Today
The International: Sydney’s new spot for power listers
To kick off her new restaurant review column, Jill Dupleix visits The Grill at The International in Sydney’s Martin Place.
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- Jill Dupleix
Yesterday
Maggie Beer ponders how to save an empire built on verjuice
The food producer named after the country’s best-known cook has had a dismal two years. Will chairwoman Sue Thomas’ turnaround plan save the iconic brand?
- Simon Evans
Is there any point in drinking decaf coffee?
Many studies show that the polyphenols in regular coffee are beneficial, but the health effects of decaffeinated version are less well researched.
- Lauren Shirreff
This Month
High-profile lab-grown meat start-up makes staff redundant
Vow, which raised over $80 million from investors including Blackbird Ventures, Square Peg and Hostplus, shocked employees by slashing headcount.
- Paul Smith
- Exclusive
- Food & drink
Wendy’s takes on burger rivals with first Australian store in decades
The world’s third-largest burger chain is launching after months of taste-testing and planning. But other big American brands have tried, and failed, to grow.
- Updated
- Joanne Tran
This cooking class changed my opinion of bibimbap forever
It took a cooking class in South Korea to learn to like bibimbap. Seaweed soup? Not so much!
- Updated
- Wayne Heeley
Seoul’s dining scene is full of surprises – if you know where to go
Hidden speakeasies, a little-known North Korean dumpling house and unexpected food fads are just the start of a taste trip around the South Korean capital.
- Wayne Heeley
Is this controversial pizza topping worth $200?
A British restaurant hates pineapple on pizza so much that it charges customers nine times the price of a standard topping for the order.
- Ruth Hallows
Top restaurant groups expand as diners feast on hot new venues
While many are doing it tough, some of the country’s top hospitality operators are expanding as people seek out novel culinary experiences.
- Larry Schlesinger
FIFO mining camp operator bleeds cash as losses mount
French company Sodexo’s expansion into Australian FIFO camps has racked up nearly $177 million in cumulative losses over the past nine years.
- Peter Ker
Cancer rates among the young are increasing. Is food to blame?
Early onset cancer cases have increased by a staggering 79 per cent in the last 30 years, alarming figures show.
- Claudia Marquis
December 2024
Don’t want to get fat at Christmas? Do what the French do
They don’t start stuffing themselves with mince pies as soon as the supermarkets begin playing festive music in September, for one thing.
- Charlotte Kan
King dumps chocolate brand from royal list for first time in 170 years
Cadbury, which got its first royal warrant from Queen Victoria, was among 100 companies cut from the list that allows them to display a royal coat of arms.
- Updated
- Hayley Dixon
The seafood trend challenging prawns this Christmas
Sashimi is proving a new popular alternative on Australian holiday platters this year, though one traditional English product remains king.
- Tom Rabe
- Christmas Gift Guide 2024
- Life & Leisure
A gift guide for foodies, from cookbooks to culinary rarities
A $300 pepper mill, a jar of animal fat and Gordon Ramsay’s favourite non-stick pan. Here are some must-have kitchen accessories.
- Updated
- Necia Wilden
- Christmas Gift Guide 2023
- Life & Leisure
Jill Dupleix’s easy festive menu from three top cookbooks of 2023
Why sweat in the kitchen while everyone else is drinking bubbly and opening presents?
- Updated
- Jill Dupleix
David Thompson’s Long Chim closure blamed on rents and poor business
The high-profile Thai restaurant is the latest major restaurant to close. It blamed high rents, but administrators says staff costs were too high.
- Campbell Kwan
SPC bets Australian-made can outflank cheap Italian tomatoes
Robert Iervasi ran Australia’s biggest beer group selling Victoria Bitter and Carlton Draught. The newest face on the ASX wants to be just as iconic.
- Simon Evans
Why skipping breakfast in your 50s could actually make you fatter
But beware – people who have more than 30 per cent of their recommended daily calories in their first meal of the day are even more unhealthy, says a new study.
- Joe Pinkstone
Hospitality empire behind Rockpool reports $288 million loss
The restaurant group, now called Pacific Hunter, grew out of celebrity chef Neil Perry’s high-profile Sydney steak restaurant.
- Primrose Riordan