Monday, October 28, 2013

Restaurant list for Qld

All Time Coffee Co, Mermaid Beach
Anise, New Farm
Anouk, Paddington
Artichoke Restaurant and Bar, Paradise Point
Artie and Mai, Albion
Asana by Pete Evans, Brisbane
Bam Bam Bakehouse, Mermaid Beach
Billy Kart Kitchen, Annerley
Bin 72 Bar and Dining, Coolangatta
Blendlove, Southport
Bounty, Rosalia
Bourbon Street, South Bank
Butter Rhythm, Biggera Waters
Campos Coffee, Fortitude Valley
Cicchetti, Isle of Capri
Cliffords Grill and Lounge - Surfers Pareadise
Cocotte Dining, Robina
Corbett and Claude, Indooroopilly
Corner Store Cafe, Toowong
Cucina Vivo, Broadbeach
De Vito Waterfront, Southport
Delfina's, Fortitude Valley
E'cco, Brisbane CBD
Easy Street Diner, Mermaid Beach
Esquire, Brisbane
Etsu Izakaya, Mermaid Beach
Farrier Bar & Supper Club, New Farm
Gaslight Bistro, New Farm
Gauge, South Brisbane
Gerard's Bistro, Fortitude Valley
Glass Dining and Lounge Bar, Main Beach
Goodness Gracias, Palm Beach
Hawkes and Crosby, Anstead
Hidden, Tugun
Hop and Pickle, South Brisbane
Jamie's Italian, Brisbane
JaMm, Broadbeach
Jimmy's on the Mall, Brisbane CBD
Kiyomi, Broadbeach
Lake Front Bistro, Carrara
Lambert's Restaurant, Kangaroo Point
Le Vintage Boutique Cafe, Worongary
Lennons Brisbane
Les Bubbles, Fortitude Valley
Lester & Earl, Palm Beach
Live Fire Steak Bar, South Bank
London Fields, West End
Longtime, Fortitude Valley
Madame Hedges, Fortitude Valley
Mamasan Kitchen and Bar, Broadbeach
Melbourne St Wine and Tapas Bar, South Brisbane
Mondo Organics, West End
Moo Moo The Restaurant + Grill, Brisbane
Moo Moo The Restaurant + Grill, Broadbeach
Lutece Bistro and Wine Bar, Bardon
Merriweather, South Brisbane
Montrachet, Paddington
New Farmer's Kitchen and Watt Bar, New Farm
NOLA Portside, Hamilton
Nu Nu, Palm Cove
Pablo, New Farm
Pawpaw Cafe, Woolloongabba
Pearl, Wooloongabba
Pigs and Pints, Surfers Paradise
Plenty, West End
Rambutan, Townsville
Ribs and Rumps, Main Beach
Rick Shores, Burleigh Heads
Ristorante Tartufo, Fortitude Valley
Saucy Buns, Varsity Lakes
Seaduction, Surfers Paradise
Shouk, Paddington
Sin Vida, Fortitude Valley
Smoked Paprika, Bardon
Sol Natural Foods Fortitude Valley
Songbirds, North Tamborine
Sourced Grocer, Teneriffde
Sparrow Eating House, Nobby Beach
Spirit House, Yandina
Stokehouse Q, South Bank
The Apo, Fortitude Valley
The Balfour Kitchen, New Farm
The Cardamom Pot, Broadbeach
The Defiant Duck, Newstead
The Flying Cock, Fortitude Valley
The Glenelg Public House, Mermaid Beach
The Gunshop Cafe, West End
The Institution, Gold Coast
The Jam Factory, Greenslopes
The Outcider, Kirra
The Palms Mediterranean Bar & Grill, Mount Gravatt
The Spaghetti House Trattoria, South Brisbane
The Stables Craft Bar & Kitchen, Ascot
The Wine Barrel, Mudgeeraba
The Yard Cafe, Nobby Beach
Tribeca NYC. Chevron Island
Urbane, Brisbane
Via Italia, Mooloolaba
Wasabi, Noosa

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

The rise and rise of McDonalds and friends in France

Mon Dieu! Fast Food Now Rules In France : The Salt : NPR:
"When it comes to culinary matters, France, in many minds, is synonymous with fine dining. So it might surprise you that, for the first time, sales at fast food chains have overtaken those at traditional restaurants in the country that gave us the word gastronomie.

That's according to an annual survey of consumer spending, traffic and other restaurant data conducted by Gira Conseil, a food consultancy firm. The latest survey, to be released in May, found that fast food chains now account for 54 percent of all restaurant sales in France."

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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Melbourne restaurant Attica makes impressive debut on world's best restaurant list

Melbourne restaurant Attica is described as the best in Australasia and number 21 in the world by the World’s Best Restaurants Awards, sponsored by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna. Along with the award for Australasia's best, Attica was rewarded as the best new entry in the elite list of restaurants around the world.
Describing it as chef "Ben Shewry’s innovative but nature-led Melbourne masterpiece" the judges commented:
There are dedicated chefs, and then there’s Ben Shewry. The New Zealand-born 35-year-old often rises before dawn to forage on the shore near his family home in Victoria, before starting the long commute into Melbourne. He’ll stop by local parks and even alleyways, as well as Attica’s own gardens, to pick up more raw materials to prepare meticulously for the restaurant that day. His commitment pays off: the cuisine is both uniquely imaginative and outstandingly good.
The style of food is called "Natural Antipodean" with the standout dish being "Potato, cooked in the earth in which it was grown."

  • 74 Glen Eira Road
    Ripponlea, Victoria 3185
    +61 3 9530 0111
  • attica.com.au

Friday, April 26, 2013

An instant noodle meal a month for every person on Earth

Instant noodle sales top 100 billion a year - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):

Five decades after the easy-to-cook food's launch, sales climbed again last year with China, Indonesia and Japan rounding out the world's top three consumers, according to the Japan-based World Instant Noodles Association.

"The results show that instant noodles have become a global standard dish," said Norio Sakurai, an official with the Osaka-based association."


Instant success

1China44 billion
2Indonesia14.1 billion
3Japan5.41 billion
4Vietnam5.06 billion
5India4.36 billion
19Australia350 million


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A coffee custom to copy from Naples

EU Embraces 'Suspended Coffee': Pay It Forward With A Cup Of Joe : The Salt : NPR


"Tough economic times and growing poverty in much of Europe are reviving a humble tradition that began some one-hundred years ago in the Italian city of Naples. It's called caffè sospeso — "suspended coffee": A customer pays in advance for a person who cannot afford a cup of coffee. ... It's an elegant way to show generosity: an act of charity in which donors and recipients never meet each other, the donor doesn't show off and the recipient doesn't have to show gratitude."




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Thursday, April 25, 2013

What those certification stickers on coffee mean

Coffee For A Cause: What Do Those Feel-Good Labels Deliver? : The Salt : NPR:

"What does it take to find guilt-free coffee?

Much of our coffee comes from places where the environment is endangered and workers earn very little — sometimes, just a few dollars for a whole day's work. Coffee farmers have helped cut down tropical forests, and most of them use pesticides.

It doesn't take much effort, though, to find bags of coffee with labels that promise social and environmental improvements. Among the best-known are Fairtrade or Rain Forest Alliance Certified."



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