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Council officers cleared over cafe approval

Brisbane City Council officers accused of colluding with a developer to allow a café to be built without going through public consultation have been cleared...

Gail Williams: new chef, new tricks at the Subiaco Hotel

Those who have been desperately seeking Subiaco's missing mojo need search no more. I think I finally found it where it was lurking all along... right...

How restaurant uniforms are evolving

The female floor staff at Australian chef Skye Gyngell’selegant London restaurant Spring waft through the high-ceiling rooms of Somerset House, dressed...

Mantra hotels on expansion path

Hotel owner and operator Mantra Group is rapidly expanding its portfolio to take advantage of the improving tourism sector and new hotel/apartment offerings. Over...

Not all Australians are food obsessed!

Hands up who’s tired of TV cooking shows and celebrity chefs being treated like rock stars? There’s a strong possibility you belong to the ‘Just...

Tasmanian businesses searching to fill 143 chef vacancies statewide

THE burgeoning popularity of reality TV cooking shows is yet to translate to Tasmania’s work force, with almost 150 chef vacancies statewide. Despite...

Sydney bar using naked women as 'fruit platters'

Sydneysiders have taken to social media to urge each other to boycott a harbourside bar after women were hired to lie naked on tables and act as 'fruit...

Indigenous supermarket visit from chef prompts complaints to Health Department, NLC

A prominent chef's visit to a remote Indigenous community's "disgusting" supermarket has prompted formal complaints to the Health Department and the Northern...

Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets for sale

The long-running and popular Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets have been put on the market. The markets have gone on sale for the first time in 27 years, and...

Home-brand food less salty, study finds

Many Australian supermarket home-brand products contain less salt than their often more highly regarded counterparts, a new study has found. The results...