2+ hour, 48+ min ago  (1043+ words) The inaugural Top 50 Gastropubs Awards have officially taken place, with the ranking of Australia’s best food-led pubs revealed at a ceremony on Monday 13 July at HospoNEXT in Sydney. Celebrating elevated yet approachable dining, the awards recognise the venues setting the…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (195+ words) Christopher Chia, the senior sous chef at The Fullerton Hotel Singapore, is coming to town to lead a three week Singaporean culinary takeover at The Fullerton Hotel Sydney. The Singapore Table aims to showcase the full breadth of Singapore’s culinary…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (424+ words) It’s a celebration of cheese, steak frites, Champagne, and more, as operators craft menus that celebrate France for Bastille Day. Some venues have pulled together one night only events while others have turned the day into a week long offering....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (571+ words) A Mediterranean-inspired wine bar and a separate cocktail bar have opened at the Angel of Malvern, completing the full offering at the Melbourne venue. Led by Refinery Group, Flores on level one and cocktail and audio bar Lately on level…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (245+ words) Renascence Group and its Executive Chef Alejandro Saravia have announced Masia, a new venue opening within the 51 Flinders Ln precinct later this year. Saravia – the Peruvian chef behind Farmer’s Daughters, Barra, and Morena – says he is delighted to be joining…...

1+ mon, 22+ hour ago  (395+ words) The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) and the Department of Home Affairs’ Australian Border Force (ABF) have conducted snap inspections of 40 South-East Queensland businesses, including restaurants and cafes, in a bid to ensure migrant workers are paid correctly. The businesses, located…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (594+ words) “We wouldn’t be much of a food and drink festival, if the food and drink wasn’t interesting,” starts Melbourne Food and Wine Festival Creative Director Pat Nourse. Nourse is speaking to Hospitality about the World’s Longest Dinner. Set to take…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (185+ words) An underground restaurant and cocktail bar that draws on New York’s after-dark dining culture has opened in Bondi Junction. The venue, The Hideaway, has opened off the back of a multi-million dollar transformation to set it up as a dimly…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (321+ words) Cronulla is now home to Meadow, a day-to-night bistro from Adam and Kylie Micola, the team behind waterfront Mediterranean restaurant Bobbys. The duo took on the former Papa J’s cocktail bar site, after being won over by its natural light,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (364+ words) A blueprint that sets out the “bold plan” for Bondi Junction’s future has been unveiled, outlining how the area could be developed to offer more incentives for people to dine and stay out after dark. Waverley Council has spent the…...