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As another Easter long weekend rolls around, it’s time to prepare yourself for the traditional food coma, celebratory bevies, family time, over indulging in hot cross buns and of course the chocolate!

The best, sauciest, most soul-satisfying ribs are just under your nose.

Bringing lunch to work every day can sometimes feel like a never-ending drag. It needs to be portable, delicious, somewhat healthy and requires some imagination if you don't want to succumb to eating that can of tuna and rice crackers that have been sitting in your desk drawer for months.

If you're vegan and find it hard to find a great lunch in Brisbane’s CBD, we’ve got your veggie-loving needs sorted. We’ve pulled together some of the very best vegan-friendly lunches in the heart of Brisbane, from the sweet to the savoury. So, get ready to feast, vegan friends!

With a passion for natural therapies, health and wellbeing, one of our fave Perth boss ladies—Sodashi’s creative powerhouse and founder, Megan Larsen, has spent the past 20 years dedicating her knowledge and her very own hands to crafting her beautiful range of chemical-free skincare products.

Be the Office Hero – Win Friday night drinks at Bavarian Bier Cafe for you and the team.

Easter. The only time of year where it’s not a social faux pas to eat your own weight in chocolate and knock off a week’s sugar intake in a day (whomever made Easter perfectly align with the end of swimsuit season, well played). Easter is guilt-free gorging, and you’ve come to the wrong place if you’re looking for discouraging. Whether you’re looking for traditional Easter goodies or after something a little bit special, here are our picks of Brisbane best Easter treats. Happy hoofing!

If you’re anything like us, you LOVE breakfast! To make it easy for you, we've compiled a list of the most epic breakfasts in Auckland. 

In honour of summer’s passing we’ve decided to compile a list of a few truths about Brisbane’s winter that we’re guessing you can relate to.  

Rev your invisible flying cars, people, because Brisbane is getting a Harry Potter market. Pastel Palace are hosting a Hagrid-sized market (get it, coz he’s a giant?) selling every magical, wizarding world goodie you could imagine.

Aside from devouring your body weight in chocolate and hot cross buns, the Easter long weekend means plenty of time to catch up on House of Cards on Netflix, long sleep-ins and spending a little time in the kitchen. This Easter we've got the recipe to help you impress your friends (and your stomach) with your cooking abilities. Trust us, these epic Cadbury Creme Egg cupcake creations made by uber talented Perth baker Laura from Creme De La Creme are freaking delicious and will ensure a sugar rush straight to the head.

Add more of these into your diet and you’ll not only see the difference in your stomach but feel it too. Here are 5 foods your abs are going to love.

There’s plenty more to the Gold Coast than the glittering skyline of Surfers Paradise.

With the Easter long weekend fast approaching, the mind starts to wonder about how exactly you’ll spend four entire days not at work. The only other time of year that you get this much time off is Christmas, and let’s face it, a relaxing time is not had by anyone there, so this is really your only time to indulge in some proper R’n’R. No pressure!

We love our laneways as much as any Melburnian, and one of the cutest in town is Bakery Lane: an oasis of chill smack bang in the middle of the Valley. With all manner of delicious eating covered – from brownies, to vegan, to dumplings – not to mention great shopping, we’re sold on the delights of Bakery Lane.

There really is a lot to do in Las Vegas. If (by some miracle) you’ve managed to see all the icons, taken a ride on a rollercoaster, shopped until you dropped, and navigated your way around the Strip like a local, you still haven’t even scratched the surface! So, if you’re up for stepping off the well-trodden path and want to experience another side of this beautiful city, check out these 11 awesome things you didn’t know you could do in Las Vegas!

I know you have a hard job, but I need you to do one thing for me: stop judging us. We are currently in the fifth circle of hell, hurtling through the sky in a metal tube filled with bad food, screaming babies, and recycled farts.

A clickable smorgasbord of celebrity trash talk, food porn, good-to-knows, generally interesting chat-starters, and anything else we think you should know about from around the Internet. It’s your watercooler cheat sheet for the week. 

In life, not much can beat a juicy pattie between two pillowy burger buns. Add melted cheese and some version of ‘special’ sauce and you really get our blood flowing! Better than therapy, and always a better decision than getting a salad (beware the person who chooses salad over burgers… highly untrustworthy), as a food group, it’s difficult to think of any other meal that brings people together quite like the sheer joy of a meat-filled bun.

Giddy-up scholars, school’s in session. Here are the 8 uni essentials you need to own campus.

Whether you break bread with the traditionalists when it comes to foods of the Asian persuasion, or you prefer yours with a side of modern fusion, Brisbane is packed full of spots to chow down on your favourite Asian dishes. From Banh Mi to Bingsoo, Pho to BBQ Pork Buns, we’ve put together the ultimate Asian Food Trail from Brisbane’s north to south and everywhere in between. Here’s our pick of Brisbane’s best Asian food:

The weekends have been turning it up lately, and this weekend is no exception! It’s looking jam packed with epic things to get out to.  Here’s our pick of the best things to do in Brisbane. Get involved.

It’s happened you guys, it’s finally happened. There’s a new cheese club on the scene in ol’ Brisvegas to soothe our constant screams demanding more cheese, and clubs for that matter. 

I geddit, you’ve been to Bali more times than you can thrown a (satay) stick at and have spent countless days running around Waterbom Park as a kid and drinking Bintangs on the beach as an adult, not to mention numerous weddings, hens and bucks parties, family trips and general I-need-to-get-the-hell-out-of-Australia-it’s-freezing getaways.

It sounded like a lovely Sunday morning of zen yoga, after breaking a mild sweat pretending to box, followed by brunch and perhaps an awesome #fwis featuring boxing gloves. Oh, how wrong I was.

Coffee is so essential in our lives it’s kind of scary. It’s safe to assume that when we heard coffee-baked goods are on the way we kind of lost it.

We've put together a handy guide to what to wear to the 2016 Formula 1® Rolex Australian Grand Prix, taking inspo from the best of the best street style we spotted this week—after all, these ladies are the most stylish fashionistas going around.

