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Tarte settles beside Currumbin Creek

Some of the best foodie news we’ve heard this year was that Chloe Watts had taken over the former Saltwater Restaurant on Currumbin Creek, one of the Gold Coast’s favourite locations. After a full renovation, the impressive Parisian-style pâtisserie opened on August 10. “This has been my dream spot for years,” says Chloe, the former...
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There are few more iconic beaches in Australia than the pristine white sands of Surfers Paradise. The birthplace of the bikini, it represents Queensland’s casual outdoors-driven lifestyle. The Paradise Centre, just across the road from Surfers Paradise Beach, offers diners a beachside shopping location, entertainment, enhanced by its new $40-million dining precinct opened in September...
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It’s a well-known truth that the very first spoonful of any dish satiates our palate. After that, enjoyment drops away. This fact alone should give menu writers cause to ponder. Why don’t we eat dessert as the first dish on a menu? Great sweets speak of skill mastery in composition, balance of flavours and textures,...
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‘Teppanyaki’ and ‘ice cream’ are not words that we would expect to see together. To me, it’s like talking about a heat wave in Antartica! Not impossible, but curiously intriguing! We’d seen photographs of Slothie’s gorgeous waffle ice cream creations and still did’t get what ‘teppanyaki’ had to do with ice cream. More information was...
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Sanctuary Cove has always been one of our favourite places. It is the perfect mix of relaxation and dreamland, a suburb where we can escape from everyday life and keep our fantasies alive. Whether we enjoy a staycation at the InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort or make a day trip, our time at Sanctuary Cove usually...
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There’s never been a better time to explore our local region than the present. With restrictions lifting and the weather simply gorgeous, why not step out and enjoy Flavours of Ipswich, a food festival held from April 7-24, 2021. During this time, some of Ipswich’s favourite restaurants are offering fixed price lunches and dinners aimed...
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Twenty 8 Delights is a fledgling Gold Coast cake baking business that emerged from Covid lockdown. Sisters Sheryl and Iris Lim both have professional careers, but for Sheryl baking is her ‘happy place’. Sheryl is an extremely talented self-trained baker who has perfected her craft by learning from the internet and recipe books, improving her...
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When a new café pops up on the Gold Coast dining scene there’s a buzz of excitement, especially when it’s from a reputable owner, such as Chloe Watts, former owner of Paddock Bakery. Opening the doors of Tarte Bakery & Café in August 2020, she has every reason to be proud of her masterpiece. In...
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The love of fine pastry is a passion which not only forged love between Sophie and Richard Le Deunff, it has also taken them halfway around the world in a journey that has led to the Gold Coast. Aux Fines Bouche, meaning ‘In good taste’, first opened in Adelaide twelve years ago but, for the...
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Tallebudgera Creek is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Now it’s even more blessed, with Custard Canteen opening mid-January 2020. Nestled among the pandanus and paperbarks at the front of Tallebudgera’s Leisure Centre, the venue’s red and white striped umbrellas and wooden shingle tiled façade denote a Mediterranean influence. Diners sit on picnic...