Brisbane News Magazine April 1-7, 2020 ISSUE 1269

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This week...

The fallout from COVID-19 continues and with it the loss of livelihood for so many Australians. The hospitality sector has been one of the hardest hit, and so this week we shine a light on locals doing it tough in that sector. In place of his regular dine-in restaurant review, Tony Harper samples takeout from Snackman (P12) – a great way we can all support local businesses trying to stay afloat – and Monique Pueblos profiles three of Brisbane’s best bartenders (P8).

Shortly after chatting with Brisbane News, cover star Joe Steadman, Millie Tang and Logan Hill sadly lost their jobs due to bar closures, but each is adamant they will return to the industry they love once the crisis is over. We wish them well.

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THE CHAT Shane Wuerthner’s ballet for adults FEATURE Raise a toast to these top bartenders DINING IN Snackman, Fortitude Valley RECIPE Alastair McLeod’s crispy spiced quail FILM Top flicks to watch at home FASHION Wild and free WELLNESS A nutritionist’s guide to isolation eating AT HOME Classic meets quirky in West End LIVING Going green

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LIFE

Brooke Falvey You can imagine the challenge I’m facing now that everyone has panic-bought all the easy-to-cook items like eggs, pasta sauce and spaghetti For the past 10 years, I’ve been harbouring a secret. It’s nothing scandalous, it’s just embarrassing given I’m a 30-something woman who has lived alone for a decade.

You see, I’m not very good at grocery shopping and when I say “not very good”, I mean absolutely useless.

I suspect it goes hand-in-hand with the fact I’m also not much of a cook, often opting for toast, a bowl of cereal, or to order something in instead of whipping up a hearty dinner for one. I like to think that I’ve been priming myself to one day fulfil my dream of living in New York City

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In the past, this tactic had resulted in various levels of success – one night I whipped up a roast and three veg (no one was more shocked than me!), but another time I left with a packet of two-minute noodles, a face mask and strong desire to wind back the clock to when I was a

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Given grocery shopping is a struggle at the best of times, you can imagine the challenge I’m facing now that everyone has panic-bought all the easy-to-cook items like eggs, pasta sauce and spaghetti.

Not to mention the frantic, elbows-out dash that’s happening every time something is restocked. It’s like Supermarket Sweep meets It’s a Knockout.

Last night I resorted to eating half a wheel of brie, which sounds like a delicious (albeit not overly nutritious) meal and it

was, except for one little problem – I’m lactose intolerant.

Like many of my friends who share this condition, it’s something I regularly ignore, right up until an eight pack of super soft 3-ply became harder to obtain than an Hermès Birkin bag.

Which means it’s time to go back to the drawing board, so if anyone has a recipe involving corn chips, risoni, Maltesers and asparagus, please drop me an email.

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THE CHAT

Happy feet Former ballet star Shane Wuerthner finds renewed purpose in sharing his flair for dance and fitness

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hen former principal ballet dancer Shane Wuerthner turned his back on a 12-year career, the old adage “dancers die twice” came to mind. “It doesn’t last forever,” he explains. “We die once when our career ends and then once again when we die.”

Two years on and he’s been reborn.

The dad-of-one is now an in-demand personal trainer who is using his dance background to help people achieve their fitness goals.

Shane, 32, has also recently launched adult ballet classes as part of his business, Athletistry Ballet, and is looking forward to sharing his passion with others.

The return to ballet is a significant move for Shane, who says he will always miss the thrill of performing.

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have to realise that as much as you love it, you will never perform at that level again.

“I think the next best option is to help others to become dancers and give them a greater understanding of ballet and, as a result, a greater appreciation.”

Shane, originally from America, has danced all over the world with companies including the Vienna State Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and most recently Queensland Ballet where he starred in productions including Strictly Gershwin and The Sleeping Beauty.

Despite the excitement of the stage, in the end he found the constant upheaval of moving cities difficult, particularly when his daughter Dominique was born in 2016.

Now he’s settled in Moorooka with wife Marie-Claire D’Lyse (also a former ballet dancer), and is running his ballet classes in nearby Graceville and Sherwood.

The classes are for people of all abilities and participants range in age from 18 to 75.

“I run things like a class for professionals.

I use classical music and I aim for people to get a feel for the moves and immerse themselves as much as possible, while working to their level of ability.

“There is no exercise quite like ballet. It combines cardio, strength and flexibility, and is also a challenge for the mind because you have to remember the combinations of the moves.

“For me, I always like to challenge myself and work on perfecting a jump, getting my leg higher or my line more perfect. Ballet is really unique and has to be experienced for people to really understand it. Most people only see the performance aspect of ballet.”

Although a visit to the ballet hasn’t been on the cards for Shane since he retired professionally, he is starting to think it might be time to see a show again.

“I wanted to separate myself initially and not watch a performance for a couple of years,” he says. “But with my daughter getting older and starting to take an interest it might be nice for us to go along to something as a family.”

SECOND LIFE ... Shane Wuerthner in a Queensland Ballet production of Strictly Gershwin with Lisa Edwards in 2016 (main); he now runs ballet classes in Graceville and Sherwood. Pictures: David Kelly (main); Russell Shakespeare

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Three cheers They are some of Brisbane’s finest bartenders and once the cloud of coronavirus lifts and their venues reopen, they’ll be ready and waiting to pour you a well-deserved cocktail. Monique Pueblos reports Joe Steadman, 25, Death & Taxes While he is busy pouring them a whisky from Death & Taxes’ staggering collection, a customer will quite often pour their heart out to Joe Steadman. “Sometimes they’ve just gone through a break-up or just don’t have anyone to talk to,” he says.

“I like to make them feel like they’re special or make it a place they can look forward to. If it’s a chat or just giving them their drink and walking away, or talking about the full history of a distillery for half an hour.”

The kind-hearted bartender says it comes with the job and, after all, he’s all about pleasing people. “I’ve always had an interest in the health field and actually used to study dementia as part of a social science degree, which was really interesting. In my late teen years I worked in the dementia ward in a nursing home and my mum’s a nurse, so I think I’ve always had a caring nature,” he says.

“At the end of the day, my whole goal here is to make people happier.”

From the back bar featuring more than 750 bottles of the world’s finest liquors, the apprentice bartender personally shakes, stirs, and stacks for hundreds of people every week. And he has had some Hollywood moments too, with some star guests popping over from nearby Next Hotel. “I’ve had Pixar animators come in, people backpacking, people on their honeymoons,” he says. “Really cool stories have come through here.”

MAK Joe says many AT E newcomers are floored H O ME by the sheer size and sophistication of the offering at the cosy bar Add lemon slices, apple slices (or any fruit in your fridge) in the city’s historic and mint to a jug. Pour 60ml Australian gin, 60ml Burnett Lane. elderflower cordial, 180ml white wine, 60ml Cinzano “We try to break that blanco (white vermouth). Top with soda/lemonade wall down and say depending on sweetness and ice. Stir and serve. alright, let’s go back to basics here,” Joe says.

“There’s no wrong way to drink this, let’s have some fun. You And Joe does concede there is an art to might want it over ice or with some soda. the pour, and he must put on a good show.

Nothing is a stupid question here.”

“It’s like a little stage behind there,” he At Death & Taxes, bartenders are all says, gesturing towards the bar that holds about tempting the palate of customers.

60 bottles on one rail alone.

“That could be through showing them The young gun is a regional finalist in an amazing cocktail they’ve never had The Blend competition by Beam Suntory before, or if they’ve never tried whisky and is hoping for a win after making the they can leave knowing exactly what they top 100 in Australia in the Diageo Reserve want and then feel like professionals,” he World Class last year. says. “Hopefully they leave feeling more Originally from Rockhampton, Joe confident when they walk into another moved to Brisbane with his family at the bar or they bring their friends in and feel age of 10. He loves that he can call like a boss because they’re like, hey, look at Brisbane home and recently moved from all these things I know. That’s always Milton to Fortitude Valley to be closer to really cool.” the hub of the bar industry.

