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Olive oil: A guide to the 2013 vintage

The new-season press of Australian olives has finished, and it is quite a vintage. Here is a crop of the best. Not all olive oils are created equal. Not...

The accidental wine importer

Our restaurant lists and bottleshop shelves are stacked with an unprecedented array of wines from every part of the world. And some of the best are being...

Jake Nicolson leaves The Prince of Wales

It's been a dramatic few weeks for the Melbourne Pub Group. First food supremo Paul Wilson resigned; now Jake Nicolson, the super-talented executive chef...

Janus becomes shortest-lived restaurant of the year

With its grand launch in mid-May, the closure of Janus in Kings Cross makes it the shortest-lived restaurant of the year. It is difficult to work out...

What's normal?

Maintaining a great Melbourne McConnell tradition of restaurants with odd - but memorable - titles, Andrew McConnell will open SuperNormal in Flinders...

Aussie chef wins hearts in Paris

"'So you moved to France to learn how to cook?'" Australian chef and Paris resident James Henry chuckles, repeating a question he was often asked following...

Top restaurateurs reach out to Cambodia

Quay's John Fink and chef David Thompson are involved in a restaurant opening in Cambodia in October. But it isn't in an upmarket resort or shooting for...

$30,000 back-pay for Cairns workers

Underpaid workers in Cairns have been back-paid $30,500 following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman. In one case, a young worker was underpaid...

2013 Awards for Excellence hits Northern NSW

More than 150 people gathered at the Novotel Pacific Bay Resort in Coffs Harbour last night, for the 2013 Savour AustraliaTM Restaurant & Catering...

Budget is Not a Dirty Word!

Nowadays budget does not mean filling your accommodation complex with boring pieces of cheap furniture. Gone are the days when budget furniture meant...