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Fluffy white slippers, Feng Shui furniture and room with the number eight: The bizarre lengths Australian hotels go to in order to keep their Chinese guests happy

China's love affair with travel in Australia travel is blossoming but it comes with a price for our best hotels - which includes having to rearrange furniture...

China turmoil? These Australian restaurateurs don't think so

China's economy might be slowing and its sharemarkets fractured, but this has not dented the expansion plans of Australian restaurateurs and food companies,...

Lunch review: Gondola Gondola

LUNCH REVIEW | The days of dumbed-down, cornstarch-thickened Asian food made for the palates of Australians are numbered with the new wave of fusion cuisine...

Keppel MP supports Frenchville cafe's breastfeeding stance

KEPPEL MP Brittany Lauga has spoken in support of Frenchville cafe owners who asked a customer to leave when he complained about a breastfeeding mother. SUPPORTIVE...

Gambling pays off ... for Australian governments

State and territory governments increasingly rely on gambling tax for revenue, which helps explain why Australia is currently going backwards on the issue...

Mel Gibson drops into Paragon Cafe in Goulburn to suss out film locations as Lucia tours Sydney

MEL Gibson and a band of merry men, thought to be film industry associates, packed up their car and headed west yesterday in search of suitable locations...

Man arrested over Melb pub bashing

A man wearing a Hells Angels jumper has been arrested for allegedly bashing another man at a Melbourne pub and smashing his teeth. A 32-year-old was arrested...

Star US chef grilled over controversial claim Australians ‘f ...-up’ hamburgers

AUSSIE burger kings are sizzling with anger after New Yorker and The Star’s Momofuku Seibo restaurant owner David Chang claimed we “f ... up” hamburgers...

Chinese results leaving bad taste in Yum Brands’ mouth

Yum Brands’ operations in China, battered by food safety ­issues, again dragged down results in the latest quarter.   Yum Brands said sales...

Three Sydney Hooters restaurants go into administration after superannuation claim

Three Sydney Hooters restaurants have gone into voluntary administration only months after employees claimed that the Australian franchises of the US restaurant...