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George Calombaris' Hellenic Republic lawsuit over 2014 food poisoning outbreak

Celebrity chef George Calombaris has been in the news lately – for all the wrong reasons. First, there were the allegations that his business Made Establishment,...

One in five Australians never leave tips

Australians, it seems, are not that partial to tipping. According to a study commissioned by online restaurant reservation platform, OpenTable, and conducted...

Australian push to scrap splitting the bill

Unlike other parts of the world, where groups of friends going out always end up pulling out the calculator and divvy up the bill with each paying their...

Marriott to open Element in Australia

Melbourne is the site for Marriott’s Element brand hotel. It will mark Element’s debut in Melbourne. Australia’s first Element hotel will open...

Melbourne’s new sushi master

When it comes to sushi experts, most of us would look to Japan. But chef Moon Kyung Soo comes from South Korea. Not only is he renowned for the cooking...

Bondi Trattoria gets a rejuvenation

The Bondi Trattoria, otherwise known as the Tratt, is getting a makeover. Joe Pavlovich, former executive Chef of Luke Mangan’s restaurant group and...

Melbourne Greek restaurant damaged by fire

A large fire has caused up to $300,000 of damage to a South Melbourne Greek restaurant, Spitiko. The apartment above was also damaged. Neighbours called...

Sydney fast food operator penalised for underpaying Korean employees $111,000

The operators of a chain of fast food sandwich outlets in Sydney have been penalised a total of $87,040 for exploiting overseas workers and using false...

A new hotel at Circular Quay

Chinese giant Wanda is demolishing the office towers at Gold Fields House and replacing it with a 5-star Wanda Vista Hotel, 190 exclusive private residences...

Restaurants take to indigenous ingredients

Sourcing local indigenous ingredients has always been difficult for Australian restaurants. They are expensive, hard to source and farming them on a large...