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‘This is the start of a new class system’: Tradies bite back over pub that banned hi-vis clothing

TRADIES have hit back at the old Irish pub in Paddington which, after a posh makeover, slammed its door in their faces in a quest to become the next hipster...

Queensland fine dining reports shift to long lunches as industry performance wanes

FINE dining isn’t dead, but Queensland’s restaurant industry is far from healthy, according to new industry data showing the state has the second worst...

Erskineville's troubled Imperial Hotel sold for $6.5 million

The iconic Imperial Hotel in Erskineville has been sold, with its new owners undertaking to put an end to the venue's recent troubles. The hotel was twice...

Here's why you should reuse your hotel towels

Anyone who has stayed at a hotel before is familiar with the small signs in the bathroom that ask hotel guests to consider reusing their towels in an effort...

Historic Sydney sandstone building to gain three storeys in hotel conversion plan

Conversion cost tipped at $252 million Comment: selloff betrays public legacy Up to three storeys would be added to one of Sydney's sandstone landmarks in...

Knox Council says law prevents naming and shaming of two eateries

KNOX Council has received 107 complaints about food outlets in the area this year but only two fines have been issued, and the council won’t name those...

Canberra cafe Patissez's 'freakshake' craze reaches the UK

It's the food phenomenon that has taken sweet-toothed Canberrans by storm, and it seems similar desserts to Patissez's "freakshakes" are reaching watering...

Council officers cleared over cafe approval

Brisbane City Council officers accused of colluding with a developer to allow a café to be built without going through public consultation have been cleared...

Gail Williams: new chef, new tricks at the Subiaco Hotel

Those who have been desperately seeking Subiaco's missing mojo need search no more. I think I finally found it where it was lurking all along... right...

How restaurant uniforms are evolving

The female floor staff at Australian chef Skye Gyngell’selegant London restaurant Spring waft through the high-ceiling rooms of Somerset House, dressed...