Chanoya’s Matcha Muffin recipe
It’s the Matcha chocolate ganache tart that gives it away – a pretty little pie case filled with two shades of green chocolate filling… We may be in Southport suburbia,…
Hot Shott’s Sweetcorn fritters with smashed avocado and eggs
Gold Coast café culture has done well from the downward shift in fine dining culture. Hot Shott is no exception, with owners Chef Kellie Rolfe and barista Jenna Finch leaving…
Clifford’s Salt & Pepper Squid
Named after world class rower Thomas Clifford, Clifford’s Grill & Lounge in the newly launched voco Gold Coast (formerly the Watermark Hotel), is a classy open grill restaurant and upmarket…
Coffee Sisters’ Date & Orange Scones recipe
In a tiny clutch of shops on Monaco Street you’ll find the hugely popular Coffee Sisters café owned by Kylie Jennings. Favoured by fitness-oriented clientele and locals, it’s a place…
A Meal as Old as the Incas
We might find it difficult to name a food that dates back 3,000 years in our culture, however that’s not so for the owners of Fiery Deli. Arepas, the flat…
Anzac Biscuits
My parents were courting during the Great Depression, and got married during World War II, when Dad was a soldier. Failing the medical, he worked his way up to Staff…
The Allotment’s Salsa Verde
If there was a British version of ‘The Castle’, it would be titled ‘The Allotment’. There’s a whole history to this word in post-war Britain: a plot of land that…
Red Hot Cod’s BBQ Occy Recipe
Simon Scott lives and breathes the ocean. Born and raised on the Gold Coast, Simon’s a keen surfer and fisherman. When he’s not out on the ocean, he’s in the…
Sweet Crêpes from Brittany
Behind the red, blue and white awning in South Tweed is a humble little traditional café, 3 Sea Crêpèrie, run by Damien Pigot and his partner Sondrine (Sandy) Mendy. Damien…
A Sweet Plate of Tapas
With the village-like hub of Chirn Park a rising star in Gold Coast dining, Tonic on Chirn is a tried and true local hero, an establishment where we can recommend…