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How a MasterChef guest star created LuxBite

Name: Bernard Chu Company: LuxBite Location: South Yarra, Victoria  Twenty years ago Bernard Chu was making a mess playing with sugar and flour in...

Sofitel helps raise funds for Filipinos

In the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan, many of Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila’s ambassadors’ family and relatives who live in the provinces of...

Coles selling three Queensland pubs

Coles is selling three Queensland hotels and two Liquorland bottleshops in a sale and leaseback program aimed at divesting more than $15 million worth...

Laundys relishing craft beer venture

Sydney’s Laundy family are excited about the successful overhaul of one of their hotels to focus on boutique beers and dining. The veteran pub operators...

Newstead brewery to open in December

Michael Conrad looks up at a slate-grey sky dumping sheets of water over the Newstead streets. “The cows will have to wait until dawn tomorrow. I'm...

Melbourne cafe Hardware Societe damaged by fire

Melbourne cafe Hardware Societe has been extensively damaged overnight by smoke from a fire that began in a Thai massage shop next door.   A...

How to move a restaurant in three days (or not)

Neil Perry tried to move and reopen his flagship restaurant, Rockpool on George, in three days. Is this possible? Answer: no. Carli Ratcliff follows the...

From 'haute chicken' to smoky barbecue: what we'll be eating in 2014

"Psychotasting", fancy butters, luxury roast chicken, artisan food halls and Middle Eastern cuisine – is this how and what Australians will be eating...

Police commander calls on pub proprietors to do more to stop violence

The Acting Superintendent of Oxley Local Area Command, Jeff Budd, says licensees need to do their bit to curb alcohol-fuelled violence in the Tamworth...

Another person in hospital in Brisbane salmonella outbreak from Melbourne Cup function

An eighth person has been admitted to hospital following a deadly salmonella outbreak in Brisbane. The infection has been tracked to Piccalilli Catering,...