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Brunch Specialist Sarmic Cafe Moves from Bulimba to Morningside

A former cafe in Bulimba is moving some three kilometres away to Morningside. Sarmic, known for its artisanal jams, relish and sauces, will soon be operating at its new location at 639 Wynnum Road after ceasing trading at its Apollo Road site in August.

As of press time, Sarmic is rebuilding the former Southside Tear Room digs in Morningside. Its owners have not yet announced the official opening date but the construction of the cafe has been going on schedule.

In July, the owners announced that Sarmic will be moving out of its Bulimba location to “a bigger better premises” that wasn’t far away. Along with the change in location, the cafe is expected to offer new things for its patrons.

Sarmic, which is a combination of the names of owners Sarah Coorey and Michael Hoare, opened its doors in 2016. Since then, it has become a notable presence in the suburb’s brunch scene.

Offering a small but unforgettable selection of meals for brunch, Sarmic’s scrambled eggs, herbed smashed avocado on cornbread, honey-baked nectarines with ricotta cheese, and potato hash with carrot jam are just some of the favourites.

Based on its current construction work, the cafe appears to retain its industrial chic interiors. The owners confirmed that Sarmic will be a dog-friendly place.

Frequent diners have been anticipating Sarmic’s return inasmuch as they’ve been missing the cafe’s old digs.

“Except for all the memories that place held, [Sarmic] always build a community and the next ones coming as well,” one customer said.

Morningside Welcomes Love Handmade Markets for the First Time

Six years since Love Handmade Markets launched in Moreton Bay, the bespoke crafters’ event will be mounted in Morningside for the very first time. On Sunday, the 13th of Oct 2019, drop by the Morningside School of Arts to see why this pop-up market has been in demand.

Presenting over 50 stalls set indoors and outdoors, Love Handmade Markets will feature Brisbane’s creative makers, crafters and artisans. Open until 2:00 p.m., this event is a goldmine for finding unique items to use at home, office or kitchen, for fashion lovers, or for gifting to family and friends.

Teethers for babies from Tenillejoy Designs.

*Photo Credit: Tenillejoy Designs/Facebook*

Home items from Scouted Design.

Hand-sewn children’s clothes from Sew Suzie.

Custom made bags, pouches and clutches Blue Eyed Girl.

Cupcakes and iced cookies at Vanilla Rose Baked Goods.

*Photo Credit: Vanilla Rose Baked Goods/Facebook*

Fresh honey and wax wraps at Greenslopes Bees.

*Photo Credit: Greenslopes Bees/Facebook*

Here’s what and where you can find everything else once the event opens at 9:00 a.m.

Outdoor Stalls	Indoor Stalls	Food and Providore
Bella Anne Handmade Betty & Lotti Blue Eyed Girl Campervan Threads Dainty Candles Earthdrawn Studio Grace Candles & Earth Eco Have’a’Chat Herbs & More Kiss My Patootie Manresa Design MoSS Nicobella Oh Hey Lovely Once Refined Papercutz Reclaimed with Love Scouted Design Sew Suzie Simply Sootie Smyle Designs Spotpack TenilleJoy Designs Twilight Creative Two Close Friends Vivianne K Handmade Soaps Wild Dreamer Wrapt Your Earth	Amma Makes Crochet & String Evie B Paperie Felt Creations Gracefully Made Lil Sis and the Guru Lumen & Luxe Nanay Noemi Once More Creative Pattie Murray Ceramics Pouch Design	Abbiocco Berry Good Jam & Chutney Fresh Gozleme Greenslopes Honey Sera’s Artisan Pantry Tatty’s Superfoods The Tasty Pocket Vanilla Rose Baked Goods

Stay a while and have coffee or snacks whilst you chat with the makers. Not just for shopping, Love Handmade Markets is also a chance to get to know the people behind the creative products and to learn their design inspirations.

*Photo Credit: Love Handmade Markets/Facebook*

“What looks on the surface as just another market, Love Handmade community is much richer and deeper than this. The connections and roots that have been laid will continue to form, grow and leave a legacy for many generations to come,” said Janmaree Lowe who founded Love Handmade. “Your support and love for what we do means you care about this mission too!”

Find Your New BFF aka Best Furry Friend at Morningside Adoption Event

Do you know that 400,000 animals are abandoned in Australia every year? Sent to crowded shelters, these animals are at risk of being put down but you’ll have a chance to rescue and make a difference for one or more animal at the upcoming Save A Life National Adoption day.

