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AIBA and GABS call on brewers

The Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA) has advised that entries open for the 2014 awards on Monday, January 6, while the Great Australasian Beer...

Pub food guide sparks controversy

The editor of the Sydney Morning Herald Good Pub Food Guide is unperturbed by industry criticism of the latest edition. The guide awards a "schooner rating"...

HPI pubs set for $12 million overhaul

Hotel Property Investments (HPI) will spend $12 million developing and redeveloping pubs leased to Coles, HPI’s prospectus has revealed. The HPI offer...

Flaherty out as Treasury Wine restructures

Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) this morning announced a restructure that has resulted in the departure of Chris Flaherty, the company’s Australia and New...

Baguette changes hands after 37 years

Baguette Bistrot and Bar has been sold. The Ascot icon was opened by Francis and Marilyn Domenech in 1976 and had been for sale for some months. The Domenechs...

From posh chef to Salvation Army cook

Jeff Ansorge once commanded a staff of 17 and made around $80,000 a year as executive chef at a posh downtown Minneapolis restaurant where a dry aged Porterhouse...

Foreign Investment in Aussie hotels hits record high

A new report indicates that foreign purchases of Australian hotels have hit an unprecedented high on the back of an investment drive hailing from Asia. The...

Hindley Street venue tests lockout code in court

The early-hours lockout for patrons of hotels and clubs hurts the right of venues to trade, the Full Court of the South Australian Supreme Court has heard. Barrister...

Apprentice chefs turning to alcohol to cope with bullying and stress: study

New research has found the stress of working in busy commercial kitchens is driving apprentice chefs to drink. The National Centre for Education and Training...

Marriott offers mobile check-in

Marriott is now offering mobile check-in in 19 countries worldwide including five Asia-Pacific markets. After a successful launch in North America, the...