There’s something about laneways that makes you feel both cooler and superior to everyone who doesn’t know about them. Laneways just happen to hold the key to some of Brisbane’s yummiest and most secret eateries and drinking holes. And here at The Urban List we just so happen to know where they all are – keep reading to up your Brisbane laneway game.

The best Indian restaurants don’t just hang around where any old clown could stumble across ‘em. So often the best rendang’s are tucked down a side street within a side street behind a building that you didn’t even know existed.

If you live in Brisbane, and want to be able to call yourself a true Brisbanite, you've obviously been to each of these bars. If not, you're just not Brisbane enough, soz. Get your pens out people, and start ticking this list off!

Todd & Pup in Moorooka looks uber enticing from the outside for two main reasons. Firstly, its leafy deck is heavily populated with multiple cute pooches and secondly, the air is thick with the scent of delicious breakfasts around Todd & Pup. So, obviously I decided to venture in.

A self-confessed nation of food lovers (did someone say BBQ?), not much gets between us and a good feed—except sometimes, the price. If we’re being honest, we’d splash out on delicious dining on the regs, if it wasn’t for that big fat bill at the end of every meal. 

We’ve been giving you guys some pretty great tips on how to get your chow on in Brisbane, but we also like to balance that out by giving you some great tips on how to get outdoors and explore too.

We love eating and we love Netflix, so it was inevitable that these two profound and scintillating pursuits would one day merge to bring us a compendium of food documentaries. *Cue running-through-a-field-of-daisies-towards-a-floating-Netlix-logo music.

You know that feeling when you consume your week’s worth of calories in one sitting? And that sitting is breakfast? Nope? Just us? 

There’s no denying that street art is constantly evolving. It’s not just on the walls of alleyways, or tags on the sides of buildings, it seems like street artists are finding more and more canvases to work with.

Brisbane! Brewsvegas is back! It’s that time of year again, where our fair city succumbs to the seductive ways of a frosty beer; where we kick off our shoes and celebrate the humble hop at the annual Brewsvegas 2016. Prepare for a fortnight of hop-tastically, beer-guzzlingly good events thrown by some of the best bars in Brisbane. So that you can cancel all previous plans made, we’ve got your FREE itinerary of FREE EVENTS sorted for this year’s rollicking Brewsvegas 2016 bender:

The Brewsvegas Craft Beer Festival is more than just a classic example of Sunshine State punnery. It’s a symbol of hope in a thirsty world looking down the barrel of a hops shortage, and this year Brisbane’s favourite watering hole is hosting the woolliest, mammothest weekend of the season with two back-to-back rumpuses. 

We asked, you answered! We received over 4,000 votes for your fave Brisbane hairdressers. We’ve done the hard yards trawling through the responses to tally up your top 10. Without further ado, here they are! 

Have you guys heard of #tinderfoodstamps? It’s pretty much the most efficient, least honest way to eat free for a week that I’d heard of, ever.

A clickable smorgasbord of celebrity trash talk, food porn, good-to-knows, generally interesting chat-starters, and anything else we think you should know about from around the Internet. It’s your watercooler cheat sheet for the week. 

We check out an online stylist to see if they really are the goods. They are.

When the mood strikes, nothing beats a monster meal at a cosy pub alongside your favourite humans. One thing those Brits do very well is a good pub dinner (we’ll give ‘em that), and we’ll happily go and champion the tradition! Finding a good pub in Brisbane however (no, $10 roasts at your local RSL don’t count), is surprisingly challenging, so, it’s refreshing to find an old classic still going strong in this fickle town of rooftop bars and burger joints.

This isn’t a tale of binge drinking. We’re not down with that. This is a tale of a guy who decided to try a different and interesting beer every day for a year.

As part of the 2016 Formula 1® Rolex Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park will be transformed into chic, laneway-style precinct, M-Lane—and with Melbourne’s biggest names in street food gathering in one place, it would be a tragedy to miss anything! Don't worry, we have your back: here is your ultimate foodie guide to M-Lane.

The androgynous look taking off is possibly the best thing that’s happened in the whole world, ever. Mostly because androgynous fashion = cool girl flats (and lets not forget that time Kanye West wore a skirt). Sneakers, brogues and loafers are now all acceptable going out attire, huzzah!

Narrowing down the best dumplings at yum cha is no easy feat.

Every now and then we all need a little treat, a little something something to show the love, for yourself, or for a special someone. Sometimes though, it’s go hard or go home right?

Bundaberg may not spring to mind when we say ‘vacay’, but stay with us on this one. Apart from being the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and the home to thousands of adorable turtles, Bundaberg and its surrounding region offers up countless options for holiday entertainment. 

If you’re like us, you spend around 99% of your pay check on food. There’s nothing wrong with that – except that food is expensive. So we’ve compiled this list of Brisbane’s cheapest eats to save your wallet, but keep your taste buds satisfied. Let’s do this!

At the moment we’re seriously crushing on leather shorts. As a statement piece in their own right you’ll often see celebs, or just your local fashion crush, rocking these with a simple tee and giving off that effortlessly chic vibe (yes, we’re a little envious).

Before you swap your Wednesday night workout for wine time, we’ve got some wonderful news to share. 

If there’s one thing we Aussies love more than a backyard BBQ, it’s Italian. Linguine, limoncello, you name it; we want it on our plates and in our bellies! We’ve been lucky enough to be graced with some pretty epic Italian restaurants in Brisbane over the years, but there is one man whose reputation for his love of great-tasting food needs no introduction. Enter, Mr Jamie Oliver. The fast-talking foodie fanatic from Essex has long held a flame for the delights of Italian fare, and with the rollout of Jamie’s Italians across the country; we’re just being plain spoilt!

It’s International Women’s Day today, and even though every day should be International Women’s Day, we’re taking a moment to appreciate some seriously bad-ass women in celebration on this special day. 

Having feet that aren’t the greatest cause of shame in your life is a goal I’m sure we can all relate to. I have a friend whose feet broke the foot file at the nail place, and since then, this has become an intense fear of mine, on the same level as dropping my phone down that tiny crack between the floor and the lift. So it’s safe to say that having soft, ‘milky’ feet is a pretty firm goal of mine – feet that make you proud to wear sandals.

