Matt Shea

Brisbane

Food and Culture Editor at Brisbane Times

Editor of @broadsheet_bris. Freelancer for AskMen, Sydney Morning Herald, Tiger Tales, Qantas Travel Insider, Lux Travel Mag et al. Views and typos my own.

Articles

Penelope supper club opens on James Street

1 week ago | brisbanetimes.com.au | Matt Shea

Blink and you’ll miss one of 2025’s most exciting openings, which is serving classic food and cocktails with subtle twists. Take a look inside. , register or subscribe to save recipes for later. You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. What’s going on in there?
Brisbane’s best hot cross buns

1 week ago | brisbanetimes.com.au | Neesha Sinnya |Matt Shea |Kristen Camp

Whether you’re anti-peel, pro-cardamom or a fan of a wildcard hot cross bun, here’s where to go for your annual Easter treat. Neesha Sinnya, Matt Shea and Kristen CampApril 14, 2025, register or subscribe to save recipes for later. You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.
Birdees reopens as The Beaumont Beer Garden

2 weeks ago | brisbanetimes.com.au | Matt Shea

There are 16 beer taps, stacks of cocktails, and a food menu that’s much better than it perhaps has any right to be. Take a look inside. , register or subscribe to save recipes for later. You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Well, would you look at Birdees. Not that it’s called Birdees. Not any more.
The Lodge Bar and Dining Brisbane review

2 weeks ago | brisbanetimes.com.au | Matt Shea

ReviewEating outFortitude ValleyIt may not be as glamorous as its neighbours, but a chef with NYC Michelin pedigree and a master sommelier help make this heritage-listed spot a must-visit. , register or subscribe to save recipes for later. You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Rodd & Gunn was opening a restaurant. Wait, that Rodd & Gunn?
Comedian Matt Okine opens a cosy wine spot in Brisbane’s south

3 weeks ago | brisbanetimes.com.au | Matt Shea

Locals (and their dogs) are flocking to this former post office for rare and precious – but affordably priced – bottles from Australia, France, the Czech Republic, Canada and beyond. , register or subscribe to save recipes for later. You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.
Bar Miette’s muffuletta is one of Brisbane’s best sandwiches

4 weeks ago | brisbanetimes.com.au | Matt Shea

Stuffed full of LP’s Quality Meats coldcuts and built on Agnes Bakery bread, this exactingly constructed creation keeps getting better. , register or subscribe to save recipes for later. You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Jason Barratt knows his way around a sandwich.
Shane Delia’s Layla restaurant opens in West End

1 month ago | brisbanetimes.com.au | Matt Shea

In a heritage-listed West End spot, it’s serving Moroccan-spiced butter chicken and Turkish dumplings with mushroom XO along with seasonal cocktails and 150 wines. , register or subscribe to save recipes for later. You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Shane Delia wants you to know that Layla isn’t a theatre restaurant.
The Fox hotel to reopen in Brisbane

1 month ago | brisbanetimes.com.au | Matt Shea

One of the city’s key hospitality groups is taking charge to reopen The Fox, with a bar, bistro, late-night cocktail lounge and rooftop bar. , register or subscribe to save recipes for later. You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.
Za Za Ta restaurant closes permanently

1 month ago | brisbanetimes.com.au | Matt Shea

But its operators have big plans for a funky Fortitude Valley rooftop bar, to open later this year. , register or subscribe to save recipes for later. You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. One of Brisbane’s best vegetarian restaurants, Za Za Ta, has closed permanently. The news was announced in a statement to the media on Tuesday.
Shane Delia’s Layla to open in Brisbane next week

1 month ago | brisbanetimes.com.au | Matt Shea

The star chef’s first Brisbane eatery will be influenced by the cuisine’s trade routes and backed by 140 wines plus a “Single Bottle Club” reserve list. , register or subscribe to save recipes for later. You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Shane Delia is a little frazzled after a weekend spent working at the Melbourne Grand Prix.