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Travelodge for Sydney Airport

Toga Hotels has confirmed it will open a second hotel near Sydney Airport in late 2015 under the Travelodge brand. The Travelodge Mascot is being developed...

WA wants better food labelling

A Curtin University study shows there is widespread support for government regulation of food labels and advertising in Western Australia. The study reveals...

Few cheers for ID scanning at pubs

The hotels lobby has seized on the findings of a survey on privacy that found an overwhelming majority of Australians believe it is ''not acceptable''...

New Melbourne restaurant claims "Australia's Greatest Hamburgers"

As the ultimate comfort food, the hamburger is a staple of Australian cuisine. So it's no small feat to claim having "Australia's Greatest  Hamburgers,"...

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...