At the end of the day, my whole goal here is to make people happier

Joe’s Sweet Spritz

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“I just like the people and the customers here in Brisbane,” he says. “In other bigger cities, people aren’t really listening, don’t want to give you the time of day, or think bartenders don’t really know too much.

“In Brisbane, people walk into a social venue like this and go, yeah, these guys know what they’re doing.”

Death & Taxes is the fourth establishment from Martin Lange, who also founded West End’s Cobbler, and Savile Row and Finney Isles in Fortitude Valley. Here, customers are presented with a beautiful hardcover cocktail menu that lists 30 curated creations, though bartenders will be happy make any drink you like.

“It’s very rare for bars to go above 10 or 15 cocktail options,” Joe says. “We don’t exactly have a ‘signature drink’ but we definitely have our popular ones. Our

whole mentality here is that we want to give you classic service, done simply and elegantly, and give you a spectacular drink that looks like it was simple and nothing went into it but it tastes amazing.

“We’ve got over 750 bottles of spirit and it’s mostly whisky so I’m climbing that ladder all the time, getting the whisky and always testing my products,” Joe says.

The bar’s sole focus on serving the best drinks means no food is made on the premises. However, Alba next door serves delicatessen-style tapas to the bar.

“We’re completely BYO food so you can bring in anything you want ... as long as you give a little bit to the bartenders,” Joe jokes. “If you bring fried chicken in, we’re going to be picking at that.”

Death and Taxes, 36 Burnett Lane, city. facebook.com/deathandtaxesbrisbane

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COVER STORY

Millie Tang, 29, The Gresham

It’s a male-dominated industry throughout history, and now thankfully, that is history

After winning the fiercely-contested Licor 43 Bartenders and Baristas competition, Millie Tang is not just one of Brisbane’s best bartenders. She is one of the best in the world.

The star bartender says that in her seven years in the hospitality business, she chose to steer clear of cocktail competitions but decided to give them a go last year as she wanted to prove herself in that sector of the industry.

“I actually think I’m not great at making cocktails. It takes me a really long time, I don’t think very well in terms of flavour,” Millie says. “But I did Bacardi Legacy and I ended up a national finalist and I was so proud,” she says of one of her first competitions.

A few months later, she decided to enter a couple more.

Last October was a whirlwind for Millie, who also works in photography and content creation. She flew to Europe for a 12-day trip with Maison Ferrand, came back to Brisbane for a few days’ work at The Gresham, then flew out to Gran Canaria, Spain, for Licor 43 where she took the top prize.

“It was insane. During the final round for Licor 43, I had everyone messaging me to tell me I had been awarded the Australian Liquor Industry Awards Bartender of the Year, which was nuts! It almost hasn’t really sunk in – any of it,” she says, still in disbelief.

“I came home after I won and then went over to Paris to see my friends, came home for a couple days, then flew to Melbourne and competed in season two of Speed Rack Australia, an all-women’s speed-bartending competition that raises money for breast cancer.”

If you are wondering if her luck held, it did. Millie Tang was Speed Rack MAK Australia’s 2019 A E champion. “I’m still HOMT E pretty flabbergasted but so very grateful. If the guys at The Gresham Add fresh lemon, lime and peach slices to a jug with hadn’t turned around 90ml gin, 50ml peach liqueur, 20ml honey, 40ml and said to go and chase lemon juice, pulp of one passionfruit and 2 dashes of these things and that I Angostura bitters. Load up with ice and top with half had their full support, I ginger beer and half soda. couldn’t have done it.”

City bar The Gresham, Millie’s home away from home, holds Queensland’s only heritage bar licence. At the Dap & Co-owned bar, you won’t find awnings, and if you have a look at the bar setting, everything sits off the wall, as nothing can be built on

Millie’s cocktail jug

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heritage-listed sites. “With the photos hanging up, we have to get them specifically from the Brisbane Archives, and their people have to come in to hang them,” Millie says.

“The Gresham is such a gorgeous and unique place. The physical space is beautiful and definitely draws people in.”

The Gresham’s back bar boasts up to 1000 bottles, meeting the needs of its gin and whisky-loving clientele. “We love adding something a bit kooky or a bit crazy to our collection, especially if it’s Australian and we also do super heavy draft beer, which is really popular.”

The Gresham’s golden girl says she is proud to represent females on the bartender world stage and that when it comes to women working in bars, they have been largely under-represented.

“This is not an opinion, this is just stating how it is,” says Millie, of Arana Hills. “If you look at the history of bartending and bars, women weren’t even allowed to drink in bars until 1970. So you had an industry, much like makeup artistry and hairdressing, that has been geared towards a particular sex.

“It was geared towards men because it was men who worked in bartending and men who were allowed to be in bars; so it’s a male-dominated industry throughout history, and now thankfully, that is history,” she says, grateful for the changing industry landscape.

Millie says the new wave of women in the industry is fantastic because the more balanced industries are, the more complete they become.

“It becomes more welcoming and just better in general because you have more people able to give more opinions; you’ve got a broader spectrum of people.

“The more diverse the workforce, the more diverse your audience is going to be and for me that’s not just as a female, but as a tattooed woman and also as an Asian Australian.”

The star bartender says she’s heard of some horror stories about women working in bars and is thankful she has not had to deal with any negative experiences.

“I think to see more women in the industry, we need to start looking at recruiting outside it, so whether that’s having hospitality stands at recruitment days for high schools and higher education, or figuring out a way to create a louder message to the general public to say there is a career for you within hospitality.

“You can’t recruit from within the industry because they’re already working in it (usually waitressing) so we have to go outside to bring in new girls and women and show them that it’s a great space to work in.

“It’s also on the men to ensure they’ve got a loud voice and tell women they are welcome and that it’s a safe space to work.”

The Gresham, 308 Queen St, city. thegresham.com.au

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Ultimately, I’d love to open my own little bar which of course would be very gin based, but that’s a thought for later

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It’s no secret the gin drew Logan Hill to Shhh! Brisbane.

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Logan Hill, 23, Shhh! Brisbane At 14, he drops out of high school, puts on a pair of steel-capped boots and becomes a full-time concreter. At 19, he ditches the small Victorian country town of Rutherglen to pursue a new life in Queensland’s capital. Now, four years later, he’s the bubbly bar supervisor at Fortitude Valley’s Shhh! bar, the hip new haunt at the Osbourne Hotel.

It’s safe to say that Logan Hill took the long way around when it came to his chosen career, one he loves.

“The gin is what drew me to Shhh! and because I crave knowledge, I saw coming here as an opportunity to progress, learn and share that knowledge,” he says.

Logan is a proud ambassador for the club-style watering hole dedicated to gin lovers. “It’s very much a speak-easy vibe and we’re still in the birthing stage but will continue to grow our gin collection,’’ he says. “On weekends, it’s a little louder, more dancey, the smoke machine and DJ are out and it can get a little debaucherous.”

Logan’s journey to bartending hasn’t been without its challenges. He has

“Obviously I was a little more awkward than most people so I really struggled with social interaction growing up. I was really hesitant to get into something (hospitality) that was so forward facing, but then I just went, ‘Screw it, it might teach me some lessons’.

“It’s almost as if you’ve walked from a construction yard right into a high-end office. You don’t talk the same, you don’t act the same. There’s a world of difference and that’s what it’s like coming into the bar scene.”

The Bowen Hills resident jumped in with everything he had and got his start at Gambaro Seafood Restaurant on Caxton St without ever having worked a day in hospitality.

“I said I used to be a concreter and just recovered from injury so can’t do any heavy lifting but I’ve got a nice smile and I work hard – and they gave me a go.

“After Gambaro’s, I worked my way up to bar supervisor when I was at Dutch Courage and that really built my network as well as my appreciation for gin.”

Three months after Logan got his first hospitality job, he and his girlfriend of almost two years split up.

“One hundred per cent this job affects relationships,” he says. “I’m glad we still talk though and are still good friends.

From what I’ve seen, all bartenders are supposed to be charming. But in that, there’s a lot of propensity for romanticism over the bar.”