Calamari has a bad rep. As a recent calamari skeptic, I know what you other skeptics are thinking: calamari is just so gross and rubbery. Here’s the thing though, it’s not. But it’s not your fault, you just haven’t had calamari done right. Fear not though, we’ve compiled this list of Brisbane’s calamari for you so you can get straight to the good stuff:

Ask any Gold Coast local and they’ll tell you that Burleigh Heads is where the magic happens.

Here are the trendiest polish shades to adorn your digits with this season… 

Here’s a dummy’s guide to everything F1® you don’t know about, just in case anyone tries to engage you in conversation while you’re sipping wine and looking amazing.

The show that has ruined friendships, torn offices apart, and made detectives out of all us is back again to turn our lives upside down with a whole new season of truth bombs. 

Dude. Duuuuuude. I love you man, but you've gotta stop making it hard for me.

Now that you’re an independent adult, you have full reign over your locks. Sure, you can take the boring road and keep things simple, or you can get on board the latest hair colour trend, Funfetti.

A clickable smorgasbord of celebrity trash talk, food porn, good-to-knows, generally interesting chat-starters, and anything else we think you should know about from around the Internet. It’s your watercooler cheat sheet for the week. 

We hate to be the bearers of bad news again, but now that avo prices are back to being less than a house in Sydney, there’s more bad news. But this time it’s way more serious than avo; it affects something us Aussies hold sacred: beer.

As a sometimes victim of the debilitating social disease that is Resting Bitch Face, I empathise with all the (seemingly female) RBF sufferers out there that get tarnished with the ‘she looks like a bit of a bitch’ brush. 

Here are eight of our fave crop tops (six packs not required, but definitely desired).

Trying to cover up that late night? Had an indulgent weekend? Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you can slap on as much light-reflecting highlighter and foundation as you like (thanks for nothing, YSL Touche Eclat!), your face has no poker face when it comes to showcasing the state of your inners.

Full of energy and constantly re-inventing itself, Las Vegas is the destination city for a seriously good time! From cocktails to canyons, shopping to showtime, there is nowhere else on earth quite like Las Vegas. To get you in the holiday mood, we’re showcasing some of the hidden gems in this great city. If you’re planning a trip to the States, or just need a little vacay inspiration, here’s your ultimate hit list of 50 awesome things to do in Las Vegas!

We just got back from our epic jaunt in the Country Music Capital with many a tale to tell, and many a recommendation too. So pack your bags, and turn on that ‘country vibes’ playlist, coz Tamworth is where it’s at. 

Brisbane is turning things up notch this month with some pretty epic events popping up. It was tricky narrowing the list down, but we got it done. Never complain about boredom again with this month’s offering of the best things to do in Brisbane.

We’ve scoured Brisbane to hunt down the best G&Ts this fine city has to offer.

After many memorable years as an international playboy (cough), I’m getting married in a couple of weeks. Stop wailing, ladies, you had your chance. There are plenty of other (albeit inferior) guys out there.

The 88th annual Academy Awards is happening this Sunday (Monday for us Kiwis) and we have everything (everything!) crossed in the hope that studmuffin Leonardo Dicaprio will finally win an Oscar. 

It has been one of the big fads to hit the dieting scene in the last couple of years, but now Australian scientists are warning that the Paleo diet can actually make you larger.

Let’s face it, Melburnians love food and sport, and this is a one-time only pop-up experience at Australia’s biggest sporting event—with some of the best things to do this autumn (or like, this year). 

Earlier this week, we headed to the Kookai AW16 runway event to schmooze with the fashion crowd and drink champers—but, perhaps more importantly, we snuck backstage to give you a sneak peek of the collection, and chat to key influencers at Napoleon and L'Oreal about the latest beauty and hair trends for the coming season.

The relationship with your hairdresser is possibly the most important relationship in your life and once you find ‘the one’ you’ve got to lock that cutter down and hope like hell they don’t move away. We all live in fear of the day that our beloved dome-groomer’s career whisks them off to some exotic location and leaves us floundering with a tearful gaze and a hatful of split ends. 

A clickable smorgasbord of celebrity trash talk, food porn, good-to-knows, generally interesting chat-starters, and anything else we think you should know about from around the Internet. It’s your watercooler cheat sheet for the week.

Look, this isn’t an easy yes or no question, it requires delicate treatment and the answer has more facets than the Koh-i-Noor. Ultimately, after traipsing around every hot grill we could feast our greedy chops on, we’ve shaved it down to a meek and manageable 10 venues that are yet to let us down.

There’s no doubt in our minds, brunch is the best meal ever created: bigger than breakfast, more exciting than lunch, we love all things involving coffee, eggs, and croissants.

Basics are the hardest thing to nail in life, let's be honest: exactly how many white tees do YOU have in your cupboard right now? I have 7... and I hate all of them.

Here at The Urban List we’re all about being healthy (or pretending like we are). But when it comes to keeping the environment healthy, we get serious. 

Here at The Urban List, we like to think we know our Japanese food pretty well; so when we tasted the dishes on offer at Kiyomi we had no choice but to share the taste-bud explosion that is their menu with you.

This is NOT a drill. Uber puppies. In Australia. Today.

Las Vegas. Home to jaw-dropping accommodations, incredible views and celebrity concerts, this desert mega city is also rich in history, has character and charm in spades, and a food scene like nowhere else on earth!

We all know season 2 of Serial had nothing on season 1, but it has still left a hole in our hearts on the morning commute to work. Luckily everyone is crazy about podcasts these days and upon mentioning that I was doing a second round-up of the best podcasts (see version one here), the recommendations started flying in. I now have 10, 780, 921 weeks’ worth of listening to do, so let's make this snappy. Here are 14 more podcasts you should be listening to now.

Each month one member of The Urban List team will be sharing their current obsessions, and—shock—not all of it’s edible! 

There’s never a shortage of reasons to head down to the Gold Coast. Bleach* Festival, however, is topping our list of reasons to GC-it this month. You’d be forgiven for never having heard of this event: it’s a sophisticated, contemporary and innovative expression of music, dance, theatre and visual arts that seems slightly atypical for the Goldie. Check out our curated guide of what’s on at Bleach* Festival to acquaint yourself with a different side of the GC. Bonus tip? Make a mini-holiday out of it and go luxe at the GC.

