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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...

Restaurant owners want ACCC to examine Menulog's grip on market

Fred Kerbage, the owner of pizzeria Cucina Dolce in the outer Melbourne suburb of Chelsea, relies on takeaway and delivery for 75 to 80 per cent of his...

World's 50 Best Bar Awards: Sydney's Baxter Inn and Melbourne's Black Pearl make top 10

London: New York and London are still the place to be if you like your drinks delicious, absurdly creative and massively expensive. But two Australian...