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Espy owners turn old pub into new food & music venue

Back in May, Tone Deaf was sad to report on the closure of beloved St Kilda venue The Espy. After 15 years as a staple of Melbourne nightlife, the owners...

Slow Food Movement's 'Ark of Taste' catalogues specialty regional food and animal breeds at risk of extinction

An international initiative to identify and catalogue regional produce at risk of being lost in the globalised trade of food, includes 22 Australian food...

How a 'chef' can sway fine diners into preferring inferior food

(CNN)We've all been there. You're in a restaurant, slightly underwhelmed by dinner, when the chef emerges from the kitchen to ask how things are going. The...

Last drinks for Bunbury Drinkwaters

It was the end of an era in Bunbury this week when new owners took over the reins of the iconic Rose Hotel from the Drinkwater family after 46 years. Dave...

Franklin grabs number 35 spot on Gourmet Traveller top 100 restaurants list

ONE of Hobart’s newest gourmet eateries, Franklin, is Tasmania’s only entry in this year’s Gourmet Traveller top 100 restaurants list, grabbing the...

Melbourne’s top food suburbs revealed

IT’S known for its leafy streets, art deco apartments and quaint village character, but Elwood has hardly been seen as a culinary hot spot — until...

The Restaurant at Meadowood planning early for a taste of Christmas

The event it so good, one diner went to every one of last year's 12 dinners … at $670 a time, that's really getting into the spirit of Christmas, writes...

Brotherly trio shining a light on edible plants at their Beaconsfield restaurant O.My

IT HAS been said there are thousands of edible plants in the world but humans eat just a small fraction of them. Bertoncello brothers Blayne, 25, Chayse,...

Three Blue Ducks named Regional Restaurant of the Year

BYRON Bay restaurant Three Blue Ducks has been named the Regional Restaurant of the Year at the Australian Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards last night. Launching...

Rockpool wins Australian restaurant of the year award

Sydney's Rockpool has tasted more success by taking out Australian Gourmet Traveller's Restaurant of the Year Award. Rockpool received praise for its...