Sonja Mapleston

From a bacon-and-egg roll specialist to interstate – and overseas – superstars, there was a lot of variety this year.

We look inside the Windsor warehouse where ceramicist Mike Lepre is helping provide meaningful employment for those experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Refined share plates and mezcal on a classy corner of Brunswick Street.

Mornings got a lot more interesting.

A slice of Fiji with a side of lawn bowls.

It’s hard to find a bad cafe in Brisbane, but these are a cut above.

Lights. Lasers. Action.

Grandmas also welcome.

Hint: Fewer jobs and koalas, and less exercise.

Peasant pizza at Brisbane’s first pinseria.

Filter coffee taken seriously in the east.

But there are dumplings and ice-cream.