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Jocelyn’s Provisions’ filled hot cross buns.

Brisbane’s best Easter treats of 2026

These cafes and bakeries are going all out with Easter-fied drinks and desserts, from creative hot cross buns to chocolate-topped lattes and more.

  • Neesha Sinnya

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ResearchpParticipants who drank more caffeine were less likely to report subjective cognitive decline.

The amount of coffee to drink per day to help cut your dementia risk

Scientists say caffeine might protect brain health because it contains components that reduce neuroinflammation or aid vascular function.

  • Pam Belluck
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We found the ultimate proseccos for a spritz (including one from Aldi for $12)

And if you like pet nat, try the bottle-fermented cousin of regular prosecco, which has bolder aromas and a deeper flavour, as if the volume has been turned up.

  • Mike Bennie
Modern rosé wines tend to be pale in colour.

Are you a rosé fan? Here are three wines to buy, depending on how you like it

Plus a simple tip for adjusting a rosé that is too sweet for your taste.

  • Huon Hooke
Desserts are king.

Ease back into office life with 11 new city spots for lunch, coffee and afternoon treats

Beat the back-to-work blues with breaks centred on cake, bargain lunch plates, iced matcha and even icier coffee.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Castlemaine brewer Love Shack is getting creative with its fundraising after losing stock.

Where to drink, dine and spend to help hospitality reeling from bushfires

As farmers, winemakers and brewers take stock of what’s been lost, others are rallying to make it easy for people to spend in ways that help devastated businesses across Victoria.

  • Dani Valent
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Schooners (centre) are creeping into Victoria, perhaps rivalling the pot for popularity.

The schooner invasion: Victorian pubs are embracing the northern beer glass

More Victorian pubs are pouring schooners. Some are even phasing out pots in favour of the size some say is the “sweet spot”.

  • Emma Breheny
Sparkling red wine spiders are the summer treat you never knew you needed.

Sparkling wine spiders are the new-yet-nostalgic summer drink you never knew you needed

Turn sparkling red wine into liquid dessert with this adults-only twist on the classic ice-cream float.

  • Katie Spain
Add a flourish to your festive cocktail, either nutmeg or cinnamon.

We asked Good Food’s Bar of the Year for a summer-friendly alternative to eggnog

Forget the heavy eggnog. For an Australian Christmas, trade the fireside milk punch for this refreshing “eggnot” from Silver’s Motel. Festive, but far lighter.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Michael Chiem
Love your morning coffee? Drink up. Health experts say it is doing you good.

Yes, coffee is good for you. Here are eight small ways to maximise the benefits

About 75 per cent of Australians enjoy at least one cup of coffee a day. If you want to gain the most health benefits, however, there are “better” ways to drink it, and it has nothing to do with single origin beans.

  • Damon Syson
The Christmas punch recipe, at Silver’s Motel in Enmore.
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Good Food’s Bar of the Year shares how to make Christmas punch that’s actually good

Michael Chiem, from Sydney’s Silver’s Motel and PS40, suggests making this sweet, sour and spicy punch ahead so you can get drinks in hands quickly. Plus, he has a clever tip for keeping it icy cold.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Michael Chiem

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