On Saturday, the 17th of Aug 2019, Just for Pets along with Animal Welfare League QLD will mount the Save A Life pet adoption day in Morningside. If you’re interested in pet adoption, drop by Pets Unleashed at 5/630 Wynnum Road during trading hours to meet and bring home your potential furever companion.

Cats and dogs up for rehoming on pet adoption day have been given medical attention from veterinarians and shelter caretakers while in temporary custody. They’ve been vaccinated, spayed or neutered, as well as microchipped. However, they still need a good home where a human can shower them with tender loving care.

*Photo Credit: Animal Welfare League Qld/Facebook*

Is Zeus the right pet for your? This American Staffy Mix is a year old. Big in size, Zeus has a big and lovable personality as well. He’s well-mannered and well-trained but he’s still eager to learn more from a new master.

Could Crystal be your furry companion? She’s a spunky 5-year-old domestic short hair mix. Crystal is friendly towards dogs and especially loves to sleep all day. She’ll easily be the queen of your heart.

Animals in shelters wait more than two years to be adopted and this pet adoption events increase their chances of finding people who will embrace them into the family. Since 2015, Save A Life pet adoption has successfully matched 350 pets to their caring humans. Animal Welfare League QLD, on the other hand, has rehomed 3,167 animals.

You can help raise this number by going to the pet adoption event where a Just for Pets staff will happily share tips on adopting an abandoned animal. However, if you can’t make it to the event, a few of these animals are also featured at the Animal Welfare League QLD website, where you can personally make the arrangements for adoption.

Monocle Coffee Opens in Morningside

From the same team behind the popular Pawpaw Cafe and Mons Ban Sabai Thai restaurant, Monocle Coffee will be serving specialty brews and pastries as well as freshly made gourmet salads to Morningside.

The newest cafe from the Venzin Group is getting ready to open its doors on Wednesday, 17 July 2019. The group is known for bringing in delicious Asian dishes from Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Malaysia to Brisbane.

What makes Monocle different from other cafes from the Venzin Group is its focus on takeaway eats. Whilst the cafe offers 19 seats for those who want to stay for a quick bite, a selection of specialty pastries plus fresh salads will also be available for those who want to just grab-and-go.

*Photo credit: Monocle Coffee – Morningside/Facebook*

When it comes to their specialty coffee, the cafe will be serving they’re own blend, the ‘Monocle Roast’. Similar to its sister cafes and restaurants, Monocle’s menu will also include gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian options.

Curious about what’s in store for the opening? Monocle Coffee’s food selection will include couscous, green pea and basil pesto salad; brown rice and sweet potato salad; beetroot and quinoa salad; kale and chickpea salad; along with a variety of fresh bakes.

*Beetroot and quinoa salad with edamame, walnuts & orange and balsamic dressing. Photo credit: Monocle Coffee – Morningside/Facebook*

The cafe certainly makes it easy for people to get a serving of healthy meals in the morning as they offer salads, pastries, and coffee under one roof. Monocle Coffee will open at 188 Thynne Road, Morningside. Check out their Facebook page for more updates.

Found In Morningside: The Place To Watch The Rugby World Cup In September

The Rugby World Cup comes around every 4 years and Dandelion Social will be likely packed to the rafters for all the major matches.

Sarah, the owner of Dandelion Social, is a rugby nut. Her brother has just represented Ireland in the U20 World Championship in Argentina, and let’s just say she’s likely to be wearing green come September.

Dandelion Social opened recently on Wynnum Road in Morningside and has had rave reviews ever since. Wholesome meals are designed to fill you up, complemented by everything from Guinness to 150 Lashes to great coffee and teas.

Hearty breakfasts on the menu include the likes of the Full Irish (bacon, eggs, sausages, white and black pudding, mushrooms, tomato, beans, potato cake and traditional soda bread served with tea or coffee). You can also get a taste of their delicious lunches such as the Beef Baguette (slow braised beef served with sautéed mushrooms and onion in a creamy peppercorn sauce served in a freshly baked baguette).

Dinner options like The Dandelion Social Ploughmans Platter, Marinated Pork, Slow Braised Beef Ragout and Crusted Barramundi Pistachio as well as an interesting vegetarian option: Middle Eastern Spiced Pumpkin with wild rice, Quinoa, Feta, Pomegranate and baby herbs are sure to satisfy the palate.

