Pat Jiranuchaiwattana : The Passion Behind the Plate
“There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.” – Brene Brown The Gold Coast continues its fascination with Modern Asian food, especially inventive fusion dishes that are robust in both flavour and colour. ‘Elevated Thai cuisine’ has been a newcomer on the dining scene during the last couple of years, with Nahm Talay Thai, […]
The Story Behind Willy’s Beans
Willy’s Beans specialises in high quality single origin Colombian coffee, its owner Jayson Mathiou telling the story of his coffee from farm to cup.
Dine all day at Crispy Italian Bar
Take two friends, a new concept and lots of humour, and you get Crispy Italian Bar, a tiny Italian restaurant, cafe and bar that emulates the traditional ‘Bar Italiano’ you would find on street corners of Rome or Naples. For Italian owners Matteo Tricario and Ricky Proserpio, their first venue brought together their respective skills […]
Limlay’s elevated Thai street food
Thai culture has landed on our shores with the opening of Limlay, an impressive 100-seat restaurant. Situated on the Gold Coast Highway in the centre of Burleigh Heads, Limlay is a gorgeous addition to the southern dining scene and to Thai culinary offerings on the Gold Coast. Brought to us by the Nahm Group’s Pat […]
Doko Demo V sunlit plant-based restaurant
NOTE: Doko Demo gained new owners in mid 2024. It had been some years since I’d seen Chef Jared Peck, the Versace-trained chef and restaurateur. I certainly wasn’t expecting him to pop up in a vegetarian restaurant in Burleigh, but there you go! He’s not the first acclaimed chef to make the change to vegetarianism […]
Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurants, Gold Coast
The vegan dining scene has flourished during the past few years. Gone are the days when ordering a vegetarian or vegan meal drew the expectation of a plate of steamed vegetables or a green salad landing on your table. Nor is it just about tofu and tempeh. Now your dining preference may be vegan, lactose […]
A Feast of Seafood
With 52 kilometres of coastline and 860 km of sparkling waterways, the Gold Coast has access to an abundance of fresh seafood. Seafood forms an integral part of our dining culture. From Sunday night fish and chips to freshly cooked prawns straight off the trawlers, we can enjoy a casual meal of seafood at home […]
Bowled Over by Fishbowl
Born and raised on the coast of NSW, the founders of Japanese-inspired salad bar, Fishbowl recently jumped state to launch their second Queensland store in James Street, Burleigh Heads. In Fishbowl they serve up fast food with a difference, the group starting in 2016 with a simple goal to change fast food, change the culture, […]
Finn Poke celebrates the goodness of life
If there’s something we never tire of, it’s freshness. The first dedicated poke bar to open in the south-east corner, Finn Poke, opened their second venue upstairs in Pacific Fair exactly a year after the opening of their Byron Bay shop. With a longterm hospitality background in extended family restaurants ‘Fig & Olive’ and the […]
Seadog sets his own sail
UPDATE NOTE 2024: Brodie Green now runs @m.o.u.s.t.a.c.h.e and @buoy.cafe Burleigh is a tight knit community of locals who love their coffee and the baristas who make it for them. Cafe owner and barista Brodie Green is one of their favourites. Third generation in a family whose business is coffee distribution, Brodie made the decision […]