But the romancing rarely leads anywhere, with the job leaving little room MAK for significant others. “You really have to A E go above and beyond and HOMT E even then it’s very difficult to maintain relationships.”

He plays a “game” where he tries to find out as much as he can about the Fill a wine glass with ice. Add 40ml dry gin, 10ml customer without giving peach schnapps, 15ml elderflower cordial, 90ml anything away about prosecco and a dash of soda. Stir and garnish himself, which taught him with orange crescents. to ask the appropriate questions that would lead to having fun and joking ADHD and Asperger syndrome, a form of with Shhh!’s guests. autism, which made school difficult.

“It’s allowed me to be able to judge In fact, unpleasant interactions with what you can and can’t say and sometimes peers influenced his decision to leave you get it wrong but most of the time it just school in Year 9. helps you to retain facts.

“Kids were not as nice as they could “That’s where my Asperger’s comes in have been, so I left school quite early and well because my interest is in making the thought to myself, ‘I’m going to get paid to customer happy and being the best hate my life instead’,” Logan says, with a bartender I can be; so if I can retain just a wry laugh. “So I started concreting.” few facts we’ve spoken about and bring But Rutherglen did not hold him for them up later they’re mind blown,” he says. long. Logan says he grew tired of the same Though you can count on seeing Logan faces and witnessing the hard-hitting drug in the Valley’s newest gin bar, he’s hungry epidemic in his hometown, that took his to use his work as a stepping stone to see friends as victims. Wanting to get away the world. from it all, he moved to Brisbane in 2015 “I’ve never left the country so my next and after years of concreting, suffered two big idea is to go over to Canada and do a prolapsed discs in his lower back. stint over there,” he says. “Ultimately, I’d The injury left him bedridden for love to open my own little bar which of almost eight months, and contemplating a course would be very gin based, but that’s a career change. thought for later.”

Logan’s girlfriend at the time suggested hospitality, which turned out to be a Shhh!, Osbourne Hotel, Constance St, Fortitude foreign country for the young concreter.

Valley. shhhbrisbane.com.au

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Take a stand to deliver Morningside’s Sarmic cafe pivots to tasty takeaway to keep the locals happy – and the doors open Leesa Maher

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e started his culinary career as a grill cook in a small cafe in Port Macquarie and over the following two decades rose through the ranks to become head chef at the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden and executive chef at Plaza Deli Bistro in his hometown of Melbourne. Later venturing north to Brisbane, he rattled the pans at venues including Cirque cafe in New Farm and Plenty in West End. Now Michael Hoare, 46, and his wife Sarah, the proud owners of Sarmic cafe at Morningside, are engaged in the fight of their life – to keep the doors open.

What’s new with you?

It’s been a crazy week and the (government-ordered venue closures as a result of coronavirus spread) have just taken it to the next level. We are offering our full menu and specials as takeaway, as well as a new “heat and serve” option, which will include sweet and savoury options – it will change weekly and is more of a dinner thing. We are delivering through Uber Eats, but will do direct delivery if demand is there. Obviously coffee will be a large takeaway item.

What’s your current state of mind?

Words cannot describe how we feel and how this has impacted us and so many people in the industry. We don’t have the trade now to offer hours to our amazing staff and this is extremely upsetting. There will be many casualties for sure but Sarmic will fight and stay open for as long as possible. In this sort of business, cash flow is so important. We still have rents and bills to pay. Only time will tell.

How did Sarmic come to be?

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STRONG STANCE ... Michael Hoare’s Sarmic cafe in Morningside is focusing on takeaway meals. Picture: Richard Waugh/AAP – the name is a play on our first names – to Morningside after trading in Bulimba for three-and-a-half years. It was a business decision – more exposure, bigger premises and options for functions and general trade.

We aimed to create a dining space that is casual and feels welcoming and approachable. By that, I mean that if you want to just have a quick pasta with a glass of wine any time of the day, then it’s there.

A steak, bowl of mussels, everything reads pretty simply but there’s nearly always a twist to what we do.

How long have you worked in hospitality?

I’ve been a chef for 26 years now, 13-odd of those in Brisbane. I knew I wanted to become a chef from an early age. I loved my nonna’s gnocchi with the family sauce, crazy good. I used to cook cakes and my own hand-cut chips from the age of 14, but the kicker was probably when I decided to cook popcorn. I should have read the instructions but didn’t, decided to boil it in water. Then I did read the instructions and it worked perfectly. I fell in love with cooking right there.

Your food philosophy?

We try and keep it simple by just following the seasons and by letting produce speak for itself. It’s a pretty simple ethos and one that hopefully never tires. We make nearly everything in-house including flat bread, crumpets, burger buns. I just don’t know any other way.

What do you love most about it?

It’s been quite an amazing career that has enabled me to travel and meet amazing people. In some services it’s like you’re in a war with your mates – it can be brutal, tiring, hot, moist, angry, happy, frustrating, rewarding, you make lifelong friendships and maybe enemies unfortunately, but the main reason is that I never stop learning and never will while I’m going at this pace.

And your bestsellers?

Definitely the potato hash dish with carrot jam, Persian fetta, bacon and poached eggs.

I have been serving it for nearly nine years everywhere I go for that reason. It sells out everything by a mile. The pastas at night have been very well received.

What’s an average day like?

Up at six, into work by 6.30, set up quick, two to three coffees within 30 minutes; now I’m awake and you can talk to me. Basically from there it’s maintaining the day from the

kitchen so that it runs smooth and getting everything done with whatever is thrown at us. Once the day service is finished at 2pm I usually pick up the kids from school and do a bit of running around picking up seafood, meat, toilet paper – when we can get our hands on it, then I head home for a couple of hours and then back to the shop to open up for the evening. Then back home to see the family and get everyone to bed and then pass out.

When or where are you happiest?

I love camping, I love campfire cooking, being off grid with family and friends, watching our kids explore, chopping firewood, making bonfires – a lot of effort but it’s great to get out and enjoy what is in Brisbane’s back yard. I love coming home though because the most important things to me are there.

Who or what inspires you?

My children inspire me to always try and be a better person. It’s a bit cheesy, but they’re amazing little humans and I hope the world stays safe for them.

Sarmic, 639 Wynnum Rd, Morningside, ph: 0426 485 405. sarmic.info

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DINING IN

We all need a pick-me-up Tough times indeed for restaurants, but they’re finding ways to keep their kitchens open

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ere we are, in the middle of the most unsettling time since the world wars. And, for me, it’s kind of like Frodo walking through the Dead Marshes in The Lord of the Rings – pushing forward (what other direction can we take?) but very unsure of his footsteps.

I wonder if Scott Morrison could be the loyal and dependable Samwise.

Our restaurants and bars have closed indefinitely. But many of them are offering pickup and home delivery, which is a tough corner for them – some might swim but I fear many will sink. Still, at least there’s a way we can continue to support our restaurants, while keeping our snotty noses to ourselves.

And that’s how I find myself grabbing takeout at Snackman, the smaller sibling (and right next door) to Happy Boy. It’s mostly Chinese with some other Asian street fare thrown in, doing mostly snack food with a few larger dishes. Perfect, I reckon, for a Sunday night on the couch.

The sad part is that I don’t get a stab at its vast, rather spectacular array of wines, nor to bask in the space (I reckon it’s a much better, moodier space than Happy Boy). And as much as I like the comfort of my lounge room, it doesn’t have quite the same vibe.

Not to worry – I drive home in a car smelling of dim-sum and I’m about as content as a man can be.

And the food is very, very good. I managed to stretch it out to lunch the following day, plus a little breakfast, and I’m still undecided as to the best dish, but it hovers between two – su chai jao and fu pei gyun. So let’s chat about them.

Fu pei gyun ($10 for two): imagine two sheets of tofu with minced prawn meat sandwiched in the middle, fried, then popped on to a plate with chilli sauce and mayo. I’ve eaten this a thousand times before at yum-cha, at a banquet in Hong Kong, over a fast lunch in Sunnybank, but this rendition is special.

