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Secret bars around Australia revealed

There's something thrilling about slipping into an unmarked door to discover a bar in full swing - undetected by passers by on the street. It's like stepping...

Brave new world

Daniel Dobra is owner of the new Brutale.      With a punchy name and an even punchier motto, city newbie Brutale opens this Saturday...

Souvlaki arrivals

The Made Establishment's new off-Smith Street souvlaki bar will be the first of at least three, George Sykiotis tells Espresso. Jimmy Grants(it's rhyming...

Scientists serve up test tube burger

Star Trek popularised it and on Monday a chef pan-fried it — the world’s first laboratory-grown burger has been cooked and tasted at an event in London. Advocates...

Going for gold: the $45 cupcake

The cupcake craze has seen all manner of flavours hit the shelves, from apple crumble to bacon and maple syrup, but at $45, Crave Cupcakes’ latest creation...

Boetz could be the key

Speculation the Keystone Group is poised to open a restaurant at the site of the recently closed Rushcutters Bay eatery, Neild Avenue, has stepped up a...

Sydney's newest restaurant openings

When will Sydney's restaurant building boom end? Not any time soon, with a rash of new openings. There's a  bit of everything. Revamped ... Batch at...

New team steps up at Circa

Ashly Hicks will replace Paul Wilson as executive chef of the Melbourne Pub Group's Circa in St Kilda. Circa will have a new head chef, too, with Lyndon...

Crowd-funded cafe to expand

Kinfolk cafe, Melbourne, hopes to open new venues.   Kinfolk cafe in the city shares its profits each year with different projects in Melbourne and around...

Work/life balance trumps money - jobseekers

Work life balance trumps money to top the priority list for Australian jobseekers in the food and hospitality industry reveals new research by jobs site...