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Current hard times just the entree for struggling Brisbane eateries

More Brisbane restaurants will close their doors on the heels of two of the city's glamour establishments shutting this week, with crippling Federal and...

Tips for aspiring Thai cooks

Back home for Good Food Month, Australian-born chef David Thompson, who lives in Bangkok, shares his secrets for authentic Thai cuisine. Any cook presented...

Penalty rates setback for cafes, restaurants

The Fair Work Commission has rejected a push by the nation's restaurants and cafe owners to radically cut penalty rates paid to employees for working weekends,...

Gen Y and Tasmanians too shy to ask for doggy bags

Gen Y diners are our biggest food wasters, with one in four too embarrassed to ask for a doggy bag when dining out. It's a contributing factor to Australians...

$33,000 back-paid to workers in Melbourne’s East and South-East

Underpaid workers in Melbourne’s East and South-East have been back-paid $33,900 following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman. In one case,...

A Crodough with your tea?

London eats up new baking craze. First there was the Cronut, now there’s the Dosant and the Crodough. Londoners, it seems, just can’t get enough of...

Salt in the wound as fast food chains win battle

Battered, crumbed or grilled, Nick Glynatsis has served fish for all tastes at his corner store for nearly 20 years. But he faces a battle for survival...

Negotiations winding up on future of Simplot factories

Vegetable growers say they're frustrated there has been no assistance offered to Simplot by the Tasmanian Government. Simplot Australia is entering the...

Bright future for Australian food exports to Asia

The Australian commodity forecaster reports there will be significant opportunities for the nation's food exporters into Asia out to 2050, as long as Australia...

Cold-drip brew steeps into the mainstream

For coffee connoisseurs, the thought that their caffeine hit will take anything between three and 24 hours to brew is a bit of a mind jolt. That's about...