You can taste good prawn – meaty, fresh – and the tofu is cooked just to the right point of still moist but textural, slightly chewy.

Then su chai jao ($10 for four): transparent, crystal dumplings filled with mushroom and other delicious bits and bobs. It doubles as a gluten-free offering 12 BRISBANE NEWS April 1-7, 2020

FLAVOUR BURST … Snackman’s delicious dumplings include chao shou (wontons in chilli oil sauce, above). Pictures: Mark Cranitch for our coeliac, which is a bonus, but the detail, the care that has gone into making these, is what makes them special.

There are some terrific custard tarts ($6), skewers of satay chicken ($16 for four) and hand-made pork sausages ($24 for four) with an indescribably good peanut sauce, and chicken ribs ($20 for six) – a winner with the kids.

We top it off with bao filled with a pork chop and Asian salad ($10 each).

I sincerely wish I’d made the time to visit Snackman before all this craziness launched upon us. It’s an amazing restaurant, and it made Sunday night at home a little bit special.

I’d encourage readers to adopt a similar tactic, and support the restaurants that are keeping their kitchens open.

And restaurateurs – please contact us if you are trading similarly so we can let the people know.

Strange days indeed ...

SNACKMAN East St, Fortitude Valley Dinner only, Tue-Sun Vegetarian and gluten-free options Pick-up only eat@snack-man.com snack-man.com Eftpos and major credit cards

EDITOR’S NOTE Are you a Brisbane restaurant now offering takeout-only options?

We’d love to help you get the word out. Email leesa.maher@news.com .au with your menu and contact details.

The Verdict: 8/10

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Top coat Chef Alastair McLeod returns to his culinary roots with this sublime crust for fish or poultry I learned lots from Scottish-born Irish chef, Paul Rankin.

I worked for him at his famed restaurant Roscoff in Belfast, the first restaurant in Northern Ireland to be awarded a Michelin star. We would enrobe North Atlantic cod with a variation of this crust which is neither batter nor crumb and fabulous for fish and fowl alike. I read that Paul has headed “home” to Caledonia, buying the oldest inn on the Isle of Skye. I would love to go over the sea to Skye and visit Paul at Stein Inn. Dunvegan Castle, to the south, is the ancestral home of Clan McLeod. Now that would be a homecoming.

CRISPY SPICED QUAIL, ROASTED CAPSICUM, BURNT GARLIC BUTTER Ingredients 4 jumbo quail 2tbs coriander seeds, toasted 1½tbs cumin seeds, toasted 1½tbs black peppercorns, toasted 2tsp mustard seeds, toasted 150g rice flour ½tbs curry powder 2tbs za’atar Sea salt 300ml buttermilk 3 large red capsicum extra virgin olive oil 100g butter 10 cloves garlic, very finely chopped ½ lemon 3tbs finely chopped parsley Soft herbs, to garnish Method Preheat oven to 210C. Remove the legs and breasts from quail. Clean the wing bone of each breast and remove the thigh bone from the legs. For the crumb mixture, grind the whole spices with a mortar and

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pestle until coarsely ground, then transfer to a large bowl and mix in the flour, ground spices and 1tbs salt. Place buttermilk in another bowl. Dip quail pieces into the buttermilk, then into the spice mix then repeat the process. Refrigerate pieces until ready to cook. Next halve and deseed capsicum, place in a bowl, drizzle with olive oil, season then toss to combine and place cut side down on a baking sheet-lined tray. Roast for 30 mins or until blistered and soft then transfer to a medium bowl and cover with cling wrap. When cool enough to handle, slip or scrape off the skins and discard. Place the flesh in a colander and drain for a few hours before blending to a smooth puree. Preheat a deep fryer to 170C. Cook quail pieces in batches until crispy and golden then rest on a cake rack. Heat a small saucepan over a medium-high heat, add butter and cook for a few minutes, whisking gently until it turns golden brown. Toss in garlic and remove from the heat.

Add a squeeze of lemon juice, season to taste and stir in parsley. Spread capsicum sauce onto plates, put quail pieces on top and scatter herbs. Serve garlic butter apart or spoon over quail. Serves 4 Alastair McLeod is chef-owner of Al’Freshco. alfreshco.com.au Styling and photography: Miranda Porter Props: shutupandrelax.com.au, @lunaceramics, cultivatedesignco.com.au

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MUSIC

The beat goes on Musicians at home and abroad are banding together to keep the industry alive and fans entertained Brian Bennion

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n an industry already struggling with lost revenue from album sales, musicians are at crisis point with venues being shut down and tours and shows cancelled to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

The upside for fans is the huge array of talent coming up with creative ways of staying connected with their audience.

A growing number of huge names including Neil Diamond, Birds of Tokyo, John Legend, Billy Bragg and Chris Martin have been performing from self-isolation on Instagram in their living rooms, kitchens and home studios.

U2 posted a new song from Dublin on St Patrick’s Day for those self-isolating, Let Your Love Be Known.

Paul Simon posted a version of American Tune for Til Further Notice on social media with the line, “Still tomorrow’s going to be another working day and I’m trying to get some rest” taking on new meaning.

Matchbox Twenty’s Rob Thomas posted a challenge to musicians with the hashtag #SocialDistanceSessions inviting musicians to “go on Instagram and share a little something with people to help them while they hunker down in their homes”.

The Church frontman Steve Kilbey is performing live from his flat in Sydney’s Coogee on Instagram every Monday.

In Brisbane, venues are getting creative to help the industry stay alive.

The Tivoli has launched the Shutdown Series, live at What’s Golden, curating a series of livestreamed gigs from the venue that you will be able to watch from the comfort of your lounge room.

The shows will be livestreamed via The Tivoli’s Facebook page with a recommended $5 viewing donation going directly to the artist, with the line-up kicking off with Sunshine Coast singersongwriter Sahara Beck.

Airlock Studios in Samford Valley, north-west of Brisbane, has been working with Brisbane film production company Method To My Madness on live web performances called Up In The Airlock and has decided to bring forward its first series, The Quarantine Sessions, over the next three months.

Hosted by Powderfinger and The Church guitarist, and Airlock Studios owner Ian Haug, the series will be a fly-on-the-wall studio session with an interview, tech talk, a 30-minute live set and a live chat element with the band.

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(Clockwise from above) Music acts keeping the beat alive include Coldplay’s Chris Martin; U2; Ian Haug of The Church at his Samford studio; and Matchbox Twenty’s Rob Thomas.

coronavirus is getting more dire for musicians every week and The Quarantine Sessions is one way of keeping the industry alive in Brisbane.

“It’s a several-pronged attack. I want to keep the industry alive in Brisbane, I want to keep my studio ticking over obviously, and I want these bands to keep operating,” he says.

“This is a project in motion. No-one really knows what’s going to happen.

“I don’t think we’ve got long. We are going to shoot this week. We are going to shoot as many as we can because I think we are going to have to go into lockdown after this week.

“Once we’ve shot all of these bands we can mix and edit in our own time, in our own little quarantine, and then these

bands will have something to put out and they can have a live chat element when we screen it, answering fans’ questions, and there is going to be a virtual tip jar so people can pay whatever they can so the band performing and the crew get compensated for what they’re doing.”

The original idea was to film a monthly show for touring acts in Brisbane.

“When I tour over to America with The Church it’s on our day sheet. When we go to Seattle we know that we will be doing the KEXP radio Session, or when we go to Chicago there’s a session there. I want this to be the Brisbane one.

“This first series we’re doing a bit more.

It has to be all Brisbane bands because noone else can travel. Luckily Brisbane has a lot of good bands.”

Brisbane band WAAX will be the first band featured on April 9 at Up In The Airlock’s YouTube channel.

Pub Choir, famed for bringing crowds together in song, have also shown what can be done, having posted their first Couch Choir. They asked for video file submissions, with their crowd singing along into their phones to The Carpenters’ hit (They Long To Be) Close To You. More than 1000 people from 18 countries submitted a video of their performance within two days of the call-out for submissions.

