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Shannon Kellam and Herve’s head chef Marco Valcarcel Alonso.

Star chef Shannon Kellam proves there’s life after Montrachet

In a new role seemingly custom-made for the former restaurant owner, he talks about finding happiness and purpose after the tribulations of 2024.

  • Matt Shea

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For Easter, Doughcraft has added both a classic and a chocolate hot cross bun to its daily menu.

Where to find Brisbane’s best hot cross buns

Whether you’re anti-peel, pro-cardamom or a fan of a wildcard hot cross bun, here’s where to hit for your annual Easter treat.

  • Neesha Sinnya, Matt Shea and Kristen Camp
Classic rooftop club Birdees is now a salubrious beer garden, bar and eateyr.

Storied Brisbane club reborn as a sun-kissed beer garden and eatery

There are 16 beer taps, stacks of cocktails, and a food menu much better than it perhaps has any right to be. Take a look inside.

  • Matt Shea
Pressé of Lamb shoulder with sweetbreads, rosemary, alliums and jus.
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The low-key James Street restaurant that deserves your attention

It may not be as glamorous as its neighbours, but a chef with NYC Michelin pedigree and a master sommelier help make this heritage-listed spot a must-visit.

  • Matt Shea
Matt Okine and Dan Wilson at their newly opened LPO wine store in Tarragindi.

Comedian Matt Okine opens a cosy wine spot in Brisbane’s south

Locals are flocking to this former post office for rare – but affordably priced – bottles from Australia, France, the Czech Republic, Canada and beyond.

  • Matt Shea
Bar Miette’s muffuletta sandwich.

A Hector’s Deli founder is behind one of Brisbane’s tastiest sandwiches

Stuffed full of LP’s Quality Meats cold cuts and built on Agnes Bakery bread, this exactingly constructed creation keeps getting better.

  • Matt Shea
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Shane Delia’s newly opened Layla in West End.

Shane Delia’s Layla wows with a new take on Middle Eastern food

In a heritage-listed West End spot it’s serving Moroccan-spiced butter chicken, Turkish dumplings with mushroom XO, along with seasonal cocktails and 150 wines.

  • Matt Shea
Nehme and Adonis Ghanem outside The Fox Hotel.

South Brisbane’s queen of pubs finally set to reopen

One of the city’s best hospitality groups is taking charge to open a bar, bistro, late-night cocktail lounge, and rooftop bar.

  • Matt Shea
Za Za Ta served its last diners on Sunday night.

Brisbane restaurant favoured by Billie Eilish closes after six years

But its operators have big plans for a funky Fortitude Valley rooftop bar, to open later this year.

  • Matt Shea
Shane Delia outside the Thomas Dixon Centre in West End.

Shane Delia’s Layla will be Middle Eastern, but not as you know it

The star chef’s first Brisbane eatery will be influenced by the cuisine’s trade routes and backed by 140 wines plus a “Single Bottle Club” reserve list.

  • Matt Shea
Baja Modern Mexican owner Dan Quinn

Brisbane restaurants becalmed post-Alfred

One owner reckons he’s lost close to two weeks’ worth of revenue. It’s a potentially huge blow in an industry with notoriously tight margins.

  • Matt Shea

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