The mention of gluten free meals, more often than not, conjures up feelings of negativity, a raft of eye rolls and often disappointment. But gluten free is not just for the health conscious or trend savvy amongst us, for many, the pain is real.

Dumplings are everything to us. We rounded up our fave dumplings last year already, but since then some pretty epic dumpling offerings have come to our attention, so we’re back again taking one for the team and sampling Brisbane’s best dumpling offerings, the 2016 edition. Here’s where to find them.

Indoor plants are filling up our Insta and Pinterest feeds at the moment. We ain’t complaining though, they’re super cute and make our homes look gorgeous. There’s just one problem: plants are so hard to grow, we can’t seem to make them last past the one month period. So, we decided to put together this nifty guide of how to grow the cutest indoor plants, plus where to actually find them in Brisbane.

We’re all adults here at The Urban List. Our disputes are fleeting and rare, and often laid to rest with a civilised chat that leaves both parties enlightened and humbled by the other’s perfectly valid and intelligent opinions. But of all the disagreements that have divided our office one particularly churlish clash stands out as the most polarising of them all: Northside vs Southside. 

We asked our friends at Youfoodz to help us put together some awesome healthy places to eat in Bali, so you don’t have to break your healthy streak.

Running your first marathon (or any marathon!) is no easy task. It takes weeks of preparation, some serious motivation and also a really great pair of sneakers.

It's time to pack an overnight bag and make a weekend of it. Here are five off-the-radar Gold Coast beaches to make your new sweet spot.

No one is really a green thumb or a black thumb: there are only people who water or don’t water their plants.

It’s never easy to decide on a weekend plan that will be fun for all involved, healthy and score you a great Insta, plus an epic story to tell come Monday morning.

Here it is. All of Gelato Messina’s flavours, ranked.

Dear autocorrect, I really, truly hate you. You ruin my life on a daily basis. And you won't even let me swear at you.

When paleo-inspired restaurant Asana by Pete Evans opened earlier this year, we knew all our bacon and sweet potato dreams had been answered.

The cheese platter is one of life's most gloried treasures that saunters into the room with all the majesty of Louis XIV. Sometimes after dinner but often before, she turns up at the perfect moment when the mood is mellow and the conversation is easy and the people flock to her like moths to flame. She is the way, the truth and the light. She is Spartacus. 

A clickable smorgasbord of celebrity trash talk, food porn, good-to-knows, generally interesting chat-starters, and anything else we think you should know about from around the Internet. It’s your watercooler cheat sheet for the week.

Throw on your finery folks, and fasten your headpiece; racing season is back! It's been almost 6 months since we've had the chance to spend the day trackside, and gee, we've missed those gee gees!

Coordinate dressing is a must this season and we’re crushing hard on the mix and match options currently available.

Nothing holds a sweet spot in our hearts quite like our fave nosh spot, but luckily for us, we’re spoilt rotten! To celebrate our love for Brisbane’s culinary calibre, we’ve teamed up with Personalised Plates QLD and award-winning, hatted restaurant, Urbane to giveaway a 5-course degustation with matching wines (score!) for two worth $360!.

The wonderful world of dating is a tough one to navigate. When it’s good it’s great but when it’s bad it’s so very very bad.

Did Shakespeare stop drinking at 2am? Einstein? Churchill certainly didn’t.

We love Brisbane. We know it sh*ts on Sydney and Melbourne, and we’re super proud of our quaint little city. But as with every relationship there are some things that we don’t love so much. 33 of them to be precise. 

Well, we may have just found a hangover cure... Not the (ridiculous) type that involves two Aspirins, a Berocca, an espresso, 3L of water and 17 jumping jacks after a night out; a serious hangover cure. There’s doctors involved and all. Intrigued? Us too.

Long gone are the days of venturing all the way into the city or Valley for decent food, or hiding your shame one failed parallel park at a time in metre-wide inner city streets. The ‘burbs are delivering the goods when it comes to food these days, and we couldn’t be more excited. Here’s our pick of Brisbane’s best up and coming foodie suburbs.

‘A new year. A new me’. That’s what we all told ourselves on Jan 1. Fast forward 6 weeks, and let’s face it, it’s highly likely that your spiffy new yoga mat is catching dust under your bed, and your devotion to all the superfood groups have, let’s say, waned… To get us back on track—and to help us understand that setting goals is great for productivity and confidence (a win-win situation we say!)—we hung out with the founders of Mi Goals, creators of beautiful, inspirational (and highly functional) stationery.

2016 is shaping up to be the year of the comeback. We kicked the year off with the much awaited Friends reunion and confirmation of a Gilmore Girls reunion, so we’re understandably pretty excited thinking that more of our faves may be making a come back. 

It’s safe to say that 2015 was pretty much the year of the donut. We’re going to call it early and predict that ice cream sandwiches are going to be the insta-food trend that takes Brisbane by storm in 2016.

Sadly, for most of us, the holiday season has come to a grinding halt. But that doesn’t mean we’ll want to stop constantly reliving the memory of the how hot we looked as an uber bohemian beach babe in Byron and beyond.

So you binge watched all of the 7 Netflix Docos You Need To See Now. You signed the petition to Free Steven Avery. You had more intense conversations than you expected for your #netflixandchill dates. Want more? Here’s another seven titles that you’ve gotta check out…

To truly understand boredom, you have to be flat broke. Sure, rich people can get bored, what with their vacuous lifestyles and large amounts of recreation time, but it’s nothing compared to the tedium of having no money and nothing to do.

The perks of having a special someone are obvious and universal (tax breaks, the comforting security of a perennial plus one, rubbing your happiness in your ex’s face etc.) and I must admit the thought of companionship and the promise of a long and happy future sure revs my engine. But being single is awesome. 

Valentine’s Day can be hard. There are so many expectations and rules for gift giving: how can one be expected to keep up? Fret not, we’ve put together 50 things to keep bae happy this Valentine’s.