To help musicians you can also donate to Support Act through their Sound of Silence – Sending out an SOS appeal. thesoundofsilence.com.au

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ART

POSTCARDS IN PAINT … (Clockwise from main) Ann Thomson’s Jamberoo; Newhaven IV and After Hong Kong.

Happy memories Growing up in Brisbane made Ann Thomson the artist she is.

Now 86, she paints abstracts that reflect her sense of place Phil Brown

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nn Thomson is one of Brisbane’s most prolific artists. So she has lived in Sydney since the late 1950s … so what? I’m still claiming her for Brissie and I think she is OK with that.

Ann, now 86, is currently showing at Mitchell Fine Art in Fortitude Valley. The exhibition is entitled Air and Space and it’s a joyful one with gorgeous colours and beautiful watercolours done en plein air.

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you come from really makes you what you are. I grew up at Ashgrove and Indooroopilly and went to Somerville House,” she says. “Every art teacher I had there was an artist.”

She had two other iconic artists as mentors including Betty Churcher, who went on to become the director of the National Gallery of Australia, and Jon Molvig who inspired and taught a generation. Of course Margaret Olley also went to Somerville House so the school’s artistic pedigree is quite impressive.

Ann now has a studio at home at Waverley in Sydney. She has lived and painted abroad, with France a popular location, and she exhibits widely including in recent years in Hong Kong which explains, I guess, why there is a work entitled After Hong Kong. Crossing Hong Kong harbour by ferry is a strong memory and it is evoked in this work which is partly abstracted but figurative enough to be able to tell that there’s a Star Ferry in there.

Ann is considered by many to be our greatest abstract expressionist and her largely nonrepresentational paintings evoke feelings as well as places.

The works are never too literal but there is enough for us to latch on to and titles give further hints – Chasing Summer, Magnetic Island XIX, Rainforest and there are several gouaches (watercolours) of the Snowy Mountains.

“I went up there just before the bushfires,” Ann says. “I have a way of working outside and those works were all done there and done quickly.” Magnetic

Island off Townsville is another subject and she likes to visit there each winter.

In a career spanning more than 50 years, Queensland has always figured. She “escaped” Brisbane when she was young with a solid grounding thanks to Betty Churcher and John Molvig and at art school in Sydney she was taught by two other significant artists – John Passmore and Desiderius Orban.

Since then she has established herself as one of our greats and is, along with the venerable John Olsen, one of our living treasures of Australian art and she is still exhibiting in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and abroad. The late Edmund Capon, former director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, described her as “one of the most interesting and intuitive artists in Australia today”. And at heart she’s still a Brissie girl. We like that.

Air and Space: Ann Thomson, until Apr 27, Mitchell Fine Art, 86 Arthur St, Fortitude Valley, free admission. mitchellfineartgallery.com

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Hit the couch and just press play While our lounge rooms are the new cinemas, it’s good to know there are plenty of top movies to watch (or rewatch) at home Vicky Roach

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uentin Tarantino grabbed moviegoers’ attention with Once Upon A Time in Hollywood. Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite rewrote the Oscar rule book. And Taika Waititi’s JoJo Rabbit cultivated the element of surprise.

But while these visionary directors were sucking up the superlatives over the awards season, a bunch of other exceptional films might well have slipped under your radar.

Now is the perfect opportunity to catch them on your preferred streaming platform. Here’s a list of 10 movies you shouldn’t have missed.

Diego Maradona 130 minutes (M) You don’t need to know much about soccer to be captivated by the story of Diego Maradona – as it is recounted here, 16 BRISBANE NEWS April 1-7, 2020

by documentary maker Asif Kapadia (Amy, Senna). But aficionados will appreciate the finer points of the Argentinian striker’s on-field performance in the face of relentless, targeted attacks from opposition players. And Kapadia has uncovered a wealth of never-before-seen footage of the soccer megastar in action (including 500 hours of tapes from Maradona’s personal archive).

The only subject in Kapadia’s “fame trilogy” not to have died prematurely, Maradona’s mythic tragedy has its own distinctive twist.

Burning 148 minutes (M) While Parasite rewrote Oscar history, another very different but equally compelling South Korean film made an indelible impression on those who caught it during its limited theatrical release. The

less you know about Lee Chang-dong’s near-flawless adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s short story Barn Burning the better – by toying with genre expectations, the director gets right inside moviegoers’ heads – but be prepared for its unusually slow-burning pace. The haunting, Gatsbyish love triangle is set in and around the South Korean city of Paju, which is close to the border with North Korea (at several points in the story, the hermit kingdom’s propaganda broadcasts ring out across the paddocks.)

Long Shot 125 minutes (M) He’s a socially awkward idealist with a haphazard approach to personal grooming who writes acerbic exposés for the left-wing press. She’s an elegant, accomplished, Mensa-smart politician who has risen rapidly through the ranks to

become the US’s youngest ever Secretary of State. It’s a match made in the fertile imagination of two sharp-penned screenwriters – Dan Sterling (King of the Hill, The Office, The Interview) and Liz Hannah (The Post) – and brought to life by the odd-couple chemistry of Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen. Smart, funny, emotionally engaging … this is a rom-com for moviegoers who like a sprinkling of politics with their popcorn.

Never Look Away 189 minutes (M) Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Lives of Others), this sweeping historical drama is inspired by the singular life of German painter Gerhard Richter (who has distanced himself from the project on the basis that it is not fictionalised enough). Spanning 30 years, Never Look Away explores its V1 - BNSE01Z01MA

FILM QUEUE THEM UP … (Clockwise from main) Female relationships are explored in Animals; Sorry We Missed You looks at the gig economy; documentary Diego Maradona; Shaun and Lu-La star in A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon. apocalypse fatigue. It’s an extremely smart move. Compulsive, compulsory viewing.

An Unexpected Love 125 minutes (M) A film about love, desire and domesticity – all of which present significant challenges to a long-time married couple. Marco (Ricardo Darin) and Ana (Mercedes Moran) begin to question their reasons for staying together after their son leaves for university. Rejecting comfort, companionship and complacency, the Argentinian couple strike out on their own. Moving into a friend’s vacant apartment, Marco initially struggles to find his feet. Liberated from her role as a wife and mother, Ana blossoms. What marks An Unexpected Love apart is its attention to detail and the natural screen chemistry between Darin and Moran, whose characters are smart, funny and unusually self-aware. A rom-com for grown-ups.

Sorry We Missed You 101 minutes (MA15+) Having won a BAFTA Award for I, Daniel Blake (2017), which explored Britain’s failing social security system from the perspective of a 59-year-old carpenter, welded-on lefty Ken Loach turns his attention towards the gig economy.

Sorry We Missed You, which was nominated for the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, focuses on a family of four struggling to make ends meet under the slate grey skies of Newcastle. Seduced by the idea of becoming “master of his own destiny”, a former construction worker (Kris Hitchen) signs up as a franchisee with a postal delivery service. To raise enough money for the deposit on a van, he sells the family car, putting added stress on his wife (Debbie Honeywood), a dedicated care worker who already races against the clock to treat her clients within the agency’s allocated appointment time. We know where this story is headed, but the devil is in the detail. Harrowingly humane. subject’s childhood in Nazi Germany, his stint as celebrated painter of social realist murals in East Germany, and the events that immediately followed his defection to the West. Handsomely shot, expertly paced and extraordinarily seductive. The film clocks in at a whopping 189 minutes, but it feels about half that long.

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon 87 minutes (G) Shaun is extraordinarily expressive – for a plasticine sheep. It’s got something to do with the way he dislocates his jaw from left to right, as if he were about to speak out of the corner of his mouth, in his reaction shots. The fact that the irrepressible mischief-maker is non-verbal only adds to his ovine charm. While most animated animals have the gift of the gab, this ruminant ruminates. In so doing, he V1 - BNSE01Z01MA

channels the universal appeal of the silent Buster Keaton comedies of the 1920s. The successful TV star (voiced by Justin Fletcher) partners up with an impish alien (Amalia Vitale) in his second big screen outing. Clever, funny, playful, sweet …

Farmageddon is ET in sheep’s clothing.