Sarah’s fantastic eatery also welcomes dogs in the outdoor area and is very wheelchair accessible from the rear entrance.

So look no further for the place to watch the Rugby World Cup in Tokyo when it kicks off on September 20. Japan being an hour behind Brisvegas means that kick off times will be 2:45 p.m / 5:15 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. our time, ideal for sinking a few pints and soaking up the atmosphere.

Expect Green and Gold and the Irish Greens to not be the only representation. There are plenty of English, Scots, South Africans as well as the no doubt all-dominant All Black fans. It is going to be a massive event and Michael Cheika generally gets the Wallabies up for the big one.

In the meantime, if you fancy a good hearty meal with portions that will leave you full or a decent pint of Guinness, head over to Dandelion Social.

Morningside Picture Framing Holds First Exhibit Featuring Brenden McDonough

Morningside Picture Framing has moved to an expanded location and to inaugurate its new art gallery, the quality custom framing business will feature the creation of local artist Brenden James McDonough as its first exhibit.

Mr McDonough’s exhibit, titled “Take a Walk in My Shoes,” will open on Friday, the 24th of May 2019, at 6:00 p.m. at the Morningside Picture Framing Gallery at 11/611 Wynnum Road.

Five of his artworks will be auctioned off during the opening, where part of the proceeds will be donated to charity.

*Photo Credit: Brenden James McDonough/Facebook*

These art pieces carry a footwear theme that highlights important stages of the artist’s life:

Being a little kid. Wanting to grow up to be like my Dad
Going to university and travelling the world
Playing footy and the pain involved
Teaching
Goal to become a full-time artist

As announced on his Facebook page, Mr McDonough has initiated a blind bidding process. Ahead of the actual exhibit, interested parties may view these five pieces at Morningside Picture Framing for the bidding.

The artist, who grew up in South Lismore in NSW, is currently a high school teacher in Beenleigh, Queensland. He decided to take up drawing seriously in 2017 and was mostly self-taught to develop his creative skill. He also picked pens as his medium for drawing, which required enormous patience.

“A lot of my friends commented to me during the initial stages on how much patience I must have when it comes to drawing. They often asked how I could be bothered. Whilst my wife and kids may disagree, I have always thought I was a fairly patient person.

“I also usually tell them the following story- When I first moved out of home, I lived in a unit by myself with no television, no computer, not even a radio. So one night, I filled a saucepan up with water, put it on the stove and watched it boil until all the water evaporated just to see how long it would take (I’ll give you a hot tip, it takes… ages).

“Morale (sic) of the story, I can waste hours of time doing dumb shit like this, so putting in the time toward something that is actually fulfilling and rewarding was child’s play.”

Morningside Picture Framing Gallery will be holding exhibitions of other local artists after Mr McDonough. The goal is to create an artists’ haven to showcase their work in Morningside.

FareShare Brisbane Opens Super Kitchen in Morningside

Just in time for the holiday festivities, FareShare Brisbane has opened the doors of its super kitchen in Morningside.

Comparable to the size of a basketball court, FareShare Brisbane’s kitchen facilities is currently southern hemisphere’s largest charity kitchen. This massive kitchen is capable of cooking 5,000 meals per day with the help of local volunteers and experienced chefs.

FareShare Brisbane

Credit: FareShare/Facebook

FareShare Brisbane aims to cook more than one million free and nutritious meals in its first year of operation and further scale up to five million meals a year thereafter.

To help achieve this goal, around 400 Brisbane locals have already registered to be a volunteer in the charity kitchen since its official launch in October 2018. This number is still increasing as more individuals, schools, and groups of volunteers sign up to lend a hand.

FareShare is currently working with Foodbank Queensland, the largest food relief organisation in Queensland. Foodbank is the one supplying the kitchen with surplus meat and vegetables. They also distribute the cooked meals to vulnerable Queenslanders through their existing network of 280 registered charities.

The collaboration between the two organisations helps tackle both problems with food insecurity and food waste problem in Australia.

FareShare Brisbane is always open to more volunteers. Visit their website to register as a volunteer or to donate.

World Food Day Cocktail Fundraiser In Morningside

On 13 October 2018 from 6:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Foodbank Warehouse in Morningside, be a part of the World Food Day Cocktail Fundraiser by Foodbank Queensland.

