Now that providence has put me in charge of a newborn baby, I've been finding it a bit tough to go out at night for a nice dinner and drinks with friends. It has therefore made me reconsider the virtues of going out for a long Sunday lunch. 

Finding a nice place for said lunch is no mean feat with a number of Brissy cafes closing at the 2pm mark. When I want a long lunch, I mean a looong lunch.

This is where Darling & Co at Paddington steps in. Open seven days from 6:30am - late, you can come in as early as you like and stay here until the cows come home. 

But is the food here worth an all day sit-in? Let's take a look. 

A little birdy told me some news yesterday- there's a new cake delivery service in Brisbane that creates some amazingly good cakes and delivers them to your door for cheep cheep.

Little Bridy Cakes bakes out of a kitchen in West End and delivers all over Brisbane for a flat fee of $10. That means you can get cake to you door for less than a Trente Extra Shot Java Chip Soy Frappaccuino at Starbucks. 

Don't drink at Starbucks. Order cake instead.

But is the actual cake worth writing home about? Let's pick up a dainty little fork and find out.

As part of a new and improved 2016, I’ve been trying to do meat-free Mondays and so far my once-a-week leafy delicacies have been going pretty well.

Luckily for me though, when I visited Ribs & Burgers, it was Wednesday.

Rib degustation was the order of the day, as we made our way through racks of ribs that were anything but skeletal.

Let’s find out more about some of the best ribs in town, no bones about it.

One reason I love pottering around at food markets on the weekend is to see what new, tasty concoctions have been created by clever local gourmets.

Sadly I don’t always make it to the markets though, particularly in winter when it’s a toss-up between a warm bed or an early morning forage in the elements.

This is where a brand new foodie service comes in.

FlavourCrate is the brainchild of Masterchef contestant Ben Macdonald, who has been working with Australian producers to collect a bunch of gourmet treats which can then be delivered to your door.

What kid of flavours do you get in a crate? Let’s find out.

Tucked away in an alleyway that runs off Ann St in the Valley is a tiny shop that is a burger-lover’s paradise.

Ben’s Burgers brings a bit of Americana to Brisbane with retro furnishings, Hershey’s milkshakes and of course, burgers.

So does it cut the mustard? Let’s take a look.

Let's face it- there's a time for healthy eating and there's a time when only comfort food will do. If you're out in Fortitude Valley late on a Friday night, chances are you're not hankering for an acai bowl.

This is where new restaurant Lucky Egg steps in. Located at the relatively new live music venue, The Brightside, Lucky Egg serves up free range, locally sourced fried chicken to keep those midnight munchies away.

Let's have a sticky beak at the new menu.

In a rare Tour De France-inspired moment on Sunday morning, my friend and I hopped on our bikes and peddled around Southbank, West End and Dutton Park. It's basically the same as Fougères, Mûr-de-Bretagne and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.

Given that it has been 10 years since I last did any such peddling, we grew pretty hungry pretty quickly. 

We stopped off at West End's Atomica cafe, which again I hadn't been to for years but I remember eating some good noms there in the past.

How has it stood the test of time? Let's find out.

Any place that advertises beer and dumplings is already a winner in my mind. Harajuku Gyoza not only combines these two delicacies, but has some awesome gyoza logic on its website:

"You are like a hungry salaryman in a Japanese izakaya. You are thirsty and your appetite is big like Godzilla. So try grilled gyoza."

Like Godzilla, we swung on down to try the brand new Harajuku Gyoza in Brisbane's South Bank. How did it fare with our monster appetites? Let's find out.

Organising a get-together for a big group can be a touch difficult with many places only offering set menus, or refusing to split the bill at the end. One place we came across that easily catered for 20 was this down-the-rabbit-hole eatery.

The Burrow in Brisbane’s West End has set up tables that meander through an old Queenslander house, resulting in a quirky, artsy restaurant.

Let’s hop to the review, shall we?