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Raye of sunshine for local cafe-goers

THE hotly anticipated new addition to Bassendean’s cafe strip, Holly Raye’s cafe, opened last week to plenty of fanfare. Former flight attendant Holly...

The perpetually busy life of chef, judge, and empire builder Matt Moran

When high school drop-out Matt Moran started out as a cook his sole aspiration was to be the guy on the grill at the RSL. Now, the 46-year-old is one...

Enigmatic Moroccan food queen Hana Assafiri to launch a new book and eatery

After 17 years' running the popular Moroccan Soup Bar in North Fitzroy, chef Hana Assafiri is adding more spice to our lives. A new recipe book reveals...

The Albion Hotel fire: $100,000 ice haul clue to arson, assault at Dane Swan’s South Melbourne pub

A CASE packed with drugs, handed to police after being dumped in panic at Richmond’s Precinct Hotel, could be linked to Monday’s arson attack on The...

Expedia targets Australian corporate travel market with Egencia

Egencia, the corporate travel arm of online giant Expedia, is looking to make further inroads into the Australian market, where its growth rate exceeds...

Ocean Grown Abalone’s Brad Adams is revolutionising abalone

Second-generation abalone diver Brad Adams is the very image of a man who spends his life on and under the water. Tall and weather-beaten, he could pass...

Australian Food Has Become Too Gourmet

Australians are suffering from Masterchef Syndrome. Thanks to the influx of high-rating cooking shows, we now expect gourmet cooking, whether we’re at...

Lee Ho Fook, Melbourne: restaurant review

Here we go now, yeah. Flock of Seagulls. Smiths. Depeche Mode. ABC. I loved the ’80s. Or did I just love my 20s? Either way, when they finally get round...

Salmonella outbreak at Brisbane’s South Bank Surf Club being investigated

HEALTH authorities are investigating a salmonella outbreak at a Brisbane seafood restaurant. The South Bank Surf Club was inspected after complaints...

SA pubs want e-cigarettes banned in non-smoking areas

BAR owners want e-cigarettes treated legally the same as tobacco cigarettes, and banned in non-smoking areas, because the “murky waters” around their...