What the good folks are saying

Whether you're a voracious foodie or a starving student, this guide is indispensable for anyone who eats in Brisbane. And true to its name, 'Brisbane's Budget Bites is just as affordable as the eateries it lists inside.

- Benjamin Law (writer for the Courier-Mail, Frankie, The Big Issue)

This is a great new book on the market that you must have. Its the first edition EVER of Brisbanes Cheap Eats. Mei Yen and her team of lucky taste buddies have done a great job in uncovering many of Brisbanes hidden foodie treasures.

Brisbane Budget Bites covers cheap places to eat and shop - it is a must for every one and anyone wanting to explore Brisbane's off the beaten track foodie haunts. Buy one and work your way through it - not only will you discover a Brisbane you never knew existed you will also experience food that you never knew you could get in Brisbane. Explore our diversity and you will be very pleasantly surprised.

- Sally Lynch (founder of Taste Trekkers)

Brisbane's Budget Bites 2009 is something completely different but it could well be described as a book that calls on the reader to Think Global Eat Local! Whether your taste is Polish, African, Japanese, Lebanese, German, Malaysian, Singaporean, Vietnamese, or any variation on Chinese, Indian, Italian or Thai, it is all here.

- Ken Hickson (director of ABC Carbon)

Media clippings

Brisbane News October 8-14 2008, Issue 706, Table Talk section

City South News 16 October 2008

South West News 22 October 2008

Westside News 22 October 2008

4BC Breakfast interview 22 October 2008

4ZZZ Radio Brunch for Beginners interview 27 October 2008

South East Advertiser 29 October 2008

Southern Star 29 October 2008

B Mag 4 November 2008

Wynnum Herald 5 November 2008

www.Kyliewelsh.com Brisbane Woman blog feature 6 November 2008

www.fourthousand.com.au book review 12 November 2008

Channel 9's Brisbane Extra program, Author Advice, Tuesday 3 March 2009

Channel 9's Weekend Extra program, Budget Eating around Brisbane, Saturday 18 April 2009

Courier-Mail, Suburbs are serving up gourmet savings, 15-16 August 2009

Courier-Mail, Bargain meals are on the menu, 25 August 2009

ABC 612 AM Richard Fidler Afternoon Program, 25 August 2009

Courier-Mail 'Kitchen Shelf' book review, 13 October 2009

612 ABC Spencer Howson breakfast interview 19 October 2009

4BC Afternoon program interview 23 October

Brisbane News, Phil Brown book review, 28 October 2009

Four Thousand book review, 15 December 2009

About Me


Title: Brisbane’s Budget Bites 2010
Editor: Mei Yen Chua
Publication date: October 2009
Price: $17.95
ISBN: 978-0-9805426-1-5
Pages: 136
Frequency: Annual