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From Hard Rock to hard times: cafes collapse owing millions

The Australian franchise of a world-famous restaurant chain has collapsed, leaving 200 creditors chasing more than $4 million. The Hard Rock Cafes in...

Foreign investor snaps up Clocktower Square

The Clocktower Square at Harrington Street, the Rocks, has been bought by the Singaporean Far East Organisation for $72 million. The deal comes as foreign...

Palate fatigue a low for Redzepi

Rene Redzepi considers his tongue ''the main weapon'' that helped propel his restaurant to the pinnacle of the culinary world. But sometimes, for days...

Healthy ego helps to take it on the chin

If restaurants are about people, then they are surely about egos, too. And Chris Lucas, who put Chin Chin together, and then gave it the momentum to hit...

Hidden bars are reaching for the stars

After successfully selling Melbourne's laneways as a visitor drawcard, Tourism Victoria is now looking upwards with a campaign that promotes Melbourne's...

Magill Estate reopens

A proper vineyard in the suburbs is an odd idea. A restaurant like this in the suburbs is even odder. But Penfolds' Magill Estate requires thinking outside...

SA's 50 best restaurants

The finalists are lined up for this year’s Advertiser Food Awards on Monday night (28th October). We are a generation obsessed with deliciousness, seemingly...

Liquor Stores Association 'Excellent' finalists revealed

The Liquor Stores Association of New South Wales (LSA NSW) has announced the finalists in its Retail Liquor Industry Awards for Excellence. The annual...

Sydney bartender named Angostura cocktail champion

Sydney bartender, Mike Tomašić, from The Wild Rover, will be representing Australia at the Angostura Global Cocktail Challenge in Trinidad, following...

Oaks officially rebrands Cypress Lakes

Oaks Hotels and Resorts has officially rebranded its first New South Wales Hunter Valley property, Cypress Lakes. Joining Oaks Hotels and Resorts’ portfolio...