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Gordon Ramsey sued by workers for failing to pay minimum wage

Gordon Ramsay is being sued by current and former employees of his Hollywood restaurant for failing to pay minimum wages and pass on tips. A class action...

Communal eating at the Farmhouse in Rushcutters Bay is way cool

Do people still have dinner parties? Surely some do, even if it's just serving dude food-style sliders to their mates while watching the footy (if you...

Foreign chef in Tasmania allegedly underpaid almost $90,000

The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched legal action against the operators of a Tasmanian take-away restaurant, alleging a foreign chef who spoke limited...

Perry leaves Rocks for a venue that lends itself to lunch

Neil Perry remembers being fascinated as a child by the elegant Romanesque sandstone facade of the Burns Philp building in Bridge Street when his father...

Have you registered for the 2013 Seafood Excellence Awards?

HURRY THERE’S NO TIME TO WASTE! Register for the 2013 Sydney Fish Market Seafood Excellence Awards   Do you know a superstar of the kitchen? Apprentice...

A chef by sheer accident

Cooking was purely a means to fund a passion for snowboarding for award-winning celebrity chef Tobie Puttock. But food ruled supreme for this down-to-earth...

Fears foreign grapes a threat to WA wine industry

The Western Australian Farmers Federation has warned of the risk of pests and diseases being introduced to the state's wine industry if the Federal Government...

Supplier fined over container deposit laws breach in SA

A former beverage supplier has been fined $5,400 by the Environment Resources and Development Court for contravening South Australia's container deposit...

Ministers sign off on star-rating labels for food

Australian health and agriculture ministers have approved a new, voluntary, star-rating system for food packaging, to indicate how healthy products are. The...

Nut shells fire up a power plant

A Queensland sugar milling company is planning to cash in on waste from another agricultural industry to create hotter and cleaner renewable fuel. Bundaberg...