Foodbank Queensland is a not-for-profit organisation and the state’s biggest hunger relief program that serves as a pantry to charities and community groups who feed the hungry.

At this event, the city’s most iconic restaurants will be serving great food at the event such as:

Moda Restaurant

Offering popular Spanish staples — tapas and wine, Moda Restaurant is owned by Javier Codina. They are located on Petrie Terrace. Aside from tapas and wine, they also offer steaks and a delectable line-up of main dishes.

Click here for the menu

Enoteca

Situated in the heart of Woolloongabba’s antique quarter, the restaurant is renowned for its Italian cuisine. They offer traditional hand-made pasta served with authentic Italian wines.

Click here for the menu

Harvey’s

Located in Fortitude Valley, Harvey’s serves up bistro-style meals on James Street. Tapas and their popular breakfasts and well-known, making them a total must-try!

Click here for the menu

Other boutique brews will also be there from Newstead Brewing Company, MOET champagne, and a selection of fine wines.

The Havana Tropical Party Band will also be there to entertain you throughout the night. Get your dancing shoes on for some fun salsa dancing!

The funds raised at the event will be used to buy more food for Foodbank Queensland.

Tickets are priced at $150 each. You can get it here.

Bring the Pack to Where The Wolves Eat In Morningside

Feeling ravenous? With a menu laden with all things meaty, Where the Wolves Eat in Morningside will give you exactly what you need to satisfy your inner carnivore.

Where the Wolves Eat is the latest venture of Mal and Danielle Watts, who also owns Moose & Gibson in Woolloongabba and Leaf Espresso in Tarragindi. Located on Wynnum Rd, the place is already a magnet for passersby with its covered courtyard filled with black and white chairs that give it that European alfresco vibe.

Stepping inside the restaurant, bask in abundant natural light, thanks to the floor to ceiling windows. The exposed brick wall and timber beams give the place that cosy feel.

Offering all-day dining, the restaurant has an eclectic menu with highlights such as green pea falafels, housemate flatbread, hummus and capsicum jam with poached eggs. A breakfast visit is mandatory if you happen to be in the area in the morning.

The skirt steak with white bean puree, sourdough, shaved pecorino, chimichurri, blistered tomatoes and fried egg is also a winner and an ideal brunch meal.

They also offer delicious and meaty burgers that will definitely fit any wolf pack’s appetite.

Sweet pastries are also available from delicious croissants and varieties of bread.

This is also a great spot to get your daily dose of caffeine. They source their coffee beans from local Hardy Boys.

On the other hand, if you are not up for a jolt of joe, try something refreshing from their list of cold press juice, smoothies, and frappes.

If you’re coming from work with your buddies, they also have beer taps from Balleymore Brew.

Photo credit: Where the Wolves Eat / Facebook

Address: 591 Wynnum Rd, Morningside

Morningside Residents Speak Out Against Developments that Fail to Meet BCC Future Blueprint

Morningside locals have expressed scepticism over Brisbane City Council’s Future Blueprint plan, which was intended to protect the suburb against future developments that do not adhere to the area’s character.

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has identified Morningside as one of the suburbs where townhouses and units would be banned under the plan.

Residents remain doubtful about the plan to preserve Morningside from inappropriate development due to recent townhouse development proposals and the overdevelopment happening in several parts of the city.

The BCC Future Blueprint gathered the opinions of over 100,000 residents and every suburb in the city has participated. Its principles include:

Create a city of neighbourhoods
Protect and create greenspace
Create more to see and do
Protect the Brisbane backyard and their unique character
Ensure best practice design that complements the character of Brisbane
Empower and engage residents
Get people home quicker and safer with more travel options
Give people more choice when it comes to housing

Brisbane’s Future Blueprint is supposed to restrict the establishment of such townhouses in areas for single homes.

The restriction of townhouses and apartments to be built in areas for single homes fall under the principle “Protect the Brisbane backyard and their unique character.”

The plan also clearly states that the council is determined to stop the establishment of townhouses or apartments in low-density areas that are meant for single homes. The council aims to preserve the space between homes by implementing minimum setbacks on property boundaries and by ensuring that all suburban developments are in line with the vision for the suburb.

Councillor Kara Cook was quick to point out two townhouse development proposals in the suburb that do not meet their City Plan requirements.

City Planning Chairman Matthew Bourke addressed the issue and said that the two development proposals in the suburb were submitted to be built on low to medium density-zoned areas.