If you wander along James St., Burleigh in the quietness of a weekend afternoon, you’ll see a tiny popup selling cheese in the Seadog nook opposite Golosi Food Emporium. It’s the place where cheesemaker Kat Harvey sells her wares. Classically trained in Sydney, after 23 years as a chef (Bloodwood, Newtown and Bistro Ortolan), Kat...

Crafty’s Sports Bar, located at the main entrance to Harbour Town Eats, is a family-friendly sports bar offering sociable dining complete with competitive games such as table tennis and cornhole. Cheeky and stylish with an entertaining sense of humour, it’s a fun place to meet friends or to have a party. “There was a gaping...

Bread is one of the most fundamental of foods. Though it may appear to be out of favour at times, bread’s very name denotes staple nourishment, sustenance, subsistence, and even money. We all need ‘our daily bread’. There’s a science to making bread and, at Burleigh Baker agricultural economist and ex-Strategic Director of Colgate Palmolive,...

With waterfront dining at a premium on the Gold Coast, it’s surprising that Quarterdeck Kitchen & Bar is still a secret haven, frequented by locals, boaties, football stars and millionaires. New owner Kieran Hogue and his wife have undertaken some smart renovations, including a stainless-steel bar and new tables, decking out the venue like a...

Harbour Town has just opened its highly anticipated Harbour Town Eats, the $30 million renovated dining and entertainment destination space. Outlet shopping can be an all-day adventure, especially at Harbour Town Gold Coast, Australia’s largest outlet shopping centre with 240 shops including premium international and Australian labels such as Armani, Oroton, Calvin Klein, Kate Spade,...

Kemuri is a little Japanese gem hidden from sight in the middle of suburban Carrara. Owned by Hiroyuki Okubo and his wife Yuki, one could easily overlook it due to a lack of curiosity or understanding. In fact, the couple between them have great experience, Yuki a French-trained chef and Hiro a top-level sommelier and...

It takes vision and tenacity to create a village, such as Pavilions Marketplace on the peak of Terranora. With panoramic views over hilltops to Coolangatta and Stradbroke Island beyond, it’s the little shopping village that has it all: a great range of services for locals, a community-based focus, regular free events, and fabulous food. Defying...

One of Easter’s celebration days, Shrove Tuesday, celebrated this year on 5 March, has unusual beginnings. Also known as Pancake Day, it began as a way to use up the luxury ingredients in the household ready for people to fast during Lent. Eggs and milk (prized items in poorer times) combined with some flour make...

If you dream of holidays in the Mediterranean, there’s probably a little restaurant beside that azure sea serving delicious Greek food and wine: succulent flame-grilled lamb and seafood, great flatbread and delicious dips. The team at Zeus Street Greek brings traditional Greek food with a modern twist to the Gold Coast, their new outlet in...

How long has it been since your family went on a picnic? Remember when families used to pile into the car and take off on an adventure? Dad would pull up beside a creek, you’d pile out of the car ready for a swim and Mum would set up the picnic blanket in readiness for...