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Food, glorious food

They say the quickest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. With media and advertising around all things edible reaching an all-time high, it...

Hotels enforce tobacco bans, not fat health lobby WAN

The debate over smoking restrictions used to be based more on occupational health and safety, but has moved to personal and social dislikes and preferences.  The...

Barmy tourists heat up economy

They're loud, they like a lager, they're (usually) winners and they're over here. England's big band of noisy cricket fans known as the Barmy Army has...

Restaurant offers diners 50 per cent discount if they turn off their phones

It's a common occurrence in restaurants, both up-market and casual: diners talking loudly on their mobile phones, annoying other patrons. The opposite...

Potts Point cafe La Croix calls it quits

La Croix has closed, blaming the City of Sydney's ''unreasonably restrictive conditions''. The cafe lasted two years. Co-owner Annie Wilkes has a shopping...

Philippa Sibley to leave Albert Street Food & Wine

Chef Philippa Sibley is moving on from Albert Street Food & Wine. Sibley confirmed she has resigned as head chef of the one-hat Brunswick restaurant....

Maggie Beer to sing for her supper on Perth visit

Trends in the fickle world of food fashion come and go faster than you can say "forest forager''. And Maggie Beer, who has been an Australian kitchen name...

New Canberra hotel begins operations

Canberra's Hotel Hotel in New Acton has started taking guests and will open fully over the next three months. The 68-room, 28-apartment hotel created...

Carl's Jr eyes land of Oz

Fast-food franchise operator Restaurant Brands has on its radar taking the Carl's Jr burger brand to Australia. The listed company has already said the...

Newspaper read for Australian hotels

Technology 4 Hotels joins the network of global resellers of PressReader, the world’s largest digital kiosk and will service hoteliers in Australia to...