I’ve done some weird and wonderful things on New Years Eve. I’ve eaten pavlova off the floor (long story). I’ve grumpily taken myself to bed at 11pm after a fight with friends. I’ve stood on Moggil Road and made suspicious gestures to passing buses. Not really wanting to r[...]
Archive for the ‘QUICK BITES’ Category
December 4th, 2009 - 3:56 pm § in QUICK BITES
Quick Bites: Christmas 2009 Special
Ho ho ho. That’s what the boys yell at me when I wear my spandex, cut-out body suit trimmed with fur. No, I kid. I am very anti-fur. Christmas is indeed coming folks, so why not start the fat wagon a little earlier and embrace the festive spirit now? Go on. Buy that Homebrand fruit pudding fr[...]
October 30th, 2009 - 9:52 am § in QUICK BITES
Quick Bites Special: Brisbane Good Food & Wine Show
Food Porn I consider myself to be a fairly generous person. I bake people cakes for their birthday. I stand up for little old ladies on trains. Sometimes I let my friends have the last beer from the jug (sometimes). But, when it comes to food samples, I am the cheapest, scungiest, Scrooge-like perso[...]
October 16th, 2009 - 10:58 am § in QUICK BITES
Quick Bites: Melbourne Cup 09 Special
Giddy Up Baby, Giddy Up Giddy Up Say whaaat? Sorry, I got distracted by that line. Melbourne Cup-AKA the Race that Stops a Nation, AKA Two Hour Office Lunch-is coming soon. If you’re not lucky enough to be at the track watching the actual race, here’s a selection of the hundreds of resta[...]
October 9th, 2009 - 9:23 am § in QUICK BITES
Quick Bites: October 9
Please sir, can I have some more? Cheap food, free food, and lots of food. Anyone would think Brisbaneites are greedy, gluttonous people. Personally, I’m a bit offended. Now if you’ll excuse me-I’m off to all-you-can-eat sushi. 1. Celebrate the return of the buffet at Siana. The ch[...]
October 2nd, 2009 - 11:59 am § in QUICK BITES
Quick Bites: 2 October
Eurotrip!! Do you like food? Do you like attractive people? Do you like attractive people with exotic accents? Do you like attractive people with exotic accents serving you food? If you are nodding and frothing at the mouth right now, get ready: October is going to be a busy month for you. 1. Kick t[...]
September 25th, 2009 - 1:45 pm § in QUICK BITES
Quick Bites: 25 September
“A Festivus for the rest of us!”It is festival fever at the moment. Do you feel it? Symptoms include wearing fluro clothing and running around the Botanical Gardens, drunk at 10am. Wait, I’m not talking about music festivals-I’m talking food, baby. Here’s the run-down o[...]
September 17th, 2009 - 9:52 pm § in QUICK BITES
Quick Bites: 18 September
Chocolate, chocolate, and a bunch of other stuff I have to get the first two items out of the way very quickly. You will see why soon. 1. 2009 Gluten Free Food Expo. Good for coeliacs/anyone curious about wheat-free food. The Queensland Coeliac Society holding it. More than 35 exhibitors. Food tasti[...]
September 10th, 2009 - 7:54 am § in QUICK BITES
Quick Bites: 10 September
Burn, baby, burn: get fired up 1. Make your meat rare. Well, ‘blue’ steak isn’t to everyone’s liking, but luckily Blue September isn’t about that. It’s prostate cancer awareness month, so show your support by holding a BBQ. You can raise funds for the Prostate Ca[...]
August 21st, 2009 - 9:06 am § in QUICK BITES
Quick Bites: 22 August
Mixed Bag: a bit o’ this, a bit o’ that, a lot of food Quick Bites on a Saturday? What’s up with that? I swear I had every intention of doing it Friday afternoon. Then I remembered it was Mojito Friday. So that’s what’s up with that. In the spirit of my current state[...]