Animals 109 minutes (MA15+) Partying isn’t so much a hobby as a vocation for the two women who run fabulously amok through this arrested coming-of-age drama. On the eve of her best friend’s 30th birthday, Laura (Holliday Grainger) realises that she’s somehow lost a whole decade. While Tyler (Alia Shawkat) rages – fiercely, fearlessly – against the inevitable, Laura tentatively begins to explore an alternative path (which basically boils down to growing up). Adelaide’s Sophie Hyde (52 Tuesdays)

directs this Irish-Australian co-production, based on Emma Jane Unsworth’s 2014 novel, with a sure-but-sensitive hand.

A witty, raucous celebration of female friendship – and other hard stuff.

2040 92 minutes (G) A warm, fuzzy, feel-good movie about climate change? Now there’s a tall order.

But in the face of overwhelming odds, actor-turned-filmmaker Damon Gameau delivers. In An Inconvenient Truth (2006), former presidential candidate Al Gore showed us just how badly we had messed up the planet. Thirteen years – and a seemingly endless series of natural disasters and toppled heat records – later, the director of That Sugar Film chooses a different tack. 2040 employs a winning combination of hope, computer graphics and science faction to combat our

Sometimes Always Never 97 minutes (PG) Just when you thought Bill Nighy was in danger of becoming a caricature of his former self … comes a role that fits him like one of his bespoke suits. Sometimes Always Never subverts the British actor’s signature wry humour with a melancholy edge. The result is an affecting performance of artful eccentricity against a stylised Merseyside backdrop that complements it beautifully. Sam Riley (Control) responds with just the right – wronged – note of repressed emotion as the son who stayed. Directed by Carl Hunter, from a nicely judged screenplay

by Frank Cottrell Boyce, Sometimes Always Never might best be described as a tragic-comic family mystery in which Scrabble provides many of the clues.

Delightfully droll.

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Millie Cigoja and Aicha Robertson

Kristy Zacharia and Teresa Gomez

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IN CONVERSATION: KERRIE HESS City Brooke Katsa and Carly Brown

the scene

Brisbane artist Kerrie Hess, whose client roster includes Lancome, Louis Vuitton and La Maison Laduree, chatted about her time in Paris, all things art and plans for 2020 in a candid chat with Channel 7’s Kendall Gilding at Sofitel Brisbane. Guests enjoyed canapes and Moet champagne while viewing original works on display.

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WELLNESS

A reason to smile

one to two weeks. If the laser or electrosurgical unit has been used, gum appearance is usually 100 per cent within 48 hours.

Clear aligners Best for: People with mild-moderate teeth crowding, relapse from prior orthodontics, overbite, open-bite or deep-bite.

How it works: Clear aligners are an orthodontic technique that corrects teeth misalignment using a series of custommade, nearly invisible, comfortable, removable aligners. The dentist will first take a series of detailed impressions, photos and X-rays. From a scan, your precise series of clear aligners will be computer constructed. Once your trays have been made by the dental laboratory you can start treatment.

Process: Treatment time varies depending on the amount of teeth movement required but usually, six to 24 months. Your aligners must be worn for 23 hours each day, only taken out while eating and cleaning.

Great teeth not only give you confidence but are important for your overall health and wellbeing Emma Schafer

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t’s never too late to get the perfect smile – just ask general dentist Dr Paul McKay of Brisbane Smiles, Toowong, whose patients run to the 60-plus age bracket.

But aside from looks, he says to remember that strong teeth are important for health and wellbeing. “At every age, they provide you with your ability to eat and chew properly, they provide you with aesthetics to smile and allow you to communicate through your smile, laugh and show facial expressions. Your teeth are an important aspect of who you are and it is important to look after them.”

Dr McKay reveals what’s trending in cosmetic dentistry.

Porcelain veneers and resin veneers Best for: Dark, discoloured, uneven or poorly shaped teeth, and spaced or crowded teeth.

How it works: A thin, custom-made porcelain tooth surface, hand-crafted by a dental technician, is bonded to the front of an existing tooth. Porcelain veneers are a permanent treatment option. With resin veneers, a dentist bonds resin over the tooth’s surface.

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Downtime: Porcelain veneers require several appointments over about two weeks. The first appointment is a consultation to digitally design your new smile. The second is an in-mouth smile preview. The next appointment involves preparing the teeth and fitting a set of trial veneers to ensure you are happy with the shape, colour and smile. At the final appointment, the new porcelain veneers are bonded into position. Alternatively, resin veneers usually require two appointments – the first is the digital planning of your new smile and the second involves the dentist building up your teeth with resin.

Results: Both treatment options help improve your smile although porcelain veneers are the stronger, more natural looking and longer lasting option. If you look after them well, they can last 20 years or more. Resin veneers are a cheaper alternative, however they can be easily chipped and broken and usually last up to five years. Prices vary depending on the type of material and how they are made.

Teeth whitening Best for: Whitening and brightening. From $200, this procedure only works on natural

tooth surfaces. A dentist cannot whiten fillings, resin or veneers.

How it works: Teeth whitening dissolves the stains deep inside the pores of your teeth. A dentist-grade hydrogen peroxide gel is placed on to the tooth’s surface where it works to dissolve the stains.

Downtime: There are two methods a dentist can use. The most effective and quickest is in-chair teeth whitening. This process is one appointment of 90 minutes, where the gel is placed carefully on teeth in up to three sessions in one appointment. This is the most popular method for patients, especially if they have never had teeth whitening before. The second option is a take-home kit that can achieve a similar result in a couple of weeks of daily sessions.

Gum-lift Best for: Anyone with a gummy smile characterised by short, square teeth with excessive upper gums shown when smiling.

How it works: First gums are numbed and then the gum-bone is adjusted to the improved shape using an electrosurgical unit, laser or micro-surgical blade. Sutures may be placed to help healing.

Downtime: Gum-lift areas should heal in

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Best for: Missing teeth, badly broken teeth or unhealthy teeth that need to be removed.

How it works: A titanium post is surgically implanted into the jawbone and functions as an anchor or post for a porcelain crown.

Over time and as you heal, this post fuses with the natural bone matter in your jaw, helping to create a durable and reliable foundation for your new tooth.

Downtime: Multiple appointments are required during the replacement procedure as the body needs time to heal and complete the fusing process before the crown is attached. This can take three to six months. Temporary teeth and dentures can be made during the healing phase so you are not without a tooth during this time.

Cost: Dental implants are an invasive surgical procedure and should only be performed by experienced dentists with the right training and equipment. Costs vary significantly due to the type of implant and materials being used and the number of implants required. Not everyone is suitable for dental implants, so the first option is to have a dental implant consultation to understand if the treatment is an option for you. Any surgical or invasive dental procedure carries risks.

For more information, contact Brisbane Smiles, Level One, 31 Sherwood Rd, Toowong, ph: 3870 3333. brisbanesmiles.com.au

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WELLNESS EAT FOR HEALTH ...

Nutritionists recommend including avocado and asparagus in your daily diet to boost immunity.

Beef / Veal Beef is high in protein. Protein aids in the production of white blood cells and lymphocytes – meaning an uptake in protein is particularly beneficial when trying to defend against viruses. Over our 30 years in nutritional consulting, we have found those with a low protein status are often predisposed to a number of health conditions.

Lamb Lamb is high in protein, but also a great source of glutathione. Glutathione is an antioxidant. One of its most important functions is to maintain the integrity of the viral capsid – ensuring the virus does not penetrate the cell and infect the body. For this reason, we suggest an uptake in glutathione during viral outbreaks.

Eggs Similar to lamb, eggs are high in protein and glutathione. Eggs are great for breakfast, so we suggest you start your day with a hearty serve cooked to your liking.

Asparagus and avocado Similar to lamb, asparagus and avocados are high in glutathione, and are, therefore, beneficial in the defence against viruses.

