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50 Things You Should Have Done
1. Picnic in New Farm Park on a Sunday afternoon. It’s picnicking’s answer to “glamping”, with coffee and alcohol both available should duty call
2. Order a chocolate ganache milkshake at
Pearl Cafe
3. Book in for a Spanish feast underneath the chandelier at
Moda
4. Walk the river loop from the Story Bridge, through the Botanical Gardens, over the Goodwill Bridge, up the Kangaroo Point cliff stairs and back
5. Devour a whole mud crab from
Lure
6. Grab a coffee at
Jamie’s
& check out the street art
7. Trawl through
Paddington Antiques
to find a treasure or two
8. Break the fast with a vego chow down at
Au Cirque
9. Take in a Queensland Theatre Company production – there is something for everyone, every season
10. Coffee and book browsing at
Avid Reader
11. Give something exquisite from Annalise & George at Hacienda Flowers
12. Saturday morning at Jan Power's Farmers Markets. It’s hard to go past the Noosa smokehouse salmon omelette while lying in the sun
13. Meringues as big as your head from
The Welsh Lady
in Rosalie
14. Get your rockabilly on at
Woolloongabba Antique Centre
15. Calamari at
Beccofino
16. Celebrate someone or something special with a degustation at
Urbane
17. Visit the Northey Street markets on a Sunday morning for some of Emma’s unbelievably amazing (and organic, so technically “good for you”) brownies
18. Pop in to
Sardine Tin
& share a meal before or after the theatre
19. Make a wish list at
Magnolia Interiors
20. Buy a min. 3 flavours of
Gundowring Ice Cream
& devour them all
21.Sunday yum cha at Marigold Seafood Restaurant in Sunnybank, with double orders of the steamed prawn and corn dumplings
22.Insane crispy roast duck from
Landmark
, also in Sunnybank
23.Hike the fire trails up the back of Mt Coot-tha. A surprisingly quick (if steep) walk up that you recount self-righteously for days
24. Reserve the
1889 Enoteca cellar for dinner w/ people you really love
25. Visit the Institute of Modern Art on Brunswick Street for an exhibition that’s likely to be by an artist who will be extremely famous one day
26. Sand crab lasagne from
Il Centro
27.
e'cco
. echo. e'cco.
28. Start a health kick and stock up on snacks from Mick’s Nuts on Hargreaves Road in West End
29. Get up early and join the florists as they comb through blooms at the Rocklea Markets (just don’t show up on a Sunday – they won't be open)
30.Enjoy an open air movie screening with Moonlight Cinema in New Farm park; preferably something that includes corny audience involvement
31.Trawl the city streets on a
public art tour
32.Take your mum for lunch at
Buzz
. You’ll be in the good books for weeks
33.Pretend you’re in a major metropolis, seek out late-night dining, and succeed at Cabiria Oyster bar. Self high five!
34.Paella Mondays in at
Peasant
– just down the corridor from Cabiria
35.Take 5 friends for dinner for under $50 at
Trang's Restaurant
36.Put the best bartenders to the test, working your way through the menu at The Laneway, The Bowery, Super Whatnot, Malt, Junk Bar and Tank
37.And while at
Tank
find a friend & order the lamb shoulder
38.Walk into Milani Gallery on Logan Road in Woolloongabba for an education on contemporary, and often controversial, Australian art
39.Be an incredible friend and take a Pamela’s Pantry pie to someone in need of a night off from the kitchen. Our pick is the beef steak & vegetable
40. Oggle the cakes at
Jocelyn’s
& scoop up as much as you can carry
41. Hire a City Cycle for the hour, just to say you did. Seriously, how many of us actually have? It’s fun to be an anomaly.
42. Spend Saturday shopping and/or people-watching on James Street
43. And grab breakfast, lunch, or both at
Harveys
while you're there
44. Take advantage of the film program that accompanies most GoMA/QAG exhibitions - many of them free
45. Catch a live gig at local venues, The Hi-Fi and The Zoo
46. Cheer on the Reds, or the Roar, or the Broncos, or the Firebirds – as you wish
47. Chill out with a Sunday roast at
The Lark
48. Listen to a Transformers rehearsal and hear the heart-breaking and heart-warming stories behind Brisbane's homeless choir
49. Sit bar-side at
Esquire
and enjoy superb food, wine and river views
And what should be the 50th...
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