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Just Open: Saba's Ethiopian Restaurant, Fitzroy

When 25-year-old Saba Alemayoh visits relatives in Ethiopia, she packs her least favourite clothes – suitcases are emptied on arrival and filled with...

How to run a sellout festival without selling out

It’s a week away from “bump in” and the Brisbane Festival offices are buzzing. The coffee machine’s on the blink, event signage and props are stacked...

Best Sydney restaurants for fresh produce: From Farm to Fork builds on paddock to plate movement

There was a time not so long ago when a chef’s job mostly involved making food look and taste good. But in a world where TV cooking shows and multimedia...

The rise and fall of Subway, the world's biggest food chain

With 43,945 sandwich shops in 110 countries, Subway has become the world's most ubiquitous restaurant chain, posting armies of "sandwich artists" in more...

Push to cut Sunday Penalty rates

Cutting Sunday penalty rates to Saturday levels could create 2800 jobs in South Australia and encourage restaurants to open for general trade and to support...

Pub only for sale not business, manager

COLONIAL Leisure Group is selling the Portsea Hotel building and land not the business, says the group’s national operations manager Grady Patching. Mr...

Fire destroys 150-year-old Vic pub

A 150-YEAR-OLD Victorian pub has been partially destroyed by fire. THE upper-level of the building was well alight when crews arrived at the Heritage...

Former Empire Hotel site goes back on the market

The Hunter Development Corporation says the iconic Empire Hotel site in Newcastle West is again up for sale, but it has abandoned plans to require developers...

Australia's most expensive toastie?

It doesn’t look like much, but at $22 this has to be Sydney’s most expensive cheese toastie. Made from two slices of brioche bread, stuffed with five...

'Systematic disgrace': Directors convicted, fined for unhygienic Chinese restaurant

Four directors and their company have been convicted and fined a total of $70,000 for the unhygienic and unclean state last year of their Chinese restaurant...