane.

QLD Taste

Storybook-inspired speakeasy flipping Brisbane’s pub dining on its head

Brisbane’s newest art deco speakeasy is one for the storybooks, inspired by a classic 1920’s children’s classic, and offers next-level adaptations of modern Australian pub food.

Lifestyle

Gerard's in Fortitude Valley has been crowned Australia's most beautiful restaurant in the annual Eat Drink Design Awards. Photo: David Chatfield, Supplied

Australia’s most beautiful restaurant revealed

A Brisbane restaurant has been awarded a prestigious design award, for its ‘otherworldly’ design, inspired by an ancient Lebanese temple.

QLD Taste

Queen's Wharf Brisbane liftout - The Star Brisbane - Aloria, Sky Deck.

Luxe dishes, zero waste: Everything on table as latest Queen’s Wharf diner opens

It’s the third and final dining option perched atop Brisbane’s newest sky-high dining space, and now we can reveal the details of its opening.

QLD Votes

Get a democracy donut at the 2024 Qld election.

How to snag a free democracy doughnut this election

Trade in that classic democracy sausage for a free democracy doughnut at these polling booths on election day.

Lifestyle

The Chocolate Queen Kirsten Tibballs and The Champagne Dame Kyla Kirkpatrick are the perfect pairing, hitting Brisbane this weekend for the Good Food and Wine Show

Never before-seen dessert as culinary queens descend on Brisbane

They are Australia’s perfect pairing of culinary royalty, and now luxury foodie fans of Brisbane have the chance to learn the skills. Meet the Champagne Dame and the Chocolate Queen themselves.

Lifestyle

Lila Duarte 5, Zephyr Taylor 6, Arabella Morrissey 5, and Aria Duarte 7, get ready for Eat SouthbankÃs Halloween celebrations this Friday and Saturday night in the parklands. Picture Lachie Millard

Scary scenes as spooktacular street party hits Brisbane precinct

Halloween might not be for another week, but for two nights this weekend, Brisbane’s South Bank will transform into a Halloween hotspot, designed for the whole family.

QLD Taste

Exterior pictures of Cha Cha Char restaurant at Eagle Street Pier, Brisbane Tuesday 5th March 2019 Picture AAP/David Clark

Staff owed $100k as operator behind major Brisbane restaurants goes bust

Former employees of two well-known Brisbane restaurants have been left owed more than $100,000 in wages after the owner went into liquidation.

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