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The Yiros Shop

The Yiros Shop has come to town, bringing us the flavours of Greece, and we couldn’t be happier. Besides gorgeous landscapes, amiable people and lots of history, one of the beauties of visiting Greece is that you know there’s always a great feed around the corner. Greeks know how to prepare food. It’s fresh, full...
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On the Gold Coast, Omeros Brothers and seafood are words that often go together, the multi award-winning Marina Mirage restaurant famous for its elegant seafood dishes enjoyed overlooking the sparkling Broadwater. In September 2020, the brothers opened Omeros Fish Bar on the outside of Benowa Gardens Shopping Centre, a smart move considering the affluent demographic...
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Aussies love a great night out. We also love Mediterranean food. Where better to have dinner than at a Greek taverna, which carries the connotations of good times, great food and plenty of liquid refreshment. But there are too few tavernas on the Gold Coast, a culinary gap that needed to be filled. One of...
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Greek tavernas conjure up memories of good times and a free-ranging lifestyle under blue and white stucco walls and awnings, wine in our hands, the table spread with dips and flatbread, Greek salad and fresh grilled seafood. Standing Acropolis-like on top of the hill, The Greek Club has always been the epitome of all things...
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Pacific Fair is well on the way to creating an ‘eat or shop’ dilemma. As part of a $670 million redevelopment, high end fashion shops with huge investment fit outs have been opening along the boulevard attracting international shoppers and lots of onlookers. The centre is also well on the way to establishing itself as...
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NOTE: Peter Gloftis now co-owns The Lamb Shop, Brisbane with Stephen AKA ‘Cappa’, the owner of The Lamb Shop Broadbeach. “Fast food done well,” The Lamb Shop’s former owner Peter Gloftis had told us when we first visited. I’d looked at him, glanced into the shop, and then down at my food. That’s his mission?...
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The pizza arrives, a steaming plateful of cheesy topping dripping over the edges of the crust onto the giant-sized plate. It’s huge, far too big for my appetite, and this is only one slice of pizza! It’s lunchtime in Disneyland, the place ‘where all your dreams come true.’ Someone’s dreams, perhaps, but some of my...
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“There is no greater love than the love of food,” George Bernard Shaw wrote. Conversely, great food is often the result of great passion. At least that’s the way it is for the Mumma’s Greek Cuisine’s mother and daughter team. Their food is not only about a love affair between Cleo’s parents, who waited five...
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NOTE April 2018: Jimmy Grants at The Kitchens has closed. George Calombaris is one of the most highly regarded culinary figures in Australia. A judge on MasterChef, he owns several restaurants in Melbourne, including the highly regarded Press Club. We caught up with him while he was on the Gold Coast to visit his souvlaki...
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Every town has its iconic places, including Kingscliff. The sleepy little coastal village, so loved by many, has such a place: a simple cottage overlooking the beach. For forty years, it housed restaurants, such as Tracey’s Garden Restaurant and Baja, where families would dine while on holidays. For many, including present owners Mark Wilson and...