We popped along to the preview screening of Zoolander 2 this week with some trepidation - I mean, how do you meet the hilarity of the first one? And will Kristen Wiig be as funny as we hope she is? And how do they make the idea seem fresh all these years later?? Ok, I'll tell you right now: It's good. Maybe it's great. Maybe it's even as great as the first one - and I don't say that lightly. 

Inspired by Leslie Knope, of the hit TV show Parks and Recreation, Galentine’s Day falls on February 13 and honours the love and respect we feel for our gals, and that crazy little thing called brunch.

Movies are already pretty cool to begin with – they can make you laugh, cry and everything in between. But you know what makes them even better? Watching them under the stars snuggled up in some comfy pillows with a bunch of your best mates and some seriously good food.

We’ve teamed up with the legends at Bites & Brews to give you $200 to spend chowing down on a top notch line up of Brisbane’s best food trucks and brewing companies. 

At The Urban List we’re all about makeup being fun. Thanks to these seriously adorbs offerings from a host of Korean brands makeup can be just that: super flippin’ fun. 

Swapping meals is easier than you might think.

It’s actually happening. Brisbane is finally getting its very own Gelato Messina. Yassssss!

In case you couldn’t tell, we heart Brisbane. Like, really love Brisbane. We’ve teamed up with Personalised Plates Queensland’s new I ❤ Plates to share this reminder of why Brisbane just rocks. Despite our infatuation for Brisbane knowing no bounds, we somehow managed to squeeze our long list of things we love about Brisbane into 8 measly little points.  

Sometimes a dousing of Sriracha just doesn’t cut the mustard. For those times Brisbane can well and truly deliver the goods. If by goods you mean meals so hot you may need a first aid kit, a sweat band and quite some time in the bathroom. Give these fiery food offerings a go:

Dogs are just the cutest, you guys. There’s no greater joy than seeing a cute pic of a pooch in your feed when you’re scrolling through acai bowl after acai bowl. While we all scoff at the thought of making an Insta for our pets, deep down we know our laughter is because we know our pets will get more followers than us. 

Sometimes your wardrobe needs a little somethin’ somethin’ to get it through the seasonal transition. Not too dressed-up, not to dressed-down, we are loving the trend of kimono jackets popping up in some of our favourite labels’ new season collections. Check out seven ways to rock this awesome piece in your day-to-day wardrobe.

If you spend as much time on Netflix as us (a lot) you probably know the site inside out. But we’re here with some exciting news: there’s a whole secret section you haven’t even seen yet. We present to you: Netflix’s hidden genres.

The Super Bowl was on last night, and yes Beyonce slayed. And yes, some team won, something something sportz. But much, much more importantly, there was the annual airing of the hilarious (and often offensive) Super Bowl commercials!

A week of no gluten, dairy, corn, soy, caffeine, alcohol, added sugar, red meat, shellfish, white rice, or nightshades (tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, potatoes) awaits. Looks easy enough. I am gonna own this detox game! Or am I...

Chill out, scout; we’ve done the hard work for you. Here's 7 of Brisbane’s best restaurants to secure your last-minute Valentine’s Day booking. You’d better get on it.

Mornings are more certain than death. Despite the recurring pattern of the dawn, our bleary eyes startle with each day’s wakening, prised open by sunlight most foul. With every ring of our wake-up alarms the weary flourish like the Arabica tree and plunge us unwillingly into a walking doze.

Most of the time us Aussies and our Kiwi bros enjoy the best of both of our worlds: we love awesome Kiwi wines, skiing in Queenstown and Pineapple Lumps, while our mates over the ditch dig our great weather, holidaying at the Gold Coast and our ‘hilarious’ pronunciation of fish n’ chips.

Yup, fermentation-mania has spread from the kitchen to the beauty salon, with probiotic skincare set to be one of the hottest beauty trends of 2016.

Buckle up, Brisbanites—it’s Super Bowl time! If you thought the NRL grandfinal was a big deal, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Our American cousins take their NFL pretty seriously; who else can boast Beyonce performing at half time, Pepsi dropping a couple of mil on a 30 second add and plenty of sporting prowess? 

The New Year isn’t official until the bulk distribution of ang pow packets accounts for 90% of Brisbane’s spare cash. Now, by Gregorian standards 2016 has well and truly arrived, but if we’re being frank these first 40 days haven’t been up to snuff (this weather’s sure put a DAMPENER on things, amirite?). Everyone loves a do-over so let’s do over, and have a damn fun time while we’re at it. Enter Chinese New Year!

We're making like the Peruvians this weekend, and celebrating their national drink: the exquisite Pisco Sour.

Hipsters. Has anyone ever enlisted as much worldwide inter-generational rage as thou? (Except maybe beatniks. And hippies. And goths. And emos... Well, you get my point.)

Ermagawd! Blessed day everyone, for today is World Nutella Day! Though not so great for persons with nut allergies, the rest of us must celebrate our unhealthy, yet totally socially acceptable obsession with the gooey stuff.

Why Google it…when you can Urban List it? We've got a brand new search that makes it SO darn easy to find the best eats, drinks, shopping, and fitness near you.

It’s only February, and Brisbane has already undone her belt buckle, giving us yet more choice when it comes to filling our bellies and spending our hard earned cash. 

Hands up who’s fallen victim to a smashed phone screen after a drunken night out (or just being a clumsy thumbsy in my case)? As much as we love the look of our sleek and shiny phones sans cover, it’s not worth the hassle or extra cost of having to get your screen replaced several times a year.

The best thing about starting a new year should be treating yourself to a fabulous new wardrobe, especially when you want to look glam at work. Unfortunately for most of us, that just doesn’t happen…

What is it about alcohol that makes you want to eat like, a lot of food? What ever it is, we’re not quite sure, but we do know that there’s nothing worse than needing to bail on the squad to grab a cheeky kebab or heaven forbid, Maccas. Thankfully we aren’t alone in this ish and a new trend has popped up in Brisbane: bars with BYO food.

