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Melbourne restaurants quietly adopt Sydney-style group surcharges

A dining fee long established in Sydney is gaining ground in Melbourne, with a growing number of restaurants now applying a 10 per cent service charge...

Bentley Restaurant and Bar to close after two decades

One of Sydney's most influential fine dining institutions is preparing to shut its doors, with Bentley Restaurant and Bar announcing it will cease trading...

RECIPES: A few OXO tools combined with seasonal ingredients to make cooking delicious food simple

The first two aspirational yet achievable recipes from Chef Danielle Alvarez, OXO Chef in Residence have been revealed! She shows you how to make chicken...

Abbotsford convent ordered to reinstate evicted restaurant operator

A Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal ruling has handed a self-represented restaurateur a significant legal win against the Abbotsford Convent...

Sydney's overseas passenger terminal gets new life as The Oriana

The Overseas Passenger Terminal at Sydney Harbour has a new tenant. The Oriana, a multi-level hospitality venue from Australian Venue Co, opened this week...

Tabcorp's new contracts leave pubs exposed to regulatory costs

Thousands of Australian pubs and clubs are waking up to a significant shift in their commercial relationship with Tabcorp, after signing new five-year...

Stockton pub patrons subdue armed robber

A brazen attempt to rob a Newcastle-area pub ended with the would-be thief tackled to the ground by locals, after staff and patrons at the Boatrowers Hotel...

Restaurant 'flips' emerge as survival strategy

Australia's hospitality sector is seeing a sharp rise in restaurant concept pivots, with operators choosing to reinvent rather than shut down as financial...

Australian diners are eating out, but spending less

Australia's dining rooms are full. Walk through any major city's restaurant precinct on a Friday night and the scene looks, on the surface, like business...

Collective Foundation announces new partnership with Monash Business School

(L-R) Simon (Jonghyuck) Han, Naim Kayahan, Angie Bradbury, Alex Christou, Chris Lucas, Laura Quintero (Society chefs Simon (Jonghyuck) Han, Naim Kayahan...