The king is dead, long live the king… Even though we were living in a different country, we always kept an eye on what was happening in the Brisbane food scene, just as a way to feel a little connected to home. Unsurprisingly, during our ten years away (and especially through Covid) there were a…
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Flashback: My first Aulis 1* visit!
There are moments in your life that fall very clearly into before and after category. You know the ones I mean; I’m fairly sure you’ve had a few of your own. My birthday dinner on August 18th, 2022 was one of those moments. A restaurant. A night. A menu I’ll never forget. So much so that the very…
Korean Fine Dining Hits Brisbane!
I’m sure it’s no surprise to anyone that South Korea is hot right now; I’ve been watching a lot of Korean TV lately, which is somehow hilarious, heartfelt and slickly produced all at once. I mean, who hasn’t loved Squid Game or Physical 100… Such wildly gripping drama. You may also have noticed that Korean…
Is 3 Hatted Sixpenny “Anniversary Worth?”
There’s a quiet little ritual the Girl and I have held onto for nearly three decades now. Every year, when our anniversary rolls around, we do something a little special. It always revolves around food, of course it does, and usually involves tracking down the very best restaurant we can find. When we lived in…
Deer Duck Bistro: Worthy of 2 Hats?
Memory can be a funny thing when it comes to restaurants. Before we left Brisbane for Hong Kong, Deer Duck Bistro was one of those places we visited a few times and always left thinking, yeah, that was pretty good. It had this quirky charm, eclectic without being chaotic, and it sat quietly in that space…
Michelin Stars vs Chef Hats: A Foodie Tale of Two Cities
Since being back in Australia, one of the more common questions I get is some variation of: “So what’s the difference between Michelin Stars and Chef Hats?” Usually followed quickly by, “Do you think Australian restaurants would get Michelin stars?” After a decade in Hong Kong, a city where you can get a bowl of noodles worthy of…
To Blog or Not To Blog
At some point I lost my spark. It felt like my creativity, and more so, my desire to write just left me. Looking back, my last post was July 2021: Let’s put that into context. It was 4 years, 4 months and 22 days since I last posted. To be fair, a lot was going…
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