Often, when a story is begun with the prerequisite ‘it happened to a friend of a friend of mine’ its veracity is instantly questioned. But when it comes to urban legends, the statement somehow brings with it an overwhelming sense of truth. So when it comes to Brisbane’s urban legends, the fact that there’s no source or supporting evidence is obviously no deterrence in us believing each of these are absolutely 100% true, obviously.

The micro month of February is actually full to bursting so you’d better get busy or apply for some leave or something. Seriously, I don’t know how you’re going to get through everything otherwise.

Dogs are the best. We want to bring our fur babies with us everywhere; that includes when we pop out for a meal. But, sometimes your café of choice isn’t as dog-lovin’ as you.  To ensure you and your pooch have a ball sampling Brisbane’s finest fare, we’ve put together a list of the best Brisbane cafes to bring your dog to. 

Some are born great, others achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ‘em. Brisbane is lucky to be the latter after the famed Ze Pickle sprung up in the Valley’s Prospect Street (insert pun about prospective future) reppin’ burgs six days a week. 

Brisbane’s public transport system is one of our least fave things about our fave city. Traffic jams on the Busway, anyone? So when we heard that a Brisbane Metro system (light rail) that will halve peak hour commute times could be on the cards it’s safe to say we were pretty excited.

What kind of V-Day dater are you? We’ve teamed up with Glasshouse Fragrances Candles to let you know. 

If you want to be a real human man with bona fide man-credentials, then you simply must be able to throw out quotes from any of the following movies, at any appropriate moment.

We’re sure you’re already aware, but avo is flipping expensive at the moment. We like to think of avo on toast as somewhat of an Aussie institution, but some cafes are having to pull it from the menu due to cost and lack of local supply. 

Things are feeling a little bleak, aren’t they? Three weeks into the new work year, and the holidays are quickly becoming a distant memory. Sigh. Back-to-work blues are such a bore. There is but one remedy: plan your next vacay so your daydreaming isn’t so far-fetched and painful. 

I've asked myself the ultimate question: Who's the best Joker? Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger or Jared Leto?

Brisbane’s best-dressed get on your marks, it’s sample sale season! The Aussie fashion fave is setting up shop at Cloudland this Saturday from 9am-4pm. 

Each year it seems that securing our summer body gets postponed until it’s actually summer and we’re about 15 delish scrolls too far to be about anything other than food. With no time for cross fit, stair runs or anything overly exertive we turned to these ultimate fitness hacks for people who ain’t got time for working on their fitness.  Don’t worry though, boot camps are so out in 2016. 

As a vegetarian or vegan, loving avocado on toast is pretty much a pre-requisite, but so many times it’s the breakfast choice by default. Thankfully for us, there are many amazing Brisbane cafe’s out there serving up breakfast meals that are vegetarian and vegan-friendly, extending way beyond the humble avo on toast. To help you get your veggie-lovin’ feast on, we’ve brought together just a few of the very best vegetarian and vegan breakfasts in Brisbane.

 Not only is it a chance to eat great food, but visiting an African restaurant is a chance to eat something you’ve probably never tried before! To help you guys out, we’ve put together this guide to Brisbane’s best African food. 

With the Christmas break all but a faded memory, and the last public holiday for a good while done and dusted (nooo!), we need our weekends to bring it hard!

Some things are meant to go together, like peanut butter and jelly, or chips and gravy. But some things, like Sunday mornings and early rises, or tight skirts and long, long dinners are just not meant to be. But sometimes, just sometimes, there’s a seemingly WTF combo that takes you by surprise and wins you over in the taste stakes. Here’s our pick of Brisbane’s weirdest, yet awesomely delicious food offerings.

Happy Australia Day! Here at the Urban List we believe that is it important to recognise the national custodians of this land as well as celebrating the rich and diverse culture of our great country. So, we've teamed up with Stokehouse City chef, Ollie Hansford, who has created a recipe for us to share that showcases our country's natural bounty.

If making a date with your dermatologist has been on your to-do list for the past six months and still doesn’t look like it’s going to get locked in anytime soon, we may just have the solution for you: Skincare via Skype with The Cosmeceutical Curator.

​Happy Straya' day team! We thought we'd really set you up for a day of excellent festivities and the ultimate Aussie party activity - a drinking game! Get stuck in*, celebrate and be thankful for the public holiday.

We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but summer is more than half over. Don’t fret; you’ve still got exactly 34 days left (thank you Feb 29th for giving us one more day of our favourite season!) to make the most of summer. You better get started, because we’ve put together this solid list of things to do in Brisbane before summer is really, truly over.

Guys, what’s more Strayan’ than a pie?

Let’s face it, you guys, desserts are absolutely delicious. But sometimes they come with a price, that feeling of a sick tummy and a bit of guilt after you’ve finished the last bite. Lucky for us, Brisbane is home to a whole bunch of ingenious foodies, finding a way to make our desserts healthy and tasty! We’ve brought together this list of 7 of Brisbane’s healthiest desserts to help you have your next sweet treat without any of the guilt. 

There’s no two ways about it, we are bonafide burger freaks and we don’t care who knows it

You could have forgiven Olympic swimmer Eamon Sullivan for wanting to take it easy when he retired from professional swimming two years ago, but turns out he is way too talented and competitive for that! Now at the helm of three of Perth’s most popular eateries—Louis Baxters, Bib & Tucker and May Street Larder—the self-confessed foodie is also planning his upcoming wedding, as well as keeping an ever watchful eye on his two adorable French bulldogs, Duke and Baxter.

Without making too big of a deal here, this is one restaurant with an overflowing trophy cabinet. Kiyomi has won more awards than we’ve space to list here, but to give you an idea… in 2015 there were gongs for Australia’s Best New Restaurant (surely reason alone to earn a looksee), shortlisted for an International Restaurant and Bar design award, plus a coveted Chef’s Hat (I could go on).

So you’ve just enjoyed two glorious, fun filled weeks off work but now you’re back to the daily grind and Easter seems so far away, right? Never fear, Australia Day is right around the corner to give you that one last glorious feeling of summer holiday freedom. Bust out your boardies, double pluggers, the barbie, that inflatable pool which has been hiding under the house since last January and crank your radio to Triple J’s Hottest 100 Hits of 2015… or check out what’s open in Brisbane on January 26th. 