There doesn’t seem to be a more iconic duo than avocado and eggs, so we suggest enjoying avocado for breakfast alongside your eggs. Asparagus, on the other hand, is an excellent side for steak and can be easily fried in the same pan for convenience’s sake.

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Fuel up on superfoods to give your body its best defence against the insidious coronavirus

Aside from adding flavour to our meals, onion and garlic are also rich in sulphur.

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eports are circulating that up to 70 per cent of the Australian population could be infected with COVID-19.

It’s true, a high percentage of us will be infected and an even higher percentage will be exposed to it over the coming months.

But with a vaccine said to be some 18 months away, what can we do to protect ourselves and our loved ones from this virus? In short, the answer lies in nutrition.

Hand-washing, improving hygiene, mask-wearing, and thorough washing of fruit and vegetables are all effective measures of slowing the spread of viral outbreaks. However, they fail to address the most important defence mechanism we have – our immune systems.

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WHAT IS A VIRUS? When a virus enters the human body, it does so encased within a capsid. Put simply, this is a protein shell in which a virus exists.

For a virus to infect the human body, it must first escape this capsid.

Enter the immune system. When a virus first enters the body (in the form of a capsid), it triggers the immune system, which deploys white blood cells and antibodies. Its mission is to ensure the virus remains safely inside the capsid before being escorted out of the body.

A weak immune system, though, is defined by a low white blood cell count and will have difficulty in producing the white blood cells needed to escort the capsid out of the body.

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Vitamin C’s main function is to encourage the production of white blood cells, which is the immune system’s primary defence mechanism against viruses. Low levels of vitamin C – especially in the instance of viruses – tend to be linked to poor health outcomes. Vitamin C can be obtained from food. However, in times that require a significant uptake, we suggest supplements.

Combating coronavirus is really a matter of strengthening the immune system. And the best way to strengthen the immune system is to improve nutrition.

People of all ages and health conditions will feel the benefits of improved nutrition in the face of the current coronavirus pandemic.

At Nutrition Diagnostics, we suggest an uptake of protein, glutathione and vitamin C to boost immunity. These can be derived from foods and also from supplements.

Owen Davis is the senior nutritionist and manager at Nutrition Diagnostics, 28 Anzac Ave, Redcliffe. nutrition diagnostics. com.au

This is why COVID-19 – like all viruses – affects the elderly and those with pre-existing health conditions to a greater extent than others. In old age and sickness, our immune system is weak.

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The apartment’s design started with the white pineapple chandelier, which sits above a custom-made pineapple base table.

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Tropical punch A fruity motif proved the perfect jumping off point for a fresh, fun and quirky twist on timeless design Tonya Turner

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nce considered kitsch, the pineapple has made a big comeback in home decor in recent years.

From furniture and lighting to wallpaper and art, the tropical fruit is being embraced by interior designers and homeowners once again in a show of personality and style.

When Karen moved into her new apartment in West End with her husband Bruce, she didn’t know where to start when it came to decorating the rooms and making it feel like home.

After living in their large family home in Sunnybank for 20 years with their children who’d since moved out, she was struggling to find inspiration.

It wasn’t until she engaged Brisbane interior designer Keren Brown that an idea struck.

“The first thing she asked me was ‘if you had your wish to put one thing in this apartment, what would it be?’ And I immediately said a pineapple chandelier in white. That was where it all started,” Karen says.

Like a decorating whisperer, Keren swept in to help Karen discover her own personal decorating style and guide her along the way. “It’s a really emotive thing being in people’s homes. It’s a long process, you’re in people’s personal space and

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Designer Keren Brown worked with the owner to showcase her creative and quirky side with colourful prints and pineapple wallpaper.

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designing spaces they’re going to live in – it’s a really personal journey so it’s important to have a connection with them,” Keren says.

She worked out pretty quickly that Karen had a creative side that would allow them to let loose when it came to choosing items for the apartment.

“There is this really fun and quirky side to Karen and I thought I might be able to push the boundaries a little bit with certain things. It’s a very classic apartment but there is a lot of quirkiness in there too that shows a bit of personality,” Keren says.

Once the white pineapple chandelier was found at Gypset Cargo in Byron Bay for the dining room, Karen introduced Baltimore pineapple wallpaper from Thibaut for a feature wall and had a dining table with pineapple base custom-made.

“Everything old becomes new again – look at wallpaper and sisal rugs and florals,” Keren says.

“Pineapples used to be kitsch but they were always a symbol of friendship, welcome, hospitality and warmth. There’s just something about the shape and texture of it that’s intriguing. It’s nice to see it being used for other things too, like wall hooks, cushions, lamp bases – you name it.”

Finding stylish recliners for the lounge was no easy feat, but Keren managed to track some down from James Stewart Furniture. “We wanted something that was comfortable but looked beautiful and more like an armchair as opposed to an ugly big hideous thing. Usually, when you say ‘recliner’ to a designer they run,” Keren says.

Other left of centre touches included the Derwent koi wallpaper by Osborne and Little in the bathroom, a limited edition print of The Navigator by contemporary Australian artist Kate Bergin, and a wallpaper mural by Pip Studio in the guest bedroom.

Karen loves every last bit of it, and never realised how much she liked pineapples until the apartment was finished. “I don’t like traditional, and funnily enough people don’t notice the table is a pineapple or that the wallpaper is pineapples. And do you know what? We had steak and grilled pineapple for dinner last night,” she says.

It’s a recipe bound for reinvention in culinary circles any day. kerenbrowninteriors.com.au Photography: Elouise van Riet-Gray Styling: Lana Caves

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You go home to relax.

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So after shaving, brushing my teeth and applying the hair treatment I am using in an attempt to stave off the inevitable, I probably should have gone down to my office to start work, but I didn’t.

I had to drop my wife to the train station.

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That’s compulsory. Then I went to the local market to visit the butcher and the deli, and I popped into a convenience store across the road to get some tissues and, blow me down, they were stocking loo paper so I bought

some. It’s amazing how chuffed I was with myself over that. Sad, isn’t it?

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But I did a bit of sweeping and went out and topped up the pool with the hose since it was getting low. I said hello to the dog and brushed my hair and looked at my watch again. Eventually, unable to shirk work any longer, I went and turned on the computer, set the radio to ABC Classic FM and I was on my way. Did I put in a full day? I could say yes but the fact is, no-one will ever really know.

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Neutral tones and travertine floors extend throughout the space, with large, glass sliding doors leading out onto a wraparound covered balcony.

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Put some space between yourself 4 Experienced (8) and a barrage of conflicting opinions. Be 9 Disinclined (6) smarter in your decision-making, especially whenrise it comes to business or 10 Give to (8) purchases. To maintain a happy 12 Little-fancied competitor environment at work and home, remain 13 Agree (6) viewpoints: receptive to alternative honest beats hostility.

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It’s time to put up your defences, avoid stress and schedule time out for doing the things you love. This isn’t the right week to plan major moves or take on extra responsibilities. Instead, lighten load and postpone difficult (8)your decisions. A change of scenery or a quick holiday would help to ease an overwrought mind.

SCORPIO (October 24 – November 22)

If trouble flares, act with diplomacy. The 20 Pace (4) trick lies in distancing yourself from this 23 emotional Annul (6) week’s inferno, rather than getting caught up in it. As soon as 25 Fluent and persuasive (8) Taureans buy into any over-hyped drama, 27 Get the better of (8) you lose your earthy pragmatism.

Without it, you could make 28 Betrothed mansome (6) illconsidered decisions. Don’t overreact.

Change doesn’t come easily to Scorpios.

This week, however, you’ll need to learn new ways of dealing with others. It won’t be easy to leave the past behind, but letting go is exactly what you should do. Stop worrying about the things that you may leave behind and instead focus on everything waiting in the future.

(May 21 – June 21)

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 – December 21)

29 Living in a place (8) GEMINI 30 Room to manoeuvre (6)

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that’s been cramping your personal or professional style.

You may be feeling restless, but don’t Down force things to happen. It’s often easier simply 1 Baseball (7) to go with theinfield flow. Should obstacles appear, see them in the same 2 Onlooker (9) light as opportunities. Life is a constant 3 Gemini.

