It’s been a busy old time for TIFFIN recently. The Brisbane Time’s Good Food Month (July 9 – August 9) is off and running with events happening left right and centre. Here’s a quick wrap up of a couple of meals I’ve shared with Mr Tiffin over the past few weeks, both within our eastern… Read more
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Fiona was invited to Phoenix Bar at the Bracken Ridge Tavern but she was delayed in our nation’s capital so Mr Tiffin took her place. So, this is a ‘Guest post by Mr Tiffin’*. I grew up in Brisbane’s northern suburbs and I remember the Bracken Ridge Tavern being a ‘no go zone’ for a… Read more
Four times a year, we head out on the town to celebrate four friend’s birthdays. It’s a chance to really splash out and enjoy ourselves. This time it was Bronlynn’s birthday and her choice is Malt Dining in the CBD.Tucked away on Market St, it’s in one of Brisbane’s oldest buildings dating from 1865. Like… Read more
*** THIS VENUE HAS NOW CLOSED *** I try not to post two restaurant reviews in a row as variety is the spice of life but I have such a big backlog that I’m bending the rules. Last week we were off to see troubadour, people’s poet and general rabble rouser Billy Bragg at the… Read more
Baguette Bistro + Bar is an old favourite. It’s saying something in these days of two for one deals and entertainment vouchers that we would travel across the river of our own free will and pay full price to visit this Brisbane icon. Baguette has been wowing the punters for over 30 years with French… Read more
A throw away comment at the end of the Eurovision party saw a small group of us recovening on a Friday evening at Public. It’s been on the list for a while, not the least because my husband and many of my friends work in the same building. I wish I had a bar below… Read more
*** THIS VENUE HAS NOW CLOSED *** I was originally going to call this post ‘Holy Trinity’ but if you follow the series, you’ll find out why there was a name change. I’ve spoken before about how I’m a big fan of Andrew McConnell’s work, both in the kitchen and in service at the table. … Read more
*** THIS VENUE HAS NOW CLOSED *** My brother posted a comment that he had managed to make it into not one, but two recent blog posts. As he visited again from the big smoke last weekend, I have decided to make it a hat trick. I have been wanting to go to Egg Bistro… Read more
Tank is in the bottom of the building that some of my colleagues work in. They’re always encouraging me to walk over to the building and try the lunch time laneway menu but I never have the time. So, I organised dinner for four of us on a Saturday evening so there would be plenty… Read more
