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Parma Number 20: Finnigans Chin Keperra … A meal shredded by the ham?
The Verdict: The menu said shaved ham but shaved ham was not what I received. Shredded ham instead was produced as part of the Finnigans Chin Chicken Parmigiana and it would be fair to say that it never really recovered … Continue reading
Team Parma: Walking 100km for Charity
On 19/20 June; viz, in 30 days, I will be embarking as part of Team Parma on the Oxfam Trailwalker in Brisbane for 2015. Please check out the Team Parma team site here: https://trailwalker.oxfam.org.au/team/home/21886 Obviously I would be humbled if you … Continue reading
Parma Number 19: The Wickham Hotel … We may have found our “Clive” people!!!
The Verdict: Keeping with the theme this month of visiting pubs recommended to me by readers, I am pleased to say that the recommendation of the Wickham Hotel proved to be a very good one. The chicken portion of this meal … Continue reading
Parma Number 18: The Brunswick Hotel … That’s not what I ordered!
The Verdict: When I looked at the menu I found the entry for the chicken parmigiana more interesting than usual as it referenced slaw as the salad portion of the meal. The last time a Parma came out with slaw … Continue reading
The Parma Calendar: May
Here is the schedule for this month of reviews of Chicken Parmigiana: Last month the RE Hotel’s Parma fell off the Calendar. It will come back at a later point in the year. Each of these venues has been recommended … Continue reading
The Parma Ladder
What a month it has been in the world of Brisbane’s Best Parma! 5 more Parma’s trialled: some good and some bad. After all of those reviews here is the updated Parma ladder as at the end of April: There … Continue reading
Parma Number 17: The Gap Tavern … “You don’t win friends with salad.”
The Verdict: Last night’s chicken Parma was imbibed with my junior Parma correspondent Davo and he summed this one up pretty well … “This is perfect Uncle Steve … Except for the salad!”. The bad salad coupled with a few … Continue reading
Parma Number 16: Everton Park Hotel … Should have worn my desert boots!
The Verdict: After a week in which only good things happened in the land of Parma, high hopes were had for a good chicken parmigiana at the Everton Park Hotel. Those hopes were, simply, dashed by the lack of moisture … Continue reading
Brisbane Best Parma: the YouTube channel
Dear Parma Army, I have today launched a Brisbane’s Best Parma YouTube channel. The link to the first post is here: http://youtu.be/0XCSi5qeg2o Watch this space for more videos as the quest for Brisbane’s Best Parma continues!!! Steve
Man v Parma: The quest makes the news … Thank you Brisbane Times!
Yesterday I was privileged to be interviewed by the Brisbane Times for an article about my quest to find Brisbane’s Best Parma. Here is the article which followed the interview: http://m.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/brisbane-man-stephen-humphreys-quest-to-find-the-citys-best-parmigiana-20150416-1mmpcl.html To say I am overwhelmed at the response to … Continue reading
Brisbane's Best Parma 