Scandalous dance, So chooserumours the rhythm(6) 5 offers Apiece (4) joy, and know that you greatest that paths lead painting to the same (8) place – 6 all Marine your greatest good.

Sagittarians love their freedom. When the going gets really tough, there’s a tendency to abandon relationships – thinking you don’t need that person any more. But this week the planets stir up confusion, so think carefully before doing anything drastic. If you don’t, the heart you break could turn out to be your own.

7 Din (5) CAPRICORN 4 Experienced (8) (December 22 – January 20) 1 Torture chaps in the wrong (7) 9 Disinclined (6) CANCER 8 Underground cell (7) If given a second chance at ventures that 1 Lets out American 2 Defend strongbox with 10 Give rise to (8) (June 22 – July 22) 11 you Narrate previously didn’t go so well, figure out imprisoned in brawl (6) soldier (9) 12 Little-fancied competitor (8) Once believe indetails yourself,of the(7) sky’s who’s best at what, and drum up a solid 4EThe sailor’s fears are A B U T3 Drifting fish turn upSonUthe 13 Agree (6) the limit.

Admittedly, arriving 14 Bristly growth (7)at this X P R E S S T E D C C E E D C H O P P E R sense of teamwork. Should love or disguised (8) way (6) 15 Information (4) point isn’t always easy – you may have E M H R L A E O N I H R R E X C 17 Having private information (2,3,4) money come your way, accept with 9HMonarch in pursuit of T A C K5 Attack the copper with acid 16 Easy alternative (4,6) to compromise to maintain harmony.

L E S A R D U O U S E R B A G E R I N G L E T

18 Ahead of the times (8) gratitude. In the same spirit, give openly support (6) (4) 19 Treated harshly (4,4,2) But on no account should you give in to F C E I E L S F I C M E M P U A and rewards will return when you most 10MOrganise choresTonOa ship 6 Prosper and show off (8) 20 Pace (4) others’ if they’re 19 expectations Keep in the mindcontrary (7) L E R A B L E H Y P E R B O L E A O R I T H O N G need them. Best news: perhaps, a gentle (8) 7 Mountains where the fires 23 Annul (6) to your principles.

Rest assured that the E C R A L O R R H A T C 21 Earthenware articles (7) stroll down memory lane.

12DDeeply impressed with are lit (5) 25 Fluent and persuasive (8) planets, as always, will be around to lend T R Y S T E X E R T E M I T A S S E H A M S T R U N G burial-place in finalUsetting (8)R 8 Screen depicting colour in a E27 Get the N betterPof (8) moral 22 support.

Of horses (6) E R P AQUARIUS 13MGive the word toBpass by a variety of rose (7) D R O W N28 Betrothed man (6) I N E D A Y W I N D OW P R E C I N C T S 24 Urge strongly (5) (January 21 – February 18) Quaker (6) 11 Greet us, perhaps, with a 29 Living in a place (8) LEO E S B E A M E S Y U A E Aquarians are well known for voicing 15SAfter tea make a half wave? (7) 30 Room to manoeuvre (6) 26 23Portent (July – August(4) 23) U L N A R C H A O S U R F E I T E D C O N U N D R U M their views. Some admire this confidence, century or a duck (4) 14 They reward or punish Just when you thought everything was S L V D A R T T F I E H E O N P others find it annoying. Any opposition, 16EThey may be vital for O beauty unruly priests (7) Down A P P R I S E going well, a new setback tests you. Don’t C A R I N A R O S I O N A L B E R T A however, just fuels your obstinacy – contestants (10) 17 Unemployed crew with 1 Baseball infield (7) panic, Leo. You have the tenacity to get U C C O R S R U V N N A D C U I especially if you’re convinced that you’re 19RBridal accessory from LtheA Y Emischievous potentialities (4,5) 2 OnlookerS(9) through this. You’ve worked too long T T E A L I E N T O S E T T E M I S L E A D right. This week, stay flexible and fashionable boutique or toy 18 Being so one may react 3 Scandalous rumours (6) and hard to consider surrender. You’re accommodate others’ needs as well as shop (5,5) rashly with unusual ill-grace (8) 5 Apiece (4) prepared to take all necessary measures Cryptic Quick your own. Middle ground can be found.

20 Driver, perhaps, in a black 19 Little mother, no less (7) 6 Marine painting (8) to claim triumph. Conquer, you will.

Across: 1 7Succeed, 5 Chopper, 9 Ringlet, 10 Arduous, 11 Thong, 12 Hyperbole, 13 Hamstrung, 15 aori, 12 Tolerable, suit (4) 13 Demitasse, 1521Tryst, Shared by bee and newt, Din (5) PISCES TenRosette, are ordered to more perhaps (7) 8 Underground cell (7) VIRGO Exert, 16 Drown, 18 Precincts, 21 Conundrum, 24 Chaos, 25 Alberta, 26 Apprise, 27 Mislead, 28 , 26 Ocarina,2327 28be Layette.

(February 19 – March 20) smart (6) 22 Worshipped bustle and 11 Narrate details of (7) (August 24 – September 22) Salient. 14 Bristly growth (7) Your eyes are on the career prize this 25 His aim is perfection (4,4) colour (6) Expect an all-or-nothing kind of week, ery, 6 Ulcer, 727Tallboy, 8 Dessert, week. While you can occasionally be a Many a creature seen in a 14 24 He’d follow the account 17 Having private information with little middle ground. The highs can scattered, now’s the time8toRespect, 14 (8) (5) 1 Scratch, (2,3,4) bring a surge of action5– the lows, an Down: 2 Conform, 3 Enlighten, 4 Ditch, Champagne, 6tad Order, 7 Promote, , 20 Warfare,wood 22 Edict, 23 Drool. with a pained expression strategise long-term goals and prioritise 28 Royal house that is divided 26 Unidentified girl holding a 18 Ahead of the times (8) overly17 confident or domineering Upper hand, 15 Episcopal, 16 Declaim, Omnibus, 19 Cyanide, 20 Suspect, 22 Nerve, 23 Means. your routines. Pisceans are usually okay internally, naturally (6) ring (4) 19 Keep in the mind (7) attitude. If feeling energetic, immerse with not being a triple-threat sensation 29 It may be taken to promote 21 Earthenware articles (7) yourself in a demanding activity. It’s overnight. A surprise offer could also tie good feeling (8) QUICK 22 Of horses (6) also a good time for a lifestyle change. in with the luck you’re already enjoying.

30 Name of inventor noised Across 24 Urge strongly (5) You’re ready to eliminate anything abroad (6) 1 Purpose (6) 26 Portent (4) CRYPTIC CLUES Across

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Solution to last week’s puzzle

CROSSWORD ANSWERS. CRYPTIC: Across: 1 Tussle, 4 Seafarer, 9 Rafter, 10 Schooner, 12 Engraved, 13 Friend, 15 Teal, 16 Statistics, 19 Model train, 20 Club, 23 Neater, 25 Dead shot, 27 Mahogany, 28 Orange, 29 Medicine, 30 Edison. Down: 1 Torment, 2 Safeguard, 3 Leeway, 5 Etch, 6 Flourish, 7 Range, 8 Reredos, 11 Gesture, 14 Stripes, 17 Idle hands, 18 Allergic, 19 Minimum, 21 Between, 22 Adored, 24 Ached, 26 Anon.

QUICK: Across: 1 Design, 4 Seasoned, 9 Averse, 10 Occasion, 12 Outsider, 13 Accede, 15 Data, 16 Soft option, 19 Hard done by, 20 Step, 23 Repeal, 25 Eloquent, 27 Overcome, 28 Fiance, 29 Resident, 30 Leeway.

Down: 1 Diamond, 2 Spectator, 3 Gossip, 5 Each, 6 Seascape, 7 Noise, 8 Dungeon, 11 Recount, 14 Stubble, 17 In the know, 18 Advanced, 19 Harbour, 21 Pottery, 22 Equine, 24 Press, 26 Omen.

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