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Consumer protection tipping crackdown

by Leon Gettler Here’s a tip for restaurants – don’t load a tip without the customer’s consent. Failure to do that can get you in trouble, as...

Feed A Friend for Free this Saturday at 5 Boroughs Ascot

Feed A Friend for Free Date: Saturday 5th March Time: 11am – late Location: 5 Boroughs Ascot Only, 120 Racecourse Road, Ascot Bring a friend for...

Perth hotel cleaning contractor faces Court over alleged overseas worker underpayments

Young overseas workers on 417 visas were underpaid thousands of dollars for cleaning rooms at a popular Perth hotel, the Fair Work Ombudsman alleges. The...

Australians rise up in Asia’ 50 Best Awards

by Leon Gettler Australian chefs have taken out honours in the Asia’s 50 Best restaurants awards. Top of the list was Tetsuya Wakuda for his ultra-swish...

Plans to ban no-shows

by Leon Gettler The no-shows are the bane for every restaurant owner. These are the folks who book a table at a restaurant and then, without warning,...

Golden Battered Pork, Chicken and Beef by Hakka

In today's dynamic commercial kitchen environment, working conditions are more demanding than ever with one of the major challenges being the high cost...

Premium Chunky Avocado from Simpson Farms

Naturally good.  Simpson Farms’ Premium Chunky Avocado is a great alternative to fresh avocado with the convenience of always being ripe and ready...

Hostplus Hospitality Scholarship opens in 3 days

Chef? Farmer? Winemaker? Front of house worker? Producer? Anything in between? Each year, Hostplus and Melbourne Food and Wine Festival send one worthy...

A new hotel for the Flinders Ranges

by Leon Gettler The Brown family in the Flinders Ranges has just been give the nod to build a new multi-million dollar hotel for the region. The massive...

Intercontinental bans adult entertainment

by Leon Gettler The world’s largest hotel chain InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), which owns the Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and InterContinental brands,...