As FebFast approaches, over here at The Urban List we thought it was high time to start talking about alcohol. This month we've seen the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans released, which brings into question the old adage that a healthy diet is void of alcohol. However, at the same time across the pond in the UK, we've been hearing that the long-held assumption that a glass of red wine is good for you is actually not true at all. 

The rise of active wear in non-active situations has really got us wondering: have Australian fitness levels skyrocketed or has our dedication to an appropriate dress sense seriously plummeted?

Australia is growing up so fast, you guys. With news that we’re almost at the 24 million Aussie mark, it’s time to celebrate! So we’ve rounded up the 24 reasons ‘Straya is just, you know, the best.

As if you couldn’t tell, we really like our food. We’ve always got our ear to the ground, on the hunt for new delicious morsels to shovel into our mouths and satisfy our need for fabulous food.

If there's one trend you should jump on board with this summer, it's the slip dress. Delightfully 90s, the slip dress has undergone a transition of late: no longer accompanied by Doc Martins and bed hair, this slinky, sexy wardrobe staple is the perfect hot-weather dress to take from street style to bar hopping.

With awesome directors finding a whole host of compelling stories from pint-sized athletes with a golf game to rival Tiger Woods to the nightmare of a man framed for murder, here are 7 Netflix documentaries that have to be seen to be believed.

Ladies, it’s time to throw out the neutral shadow palette and quit the ‘au natural’ look; blue is making a comeback in a big way for 2016. From shades of electric marine blue to jewel tones to subtle washes of colour, the 2016 runways certainly embraced the brighter end of the spectrum.

South Brisbane’s most eclectic laneway, Fish Lane, has something for everyone, yet often slips under the radar of commuters and theatre goers. The lane stretches along six blocks, yet its residents find themselves skilfully setting up shop in some of the most minute nooks between and underneath the surrounding buildings.

Laneway Festival announce today that they will be bringing the best craft beers - and some great local food offerings - to the event this year.

To get your morning feed up to scratch, we’ve teamed up with NutriBullet to give you a super easy, super delicious berry bowl recipe for you to try at home. Chocked full of antioxidants and heart-healthy fats (all the really good stuff, basically) brekky really is the best meal of the day!

One new West End place I’ve been waiting for with baited breath is Cake & Bake: baker extraordinaire Jocelyn Hancock’s brand spanking new cake shop.

New year, new sweet trends? Donuts took 2015 by storm, so by the end of the year you could buy any delicious type of donut you wanted on every second street. We came, we ate, we instagrammed, and now that we’re addcited to donuts we’re wondering what will be our next sweet obsession?

Oh the beautiful oyster. So humble, yet so elegant and fine. There really is nothing that competes. The odd intersection of ugly and pretty, and one that really does go to show that it’s on the inside that counts.

Aren’t bartenders great? They have funky haircuts and mad tatts, and they give you drinks when you ask for them.

It’s time to give beauty sleep a whole new meaning with these revolutionary products that work while you sleep.

Unless your last name is Kardashian, or you mastered the art of the flat lay early on, getting all the #instalove ain’t easy. From blurry selfies and cat photos to a ‘gram that shit or it didn’t happen’ approach, Instagram has morphed into a seriously popular social media platform.

Brissy beauty buffs hold onto your foundation sponges because This. Is. Major. Sephora is coming to Brisbane!

You had more of a chance of being burned to death by your own pyjamas spontaneously combusting (20 million to one) than winning the Powerball. Who needs pyjamas anyway? Here are the 20 awesome things we’d do if had won Powerball.

If Brisbane had an iconic contribution to the world of pubs and architecture, it would be the existence of the beer garden. It’s hot out, the people are in need of refreshment, watching their sports and getting in a good dose of red meat. The good old beer garden answers the call. Here’s our pick of Brisbane’s best.

They’re called foundation drops, and they’re about to be BIG beauty news!

If you’ve ever been to Greece, you’ll know that Greek cuisine is all about consumption of fresh wholesome food in the company of good family and friends.

When it comes to appreciating the finer things in life, the Italians really know how to do it! We’ve teamed up with Peroni to celebrate Australia’s top Italian culinary gurus as they let us in on their favourite local spots for drinks, dining and more.

If you’re looking to avoid the Bintang singlets and bogans and delve a little deeper, here is our jam packed list of everything you need to do before you get your sunburnt ass on-board your flight out of Denpasar.

It’s that time of year for making resolutions and cutting back on the fork to face feasting of the festive season. The time has come to get the heart rate up and get fighting fit again; we’re not talking snore-fest cardio sessions or blah yoga holds, we need a little action and adrenaline to get the old bod (and brain) inspired!

High carb, low carb, high fat, low fat, sugar free, paleo – the list of the best way to eat goes on and, quite frankly, we're just as confused as you are. So we've enlisted the help of two of Brisbane’s top nutritionists to show us what their average day looks like on a plate.

Get downloading and prepare to clock 2016—with a helping technological hand. 

A theme park full of T-Rex’s proved to be a bad idea in the movie version, but is Queensland about to get its own version of Jurassic Park?

Although it looks like the aftermath of The Human Centipede 4: The Centipede's Escape, crunning is a truly ingenious cross between crawling like a king-size baby and running like Bambi without any balance. Get on it.

Now that the festivities are over (booo!), it’s time to throw ourselves into what will hopefully be an incomprehensibly epic 2016. If you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed about tackling the next 300 days or so, do not fret. We’ve complied a list of handy life hacks to get you through. 

We’ve teamed up with our mates over at YouFoodz and come up with seven tips that’ll keep even the laziest of oafs on track to meet their 2016 health goals.

Once in a while, you find something on the internet that completely changes your life. Well, Brisbane, this is that thing. Get ready to print, laminate and forever carry this around with you because we’ve pulled together Brisbane’s best kebabs!

It’s time again for the release of our breakfast bucket list for 2016! No kidding folks ain’t it grand? Unless you’ve spent 2015 flitting about town smashing bottles at every new opening, this list will open your eyes to all manner of gastronomical gratifications springing up like daisies all across Brisbane.

