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Parma Number 24: The Norman Hotel … This is definitely a steak restaurant!!!
The Verdict: The Norman Hotel is advertised as “Brisbane’s Worst Vegetarian Restaurant”. After this chicken parmagiana they may wish to add poultry to that tag line. Parma Pic: Chicken: The chicken piece on the Norman Parma was well … Continue reading
Parma Number 23: The Regatta Hotel … an unhappy departure from the norm
The Verdict: This week’s Parma comes from another of Brisbane’s iconic hotels, the Regatta. In a first, after 22 chicken parmigianas, the Regatta Parma added a new twist to how a Parma might be presented: the tomato sauce was not … Continue reading
Parma Number 22: The Normanby Hotel … No Alfie Langer like celebration here!
The Verdict: I have to confess at the outset that I have never been much of a fan of the Normanby Hotel. It is has just not been a venue that I have enjoyed in the past. I was hoping … Continue reading
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
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 15: The Shafston Hotel … The Shane Watson of Chicken Parmigiana
The Verdict: The chicken parmigiana at the Shafston Hotel came with a big wrap on it from a number of sources and was met with much anticipation. Ultimately, whilst in some parts this Parma really hit the mark, in areas … Continue reading
Is Instagram really killing the chicken parmigiana?
I awoke on Sunday morning to a number of texts, tweets, voicemails and messages on Facebook alerting me to a story on the Today program that was talking about chicken parmigiana and its alleged demise from pub menus in Melbourne. … Continue reading
Parma Number 14: The Brook Hotel … there but for the tomato sauce go I!
The Verdict: The Chicken Parma at the Brook Hotel will always hold a special place in my stomach because it is the Parma that got the conversation about Brisbane’s Best Parma started. This Chicken Parmigiana was actually pretty good however … Continue reading
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