Style from the Suburban Intellect

Hoo Ha Bar has taken a while to get from conception to opening but open they did last week, and with it being 10 minutes from my work I was...

There is a snippet of Sandgate Road that most people don't travel on. Only locals take the turn off to go over the George Bridges Tunnel...

I found myself is the enviable position this week of nabbing an invitation to the launch of high tea at Bacchus , the now 5-month old luxury...

On Wednesday night, in a bid to enjoy Brisbane despite the seemingly endless downpour, we headed out to try Bitter Suite , a local pub with ...

First big announcement, one of my favourite people has made a return to blogging! Another Brisbane local girl, she and her own blog partner ...

Last week was my birthday. It wasn’t a hugely significant one, but it was one *one of* the last of my 20-something years. I’m not going ...

At the end of this week, a British friend will be joining me in Brisbane for a couple of weeks, perhaps longer. As the local, I need to sh...

Sundays fall under one of two categories; Sundays when you do nothing but recover from the week/end, drink coffee then beer on the couch a...

Why do we have no street food culture in Australia? It is one of my gripes about this country (which I love, don’t get me wrong) that we hav...

You know who likes moving house? People who relish the opportunity to be Super Organised, that’s who. And those of us lucky to move into the...

I almost want to go to this just because of the name.

The Rock Restaurant in Zanzibar . A reason to travel to Zanzibar . As if the name 'Zanzibar' wasn't enough...  

Today I was lucky enough to get a tour of the new ABC/QSO Building in South Bank. It’s a pretty wonderful building and the views from the of...

I work in West End and it is an utterly delightful place to work. The people are nice and interesting, the atmosphere is comfy and relaxed a...

On Friday night Rowebotic and I became the envy of our friends when we got a little nerdy and went to see the Queensland Symphony Orchest...

This Sunday my friends and I headed along to the Delectable Queensland Food Bowl at the City Botanic Gardens. I'd been really l...

I like to pretend that I’m relatively on top on new restaurants opening in Brisbane. Not because I’m that in-the-know, but because I get a ...