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Dollar and China drive Australian wine exports

by Leon Gettler Australian wine exports surged 14 per cent to reach $2.1 billion in 2015, up two per cent on 2014, according to Wine Australia figures For...

The world’s best restaurants accept phones

by Leon Gettler Mobile phones in restaurants are no longer taboo. Just don’t use them for conversations. This is because of social media: people love...

Hyatt drives business with Facebook Messenger

by Leon Gettler Hyatt Hotels have taken to Facebook Messenger to connect with customers When Facebook announced last year it was changing Messenger to...

Another hotel, apartment project for quay

Perth property developer Adrian Fini has been tapped to help build another hotel and apartment development at Elizabeth Quay. Mr Fini’s Fini Group,...

Baristas wanted for Townsville cafe

TOWNSVILLE cafe Cuisine on Bowen is on the hunt for a new barista after expanding its business. Cuisine on the Go owner and director Nancy Williams has...

Shaun Quade’s Lume loses partner Fiechtner, sommelier Humble

It crashed into Melbourne’s public consciousness last year with a launch that both thrilled and polarised hardcore foodies, but already big changes are...

Giddy Goat reopens cafe after extensive renovation

WITH a raft of exciting new changes unveiled yesterday at The Giddy Goat, owners Karl and Georgina Schamburg disagreed with misconceptions about the "struggling"...

Iconic milkbar turned into a cafe by coffee loving Columbian

Jorge Serrano grew up in one of the world’s great coffee growing regions but it wasn’t until the Colombian moved to Melbourne that he learnt how to...

Chef Philippe Mouchel to take over Brooks of Melbourne space

Since opening the St Kilda Road pop-up Deja Vue in mid-2015, chef Philippe Mouchel has hinted he's been looking for new city digs. Mouchel has confirmedhe...

Toasting the rise of non-alcoholic options in top restaurants

Not long ago, avoiding alcohol meant soberly befriending the water jug while friends enjoyed flights of wine or elaborate cocktails. Today, you don't...