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World’s biggest hotel to open in Mecca

MOVE over Vegas, the biggest hotel in the world is set to open in a different desert. Towering over the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the Abraj Kudai...

Sake and truffle tasting ushers in Tasmanian black Perigord truffle season

A truffle and sake master class for senior chefs has heralded Tasmania's 2015 black truffle season. The unusual pairing of Japan's traditional rice wine...

Time Out Sydney Pub Awards nominees

he nominees for the 2nd annual Time Out Sydney Pub Awards have been announced. The awards will return to Sydney’s favourite rooftop at The Glenmore in...

The 6th Hunter Valley Annual Food Fight

Chef Matt Kemp is host to this year’s Hunter Valley Food Fight, during which some of the region’s best chefs will compete to make the best three-course...

Australia Cooks - chef Matt Smith

A central Queensland chef says reality TV cooking shows have lifted the bar and restaurant-goers are now expecting more from their dining experience. Waterline's...

Case Study: How a Melbourne restaurant uses clever IT to reduce workload

Jacqui Huismann and chef Karel Huismann quickly realised they needed to reduce the amount of paper involved in running suburban Melbourne restaurant Fedele’s...

Review: The Public Mediterranean restaurant at Cammeray

I once worked with a woman who didn’t like tapas. Now, it wasn’t the combination of flavours, rather, she hated sharing food. I know, right? Apparently...

NSW Liquor Stores Support View to Ban Powdered Alcohol

The Liquor Stores Association NSW (LSA NSW) supports the NSW Government’s view to ban the sale of powdered alcohol in NSW, and calls on other State and...

Paddington's Grand National Hotel sold for $7.25m

Demand for pubs outside the Sydney CBD lockout zone is on the ascendancy, with more than $150 million of assets changing hands in the past few months. The...

Chefs' favourite restaurants - the secret to three successes

What are the secrets of the restaurants which Australia's chefs and restaurateurs choose to eat?   Chef Martin Benn in his Restaurant Sepia, on Sussex...