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Parma Number 13: The Indooroopilly Hotel … Half a good parma does not equal a winner

The Verdict: The Indooroopilly Hotel used to, notionally at least, be my local hotel albeit I confess that in the 10 years I lived in Indooroopilly I had never eaten a Chicken Parmigiana there.  After this Parma I will not … Continue reading

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The Parma Ladder

It is hard to believe that I am now 25% through my quest to find Brisbane’s Best Chicken Parmigiana and have chalked up 12 reviews of parmas so far. Here is the current table updated through last night’s effort from the … Continue reading

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Parma Number 12: Breakfast Creek Hotel … Definitely NOT worth the wait! 

The Verdict: I went to the Breakfast Creek Hotel last night with high expectations.  It would be fair to say they were not met.  A piece of chicken that covered all of the chips on the plate was the first … Continue reading

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Parma Number 9: The Flying Cock … “Missed it by that much!”

The Verdict: Despite it’s unfortunate name, this is a pub and a chicken parmigiana that I would be happy to recommend to anyone.  Only one factor let it down and that was, as is becoming a theme on this blog, the ham. … Continue reading

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The Parma Ladder

After two months and eight chicken parmigianas here is the current ladder in my search for Brisbane’s best parma: As you will know from my review of the Calamvale Hotel’s chicken parmigiana yesterday, it is a clear front runner at … Continue reading

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The Parma Calendar: March

After testing the chicken parmigianas in the suburb in February, in march I will moving back to towards the CBD to try out some parma at some of the “cooler” hotels around town. Here is the calendar of venues: Date … Continue reading

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Parma Number 8: The Calamvale Hotel … Big plate, big feed and the best so far

The Verdict: Much like last week when I could just tell the quality of the chicken parmigiana I was about to imbibe the second it hit the table, so it was again this week and this week I could immediately … Continue reading

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Parma Poll Number 2: So what do you call it?

One of the things that has struck me during this project is the diversity in how people describe their chicken parmigiana.  It seems that depending on the geography of your birth you call it something different.  So I thought this … Continue reading

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The Parma Calendar: February … Parma in the Suburbs

Having spent the month of January eating chicken parmigiana in venues within a two kilometre radius of the Brisbane CDB this month I will testing the city limits of Brisbane and taking the search for Brisbane’s Best Chicken Parmigiana to … Continue reading

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The Parma Ladder

After a month of sampling chicken parmigianas around Brisbane it is time for first version of the Parma Ladder.  Each month I will update the ladder based on my reviews during the proceeding month. Here is the current Parma Ladder: … Continue reading

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