"How did Snug come about?"

For us, we were more focused on finding a great space in an equally great neighborhood. This took some time, but we weren't in a rush. The concept naturally presented itself when we stumbled across our little spot. Most importantly, the concept had to be unique, fill a gap in the market and provide a meeting place for our community, and so Snug was born. 

"What does “hospitality” mean to you?"

Hospitality to us is about creating an environment and experience that promotes human connection. Providing an interesting space, food, drinks and thoughtful service is all just part of our method to bring people together. Snug is a tight, little space and it's always amazing to feel the buzz in the room as people chat to their friends, family or the couple next to them. We'd like to think that we offer many points of difference to other cafes and have a variety of little talking points hidden around the room to keep our guests engaged with one another. It might actually be helpful that our shop has one of the worst internet connections around…

"What has surprised you the most so far about opening a cafe?"

The people. From the super supportive locals that visit everyday without fail, to the ones that absolutely hate everything. Also that we're capable of waking up early...

"Where do you look for inspiration?"

I'd say we get most of our inspiration from each other, our life experiences and our peers. It's always fun for the two of us to bounce around new dish ideas and try to adapt them to the limitations of Snug.

"What's your morning routine- how do you drink your coffee?"

After we wake up, we're headed straight to work. We get the machine dialed in asap and then Jianne's on the soy flat whites and I'm on the double piccolo's.

"What's your favourite thing on the menu?"

For Jianne, it's the Prawn Omurice. One of her childhood favourites reimagined. And for me at the moment, it's one of our seasonal items, the Duck Leg Terrine Ssam with whole roasted mandarin gochujang. 

"What do you think makes a great cafe experience?"

A friendly and welcoming team, great coffee and comforting food. 

"What's your favourite hospitality experience in Brisbane?"

For us, our most memorable and favourite experience was at Labart in Burleigh Heads. Not quite Brisbane but just a quick one hour trip. We’ve been there a handful of times now, but one particular visit stood out. The food was so unique and well executed and our server was very knowledgeable and made perfect drink recommendations. 

"What's next on the cards? Do you have anything new in the works now that Snug is up and running?"

We have a few concepts that we hope we're lucky enough to be able to explore in the future, but for now, our focus is on making sure we're nailing everything at Snug and that it is running as consistently and as well as it possibly can. We're chipping away at the logistics of our wine bar offering so that we can be open for some evening services soon also.