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What not to do! Week 41

What was busted this week and what were they caught doing? The things you should look out for. The NSW Food Authority publishes lists of businesses that...

Ezard's new spin for canapes

Chefs diversifying their output and extending their reach seems to be the new norm with chef Teage Ezard announcing a collaboration as a consultant chef...

Claude's alumni move on

Claude's closed its doors last month after a 37-year run, but its legacy is being felt with a rash of new restaurants. Claude's head chef Ben Sears is...

Zumbo's patissierie here at last

Zumbotrons, get ready - you can have your chouxmacas, zonuts, and macarons within the next 24 hours, when Adriano Zumbo Patissier opens tomorrow. It's...

Approval for motel on NSW South Coast

Shoalhaven City Council has approved a $6 million motel in Mollymook on the NSW south coast. The application put forward by Bannisters owner Peter Cosgrove...

Canberra gets first green hotel

Geocon Constructors is to turn the vacant Julians House office complex in Canberra's Woden into Australia's first Green Star hotel - the Abode. Geocon...

If you go down ... The Woods to part ways with Hamish Ingham

Has the "good restaurants in smart hotels" bandwagon stalled? We hope not, but it is with regret we reveal The Woods, at Sydney's Four Seasons, will not...

New owner to rebrand resort

French hotel giant Accor is almost certain to lose the management rights over the four-star Novotel Palm Cove resort, north of Cairns, given a Singaporean...

Eateries done like a dinner in scam

Several Southbank restaurants have been hit by scam artists who demand compensation after claiming to have suffered an allergic reaction to one of their...

Restaurants and cafes battle anonymous criticism on websites

Fed-up restaurant owners are fighting back against anonymous online reviewers, saying unfair negative ratings are dragging their names through the mud...