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daddy daughter day at toogoolawah
Roughly an hour and 15 minutes from Ipswich is a small town that you have probably driven past many times, but never stopped in. Whilst...
Dalase Shilling
Nov 25, 20222 min read


brothers leagues club
We decided to venture to the other side of town (for all you folk who say I live at CSI, I do visit other venues and headed to Brothers...
Dalase Shilling
Nov 24, 20222 min read


moggill cafe & espresso bar
Moggillcafe.com.au Jude Star here, bringing you more of the best from the west (well, west Brisbane anyway). This morning found us at the...
Dalase Shilling
Nov 10, 20222 min read


tree change cafe - fernvale
You know that little place that you always see out the driver’s window and you think to yourself, I really must stop there one day?
Dalase Shilling
Nov 2, 20222 min read


chai house silkstone
Good food doesn’t only appear at night. Believe it or not, you can get great meals for breakfast and lunch out in the 2 hour circle also....
Dalase Shilling
Oct 28, 20222 min read


burrito bar - silkstone
Starters Mexican Fries – Crispy potato fries with Mexican seasoning and lashing of chipotle mayo. Boneless Chicken Wings with Spicy...
Dalase Shilling
Oct 27, 20222 min read


hotel metropole
Driving by, on the way home we discovered an available park outside the newly re-opened Hotel Metropole. On impulse, we thought we’d...
Dalase Shilling
Oct 21, 20222 min read


the peak pub - peaks crossing
What’s better than traditional pub food after a cold and windy afternoon while you’re out and about? We called into the pub at Peak...
Dalase Shilling
Oct 12, 20222 min read


csi plant based menu
Hey guys, it’s Sharon giving Dalase some time off. As a follow up to last week, we took a couple of friends with us to CSI – Club...
Dalase Shilling
Oct 4, 20222 min read

that dumpling place
After a busy Sunday, we were just looking for a quick bite for dinner, nothing too fancy but not your general take-away and that is how...
Dalase Shilling
Sep 30, 20223 min read

csi - club services ipswich
It’s a tricky thing for a restaurant to cater for the range of dietary choices that are demanded by discerning diners these days. ...
Dalase Shilling
Sep 27, 20223 min read


bakehouse steakhouse
Bakehouse Steakhouse Y’all got that friend who states that, “if you pull that off, I’ll buy you a steak dinner.” If he’s true to his...
Dalase Shilling
Sep 25, 20223 min read


walloon hotel - food review
Chantel from My Local Market Directory felt it was quite remiss of me to not have checked out the food at her local eatery – The Walloon...
Dalase Shilling
Aug 30, 20222 min read


the sourdough crust co
Recently we had the absolute pleasure of stopping at The Sourdough Crust Co restaurant (formerly Tomato Brothers) and got to meet the new...
Dalase Shilling
Aug 28, 20222 min read


perdo's aratula
Whilst enjoying a day trip to Aratula, we decided to drop in to Pedro’s for lunch. After a long closure it has re-opened under new...
Dalase Shilling
Aug 21, 20221 min read


a kebab and a short break
Sometimes a lazy day at home is just the thing and sometimes, you just need to get out and see the pretty colours or something other than...
Dalase Shilling
Aug 7, 20222 min read


cucina la biancha
An out of the way, intimate restaurant in Augustine Heights is what we found this week when we decided to go out for pizza. Tucked away...
Dalase Shilling
Aug 7, 20222 min read


brisbane valley tavern, fernvale - food review
What else do you do on a run-around Friday? After a trip to physio (recovery going well and I’m keen to get back out into the field...
Dalase Shilling
Jul 31, 20222 min read


mihi food review
Dear Chef Green, Thank you for your invitation to revisit the restaurant where you have now taken a position as head chef. Please find...
Dalase Shilling
Jul 24, 20222 min read

welcome reece - master brewer
Please welcome Reece to the 2 Hour Circle group! He's what we'd call a 'Master Brewer' who will be bringing us weekly updates from the...
Dalase Shilling
Jul 19, 20221 min read
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