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Explore our posts below for to find yourself some food, check out some local history, investigate the occasional mystery, check out destinations you must see and get involved in the latest hot potato as we ask the hard questions.
Dalase Shilling
May 19, 20233 min read
brisbane valley tavern - fernvale
So, what do you do when the owner of the pub invites you and your wife to try meals hand-picked by the chefs? You book a table! Not...
Dalase Shilling
May 6, 20233 min read
little middle east bakery, restaurant & cafe
All right, most of you will have experienced the mysterious phenomenon where if you just so happen to think about something, such as a...
Dalase Shilling
Apr 28, 20232 min read
two french chefs
Deciding to drop into the Overflow Estate on our way back from Beaudesert turned out to be quite the food adventure. With no notion of...
Dalase Shilling
Apr 28, 20234 min read
beaudesert, wyaralong dam & the vineyard
On our last trip to Beaudesert we had to take a detour due to roadworks and I promised that I would get back and stop at the winery I had...
Dalase Shilling
Apr 21, 20233 min read
roadvale hotel - new and improved
We have been waiting with anticipation to head out to the Roadvale Hotel after a massive renovation and re-opening of the pub. The...
Dalase Shilling
Apr 14, 20233 min read
pizza hut - old style
I was surprised to learn about an old school, all you can eat, Pizza Hut not too far from where I live in Ipswich. Remember those? With...
Dalase Shilling
Apr 14, 20236 min read
qld to nsw and back again - an epic road trip
Get the convertible out of the shed, put the top down or drag out your preferred two-wheel death machine, because today we are going for...
Dalase Shilling
Apr 2, 20232 min read
the plate toowoomba
Sometimes a restaurant pops up on your radar and you think to yourself “Ooo, I want to go there”. For us, that happens quite a lot and,...
Dalase Shilling
Mar 26, 20232 min read
hog's breath ipswich
Yes, Hog’s Breath Ipswich is back ladies and gentlemen. It’s been a while and I have been watching the old site and wondering what new...
Dalase Shilling
Mar 18, 20234 min read
sunshine bar and grill
Having spent a day recently out at Inala, we had decided that there were a couple of restaurants that we wanted to try when things were a...
Dalase Shilling
Mar 4, 20232 min read
sundowner saloon
Recently, we released an article about the importance of old pubs and, as you can imagine, a lot of pubs end up in my social media feed....
Dalase Shilling
Feb 25, 20232 min read
hello harry
A last minute decision to go out for dinner on Valentine’s Day left us wondering what we felt like. The decision was burgers. Yeah, I...
Dalase Shilling
Feb 17, 20232 min read
ramen ye
Or how I learnt to stop worrying and love the eel! We were looking for somewhere to take the kids for a quick and easy meal, without...
Dalase Shilling
Feb 16, 20232 min read
darra
If you have seen our recent Facebook video, you will know that we recently visited Darra, which is on the Ipswich to Brisbane train line....
Dalase Shilling
Feb 10, 20232 min read
wobble head curries
When we heard the news that there was a new Indian restaurant opening in our local neighbor-hood, we decided we had best head on down and...
Dalase Shilling
Feb 3, 20232 min read
little pretzel shop
You know how I love to report on the Ipswich food scene – well, this was an extra treat! Ipswich now has its’ very own pretzel shop, and...
Dalase Shilling
Jan 24, 20233 min read
rail trail bistro - bellevue hotel coominya
Whilst out and about on a solo ride, I stopped in at the Bellevue Hotel in Coominya and decided to bring Sharon back for dinner one night....
Dalase Shilling
Dec 6, 20222 min read
the ippy (aka ipswich golf club leichhardt)
Recently, whilst I was scrolling through our page, I happened upon a request for us to visit this venue. Having been some years since I...
Dalase Shilling
Dec 5, 20222 min read
cherry cafe tree
A better breakfast I have not had for a very long time. Last week we were having breakfast in the country town of Warwick and I must...
Dalase Shilling
Nov 30, 20225 min read
how to salvage a no show
Just by the way of some insight, The 2 Hour Circle activities are usually well researched and prepared with a planned execution to be...
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