Time is running out, so act now—and get your entry in for Fonterra Proud to Be a Chef before the closing date of 31 October. Applications for Australia’s number one foodservice mentoring program, which gives culinary apprentices from all over […]
John Rivera was recently announced the winner of the S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2018 national competition, and will advance to the global finals to take place in June 2018 in Milan, Italy. “The standard has risen from previous years,” the judges […]
Last week the Federal Court of Australia dismissed a union-led application to appeal the Fair Work Commission’s penalty rates decision in February this year. Restaurant & Catering Industrial (RCI) was one of a number of employer parties who opposed the unions’ application in the Federal […]
Shop Small® is back. Returning for the fifth year, Shop Small is a nationwide movement dedicated to supporting the thousands of small businesses in Australia, who are the backbone of our community and economy. The movement brings together support from […]
Arthur Yannakopoulos, of Garnishes Catering in Brisbane, has just turned 80. After 60 years in the industry, he has no plans to retire. By Frank Leggett “I’m originally from the Kalamata region of Greece but left there some 60 years […]
Running Scratchelys on the Wharf since 1989 has been a labour of love for Neil Slater. Its continued growth and popularity is a testament to his passion and business acumen. By Frank Leggett “I started my career just outside Newcastle […]
A former Paul Bocuse protégé who has worked in food capitals such as Lyon and Tokyo, the French-born chef and restaurateur has made his mark in Melbourne. By Frank Leggett “I was born in Evreux, a small town in Normandy. My […]
Despite language issues and major health crises, Alessandro and Anna Pavoni have turned one Sydney harbour restaurant into a four-venue success story. By Frank Leggett Alessandro: I’ve spent the past 29 years in and around kitchens. At the age of […]
How two Adelaide architecture firms turned a run-down 1850 building into the wine-centric St Hugo restaurant. By Kerryn Ramsey Louis Hugo Gramp wasn’t a real-life saint—he was more of an entrepreneurial spirit. The grandson of Bavarian immigrant Johann Gramp who […]
Three venues are helping breathe new life into Perth’s iconic former Old Treasury Buildings. By Kerryn Ramsey After being left empty for two decades, the State Buildings in Perth were sympathetically restored into a luxury hotel last year. The design […]
Stokehouse has risen like a phoenix from the sand dunes of St Kilda and taken its place as one of the most dramatic venues in Australia. By Kerryn Ramsey In 2014, the original Stokehouse restaurant—positioned in a 110-year-old timber building—was […]
When designing the brash Japanese restaurant, Salaryman, interior designer Paul Kelly was inspired by the food hype and energy of inner-city Tokyo. By Kerryn Ramsey The site chosen for Salaryman was not the easiest of locations. Originally an old architectural […]
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The fixed-price set menu is widely offered across Europe, but locally, it still has something of an image problem. Implemented wisely, however, and it can be a winner. By John Burfitt The concept of the fixed-price set menu has come […]
Harsh lighting, music that’s too loud, and the wrong colour scheme are some of the factors that can dissuade customers from choosing your bar or restaurant—even if they like the menu. Which is why it pays to ensure that the […]
Food blogger Duy Huynh—known to his 30,000 Instagram followers as Duy Dash—has some pro tips for restaurateurs marketing themselves on social media. By Petra Starke In 2015, Duy Huynh was just another guy selling vacuum cleaners at Harvey Norman, wondering […]
It’s a concept other hospitality industries seem to have mastered but, as Susanna Nelson writes, dynamic pricing is still relatively new to the restaurant business. Many restaurateurs know all too well the contrast between a buzzing weekend crowd and the […]
