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Gen Y turns tables on traditional dining

No reservations. Loud music. Dingy lighting. Tattooed waiters. Small plates. Share food. Cutlery optional. All hail the new breed of restaurant. The genteel...

Full-blown glass master

Red wine - if you are drinking it, you are probably drinking it the wrong way. That is the startling message from Georg Riedel, head of Riedel Glas Austria,...

Tasting WA no hard blog for tweeter

He hit the ground running. Literally. Within hours of landing in Perth to start work as WA's inaugural Taste Master - dubbed "one of the best jobs in...

George Calombaris's Gazi is Greek with a stylish twist

"That was a fantastic meal," says the guy next to me, signing off on the kind of sober lunch the Tax Office should have no issues with, all work, work,...

Diners flee as Kew restaurant of MasterChef George Calombaris hit by blaze

Masterchef host George Calombaris' Kew restaurant has been engulfed by flames. Up to 170 diners were forced to flee Calombaris' Middle Eastern restaurant...

Woolworths "nail" FY13 results

Woolworths announced its FY13 results on Wednesday, reporting sales up seven per cent across the liquor portfolio through in-store, its ALH venues and...

A dram fine whisky

Cameron Syme is, if anything, a man of confidence. The lawyer turned head distiller, and owner of Great Southern Distilling Company, talks about the single...

Cannoli the new craze

Whoopie pies, cupcakes, cake pops, macarons - they've all had their time in the sun, but get ready for a sexy, and often overlooked, import to steal the...

Pacific diet is more healthy than Western foods, chef says

Chef Lance Seeto may have been raised in Australia but he's advising the people of his adopted Pacific home to return to traditional foods to reduce obesity...

Retail Food Group looks to Australia’s two favourite vices to boost its bottom line

As its traditional brands slow their expansion, Australia’s largest multi-brand food franchisor aims to capitalise on Australia’s insatiable appetite...