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BNE: HOT OR NOT
http://www.bnehotornot.com/
The decisive guide to Brisbane, Australia. There's no graduated star rating - it's simple; we either like it or we don't.
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HOT: Boulevard St Michel, 187 George St, Brisbane
How much does making and taking your lunch to work every day suck? I’m not creative when it comes to sandwiches and in the mornings it’s the last thing I can really be bothered to take care of. Reheated leftovers can make you sleepy and if yo...
HOT: Top Gun Paintball, Glengarry Rd, Keperra
I’m not really an advocate of sports that involve hitting, punching, kicking, chopping and generally beating the crap out of other people….but throw me into the bush on a sweltering hot day, with cammo gear, a gun that fires pellets of paint and...
HOT: Montrachet, 244 Given Tce, Paddington
Blink and you’ll miss it. Montrachet is a modest little restaurant just up the hill from the Paddo Tavern. It’s tucked behind some dark roller blinds on the sidewalk and not particularly well signed. Who cares? This exquisitely French es...
NOT: Fifth Element Bar and Cellar, 1b/188 Grey St, South Brisbane
I’ve bragged before about the beauty of my expense account, but whether it’s my money or someone else’s, I know when I’m getting ripped off. Fifth Element brings an air of arrogance to Southbank (not that it’s too out of place) and it’...
HOT: Top Sushi, alleyway Queen and Adelaide St adjoining NAB and HSBC buildings
From burgers to sushi - another post from guest blogger Matman this week. Brisbane CBD workers have got the taste for sushi and they are not afraid to line up for it. Like most things in Brisbane – pubs, clubs, restaurants – newness ...
NOT: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton
Before you all gasp at my audacity in giving a NOT to Heath Ledger’s final work, let me preface my review by saying that visually, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is very imaginative and enjoyable. All the actors, including Heath, looked...