Those colouring books and pens on your shelf, in your drawer, wherever you need a break are soooo 2015—this year it’s all about paper folding fun—origami.

It’s never easy to get back to the nine to five—no matter how much you love your job. 

It’s a new year, yeah? You’re ready to leave the donuts, freakshakes, and superfluous trends of 2015 in the past where they belong, but what is going to replace the void? Fear not, this piping hot map of everything trending in the burgeoning 2016 will launch you into the new year with the verve and tenacity of a thousand glitter cannons:

What once may have been thought of as daggy, or skanky (depending on your hem length of choice) is now being hailed the piece of the moment for the fashion forward.

Keeping your makeup from melting down your face as the humidity rises is a serious art form. But don’t sweat it - to stay fresh-faced after a few (too many) hours of sipping champagne and nibbling on hors d’oeuvres, try your hand at these heat and humidity-proof beauty hacks. 

Avoid the detour on your way from beach to bar, as we've rounded up our top tips to ensure you look polished from beach to bar all summer long.

Your bod will still be festival-ready with these fun ocean sports that trump any gym sesh. 

There are a couple of new beauty items that have caught our sharp little mascara-coated eyes at The Urban List recently – and you know we love to share (except when it comes to fries). Here are the best must have beauty products that we think you should have in your collection for the new year. And the new you...

We are well and truly in the swing of summer, which means we’re also well and truly in the swing of BBQ season! And let’s be honest, no-one will invite you to their epic BBQ if you’re THAT person who rocks up with a soggy store-bought salad. Yuk. Lucky for you, the girls at This Little Pig Went To Market have got your back with two epic super summer salads. 

WIn the ultimate Bose SoundTouch 10 Wireless Speaker OR Bose Around Ear Wireless Headphones!

Here at The Urban List, we're all about making life easier, so we've teamed up with our pals at Bingle to bring you this super simple guide to pimping your Moonlight Cinema experience.

Cricket fans, things are about to get tasty.

Holidays are created for a magnificent sloth-like existence, complete with overused pyjamas and overheating TVs. So when you’re run out of things to do, here are 20 things to do.

The Australian summer has a few constants. It’s hot. People get sunburnt. The smell of BBQs. And the cricket is on. It’s fun watching cricket on the telly, but it’s even more fun to go and watch it live. When you’re at the game, there’s so much more going on than just, well … cricket. Here are 13 reasons heading to a one-day international this summer tops just about everything.

Look no further than these books for your 2016 break.

Our resident astrologer has spent the last 11 days lying on his back all night staring at the sky, then pouring over ancient charts all day in order to bring you his predictions for the year ahead. ‘Predictions’ may be too weak a word, as this is basically a highly scientific foretelling which is true to within 98.4% accuracy.

While tonight’s New Year's Eve party may not live up to expectations, 2016 will definitely make up for it when it comes to what you will be eating, wearing, buying and watching.

From million dollar fit outs to beach-side hangouts, from celebrity chef openings to novelty concepts, 2015 was huge in the Australian and New Zealand restaurant scene.

From pizza to Pad Thai, ceviche to curry, Dubai is nothing short of a paradise for foodies. You’ll no doubt munch your way through the city’s diverse (and delicious) culinary offerings, but there’s one cuisine that deserves more attention than the others—Middle Eastern.

Dubai: it’s one of those places you have to see to believe. From indoor ski slopes to dancing fountains, extravagant brunches and local street eats, beachside cocktails and vertical waterslides, there is so much to eat, see and do in this desert metropolis.

Everyone knows you should stay out of the scorching Aussie sun in the middle of the day... making it the perfect time to binge-watch some TV shows. 

It’s the dream of every young girl to one day graduate from candy necklaces to the rare-metal variety. 

Get ready for a more delicious holiday with these epic cocktail recipes.

Christmas has come and gone and what have you got left to show for it? An extra roll on the belly, a rubbish bin full of ripped paper and about 2 kilograms of leftover ham on the bone.

I’m not going to tell you fab people not to toast various glasses of bubbles this festive season and indulge in all the good things…because that would be cruel and this is the season to be kind. Festive fun only comes around once a year so heck yes, let’s make the most of it! On the flipside, there are ways to balance the bod so we don’t all waddle into January. Aside from busting out of our bikinis or boardshorts, festive fatigue is something that can hit us without warning and send us crying into our egg nog.

If you didn’t get the message from the rivers of sweat, the massive storm clouds gathering on the horizon, or the plethora of seafood and mangos, here are 27 ways to tell you are having the most Brisbane Christmas ever.

Wouldn’t life be grand if you could jet off every time you felt a Francophilic whim for the wines, cheeses, clothes and culture of France: the fabled land of baguettes and Breton stripes?

May we present Pack Hack: 12 things you need in your carry-on. Because life's too short to worry about being completely organised.

Everyone knows that the side of the river you live on says a lot about you and determines where you like to hang out, where you eat and especially who you date (Romeo and Juliet’s issues have nothing on an ill-fated North-South match). Which got us at The Urban List thinking – in the showdown between Brisbane’s Northside and the Southside: which side really has it best?

The glory of a secluded lodge is a pleasure that us sun-worshipping Queenslanders rarely get to enjoy. But it’s not through a lack of perfect conditions that this particular joy evades us. 

Christmas. Aside from the obligatory ham, the heatwaves generally have us reaching for the sides and salads with equal if not more enthusiasm. And this one fits the bill.

In Brissy, we’re pretty spoilt for choice when it comes to epic Brisbane watering holes serving up killer feeds and stocking our favourite tipple, but there’s always that one spot that keeps you coming back.

Just because the Christmas carols don’t exactly align with Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere doesn’t mean we don’t know how to do Christmas well. 

Candles are great. They smell nice, look pretty and tickle our inner fire-bug by letting us play with the hot stuff indoors. They’ve also become the go-to gift for anyone celebrating anything at all—weddings, babies, birthdays, a new haircut or winning $3 on a scratchie.

Every day is Mr Whippy day! Here are a few of Brisbane’s best summer sundaes that you just cannot miss.

 There's no better gift than a tasty little something made with love. Naw.