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.
The Star has a new contender for Brisbane’s best Japanese restaurant
From Korea to Dublin, Sydney, Melbourne and now Brisbane, two-hatted chef Alex Yu continues to push himself out of his comfort zone.
- Matt Shea
- Exclusive
- Food
An iconic NYC-inspired CBD burger joint gets an airy riverside sequel
Red Hook follow-up Dumbo expands on its hugely popular burger and booze formula with fish sangas, crisp salads, and fried chicken with champagne.
- Matt Shea
Southside team to open Hong Kong-inspired dumpling spot in heart of CBD
In a subterranean brisbane space, expect drunken chicken, roasted half duck and stacks of dim sum, along with up to 30 wines by the glass and half-bottle.
- Matt Shea
The $165 utensil you need in your kitchen, according to this top chef
He reckons it will make everything you cook, from fish, chicken and beef to vegetables (and even toast) better. “If people want to steal [it], that’s a good sign.”
- Matt Shea
- Exclusive
- Food
First look: Paddington welcomes a cosy, Michelin-inspired Italian fine diner
A former Rosmarino chef is doing a la carte during the week and degustations on weekends, with anywhere up to 18 plates. Take a peek inside.
- Matt Shea
Where to find Brisbane’s best seafood restaurants
What’s served from the sea in this city has improved out of sight over the past decade. From the fancy to the casual, here’s where to discover it for yourself.
- Matt Shea
- Heartlands
- Food
Bamiyan, the southside Afghan restaurant that’s become a Brisbane icon
In the 10 years since it opened, the eatery has won hearts with its fragrant curries, seekh kebabs, dumplings and enormous naan breads.
- Matt Shea
- Exclusive
- Food
One of city’s best young chefs to open restaurant in heritage church
Former Bar Francine chef Brad Cooper is teaming up with his partner to create August, an intimate, Euro-focused diner on a leafy West End terrace.
- Matt Shea
‘I needed to do good food again’: Star chef (finally) returns to CBD
It’s been 12 years since hatted Brisbane chef Kym Machin left fine diner Urbane. Now he’s back, taking on a very different dining scene. Here’s what to expect.
- Matt Shea
Long-awaited Supernormal finally opens in Brisbane, but not as you know it
A plush, light-filled dining room, a completely different menu (from a hatted chef). So what is it that makes Supernormal Brisbane, Supernormal?
- Matt Shea
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