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Matt Shea

Matt Shea

Food and Culture Editor

Matt Shea is Food and Culture Editor at Brisbane Times. He is a former editor and editor-at-large at Broadsheet Brisbane, and has written for Escape, Qantas Magazine, the Guardian, Jetstar Magazine and SilverKris, among many others.

Sushi Room will be popping in Melbourne up for the duration of the Australian Open.

One of Brisbane’s best sushi restaurants? Find it in Melbourne this month

It’s popping up at the Australian Open. Diners will pay up to $16,050 to eat in a transformed player’s change room before taking seats right on centre court.

  • Matt Shea
Petite in Fortitude Valley.

Rising tides, rising costs: Brisbane dining’s 2024 in review

A blockbuster new food precinct came to represent both local dining’s strengths and weaknesses, and pointed to what we need as we head for the Olympics.

  • Matt Shea
You’ll find Milquetoast tucked away in a garage on a laneway just off Elizabeth Street.

Brisbane’s most exciting bar openings of 2024

From a legit British-style gastropub and a neighbourhood boozer in a heritage Valley space, to a wine bar hidden in a CBD garage, there’s plenty to tick off.

  • Matt Shea
A Cafe Called Kevin opened in New Farm in late January.

Brisbane’s most exciting cafe openings of 2024

From the arrival of a star Melbourne baker to an onslaught of decadent pastries and ultra-fluffy katsu sandos, here’s what took our fancy these past 12 months.

  • Matt Shea
Slow cooked short rib with al pastor aji amarillo and pineapple.

Rick Shores team finally unveils its long-awaited Gold Coast sequels

They’ve been five years in the making, but Norte and Sueno were worth the wait. Take a look inside.

  • Matt Shea
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Gerald Ong will be in the kitchen at The Fifty Six when it opens in February.

‘Brisbane’s Raffles’ to unveil a chic, sophisticated Cantonese restaurant

A gun chef will lean into traditional techniques, such as making his own oyster sauce. There will also be a 200-bottle wine list that includes Chinese vino.

  • Matt Shea
Honto’s crumbed whiting sando.

This Japanese restaurant makes not one, but two of the best sandos in town

It’s mastered a luscious fish sando, plus a contender for the best pork katsu in Brisbane. You need to eat both.

  • Matt Shea
Raw beef tartelettes with sour cream and caviar.

French gets a buzzy update at Brisbane’s hottest new dining precinct

It suits everything from occasion dinners to those wanting to drop by for oysters and caviar. Plus, it has a killer wine list with more than 40 champagnes.

  • Matt Shea
Siblings Kate and Cam Reid of Lune Croissanterie.

Why Melbourne chefs are heading to Brisbane in droves

The sunny climate, a vibrant hospitality scene and the looming Brisbane Olympics have Melbourne restaurateurs flying north.

  • Matt Shea and Roslyn Grundy
Dark Shepherd opened at Queen’s Wharf on Friday.

Enter this moody Queen’s Wharf eatery to experience the ‘wagyu of lamb’

It’s also about woodfired octopus, woodfired quail and a signature woodfired cheesecake. And there’s lobster and oysters from the tank. Take a peek inside.

  • Matt Shea

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