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Toast to success! Wasabi Restaurant recognised in awards

WASABI Restaurant has claimed another prestigious award and proven in terms of talent, depth and diversity it's a long-term winner. On Monday night, The...

Former Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon adds Glebe watering hole to pub portfolio

Former Qantas chief executive Geoff Dixon is fast becoming a pub baron with the purchase of his third hotel, the Nag’s Head, in inner-city Glebe for...

Powdered alcohol banned in Victoria but national ban will not be enforced

The ban on powdered alcohol in Victoria will not be enforced countrywide, with the Abbott government saying it is a decision for each state. From July...

Chinese-Australian buys Hilton Hotel on the Gold Coast

Brookfield Multiplex has sold its Hilton Surfers Paradise Hotel on the Gold Coast for more than $50 million to a private Chinese-Australian family. The...

Should we take children to restaurants or leave them at home?

While the dining debate rages on, some common sense needs to be injected into this culinary conundrum. To dine out with toddlers or to not dine out...

Service standards ‘sliding as penalty rates bite’

Hospitality employers say they are skimping on service for customers as they struggle to meet demand for ­extended trading and pay penalty rates to staff....

Curtains up: drama makes way for dining at Peter Gilmore’s Bennelong

Peter Gilmore prepares for the opening of the Bennelong restaurant at the Sydney Opera House. ‘There’s definitely good adrenaline flowing,’ he says....

Marriott International looks to expand in Australia

Marriott chief operating officer Rajeev Menon and managing director Craig Smith. Picture: Hollie Adams Source: News Corp Australia   US hospitality...

Bonvests joins Perth hospitality stampede

Yet another Asian group has plunged into the nation’s hotel scene with the Singapore-listed Bonvests Holdings believed to be paying about $100 million...

Pub baron Arthur Laundy buys Woolwich Pier Hotel and Woolloomooloo Bay Hotel

Pub baron Arthur Laundy. Picture: Supplied ARTHUR Laundy says food will be a focus at his newly purchased Panania, Woolwich Pier and Woolloomooloo Bay...