The Changing Food Scene From Beach Cafes to Hinterland Kitchens

The Sunshine Coast food story has shifted in the past few years. The classic beach cafe is still here, and still important, but it now sits alongside a more confident hinterland scene and a generation of operators who treat this coast as a destination in its own right rather than a satellite of Brisbane.

Our Food & Drink coverage will try to do justice to that range. We want to write about the long-running breakfast spot with the same affection we bring to the new wine bar tucked behind a side street, and we want to do it without slipping into the kind of hype that wears out quickly.

Expect honest reviews, conversations with chefs and producers, and regular roundups that help readers decide where to go this week. We will also pay attention to the supply side: the farms, fisheries and small makers that feed the kitchens we like.

Food coverage works best when it is rooted in actually eating. The TSCB Desk will be doing plenty of that, on quiet weeknights as well as busy weekends, and reporting back in plain language.

If there is a kitchen you think we are sleeping on, let us know. The best leads tend to come from readers who have already had the meal we should be writing about.