The dichotomy between today’s foodie culture and sustainable eating often looks like exactly the same thing. We want the best flavours, the freshest produce and ingeniously prepared dining. We want to see the words ‘local’ and ‘organic’ appear at least once in the dish we’re about to order from the newest, hottest restaurant. We tend…
QAGOMA Executive Chef Josue Lopez guest starred on Channel Ten’s MasterChef showcasing his signature Emu dish ‘After the Eucalypt Fire’ available on the GOMA Restaurant‘s Winter menu. We talk to Lopez about his experience in the MasterChef kitchen. Q&A You’ve carved a niche for creating dishes that respond to the surrounding art at QAGOMA, by telling…
‘O’Keeffe, Preston, Cossington Smith: Making Modernism‘ showcases the iconic art of Georgia O’Keeffe, one of the most significant American painters of the twentieth century, alongside modernist masterpieces by the celebrated and pioneering Australian artists, Margaret Preston and Grace Cossington Smith. United by their love of nature, O’Keeffe, Preston and Cossington Smith developed subjects from their…
Humans have a complex relationship with mealtimes; the dining rituals, quirky food hang ups and memories forged in childhood of that one recipe your Grandmother made. Food and art have long been closely connected to pleasure via the senses and often the lines are blurred between the two. Enjoy a meal at any fine dining…
QAGOMA Members recently enjoyed a relaxed afternoon appreciating the art of food and wine matching with QAGOMA Executive Chef Josue Lopez and David Bone of Cuttings Wine. Through the six pairings inspired by the seasonal GOMA Restaurant menu, members were given an exclusive taste tour through the Australian, Australia, New Zealand, Spain and back again.…
Formally recognised as one of the best chefs in Brisbane, Josue Lopez has taken the GOMA Restaurant from strength to strength, winning his second chef hat earlier this year. We sat down with him to ask about all things Brisbane and food – and to steal a Strawberry Eton Mess recipe! See Josue’s recipe below. WHAT IS…
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