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Friday, April 18, 2008
An injection of fresh energy will hit Red Hill’s dining scene in July, as new owners rebrand the restaurant that once housed the Fish Grotto. Chef Biagio Biuso, originally from Sicily, comes to us from Zolli’s Trattoria, Townsville. He and wife Sarah have given their new restaurant a smart, elegant fit-out featuring a black marble bar, white linen tablecloths and black leather chairs. The a la carte menu will focus on seafood, and Biagio’s pasta al pistachio (with crispy pancetta) comes recommended.
The Courier-Mail
Saturday, August 30, 2008
AS the winner of best new restaurant and best Italian restaurant at the Restaurant and Catering Brisbane Awards, I was expecting big things from Biagio.
With chef Biagio Biuso at the helm, the food is classic Sicilian, with seafood heavily featured throughout the menu. Biuso came from popular Townsville eatery Zolli's Trattoria, but moved to Brisbane to cook for a more intimate crowd than the 200 that regularly filled the trattoria. Consequently, the restaurant is quite cosy. It's not small by any stretch, but it has an intimate atmosphere with white-and-black clothed tables, wine racks running along one wall, wooden floors and a slick and impressive bar, with funky silver gas lift chairs. There's definitely no red-and-white checked tablecloths here. Rather, the furnishings are modern and sleek. While Biuso is out the back cooking, his wife, Sarah, runs the front of house. Although she is quite lovely, and was very apologetic for the delay in attending to us, her two younger staff members' lack of experience was evident. The wine list is compact but quite impressive, with a good selection of Australian and overseas wines...
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