May
Neil Perry gives the lazy susan at Song Bird a spin
The chef and restaurateur rejects industry talk he’s sought a buyer for the restaurant but says: “If I had a magic wand, I’d go back to doing what I love.”
The restaurant that’s turning back the clock (in the best way)
The Bentley team hit the big time in one of Sydney’s most palatial dining rooms.
How Ozempic is changing the dinner date
The rising popularity of appetite-suppressing weight-loss drugs is creating new etiquette questions for restaurant diners.
The coolest place in Hobart to dine – literally
Institut Polaire, on the Tasmanian capital’s waterfront, is embracing the city’s Antarctic frontier.
At this restaurant, rush hour can last until 2am and beyond
In stressful economic times, restaurateurs are finding good food alone is not enough. Diners want an experience, preferably with a side of entertainment.
From international student to restaurant entrepreneur in a decade
Biànca Marchi-Simon is part of a team that has reshaped Brisbane dining in just five years. Now they’re on the verge of another big expansion.
The (new) rules of business lunch etiquette
Our experts discuss the changing dynamics of business dining, right down to the place cards.
Dutton dines out in the mean streets of his favourite city
The defeated Liberal leader has bravely defied the threat of gang crime and abandoned restaurants in Melbourne’s CBD.
This is the place to take someone when you want them to say ‘yes’
Brisbane’s top lunch destinations include a packed dining room that canonises grills and seafood, and the luxe, laid-back version of a Melbourne institution.
The city blending the best of Melbourne and Sydney
From kangaroo tartare to crab spaghettini and mighty robata grills, here’s where to book the best business lunches in Canberra, Darwin and Hobart.
Perth’s best restaurants for a business lunch
The city’s top Italian table, a Cottesloe Beach showpiece, the corner pub that brings in the resources sector crowd plus all-day dining at the heart of the CBD.
The city with ‘a ripper of a business lunch venue’
Take a look at Adelaide’s best, including the legal district favourite serving red curry cheeseburgers and the Italian eatery with the city’s best dry martini.
Three unsung restaurants you need to know about
These establishments have shunned the modern rules of engagement to focus on old-fashioned values that keep their customers returning time and again.
Ley to lead Libs; Don’t ignore bears; Sydney business lunch tips
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Sydney’s best restaurants for a business lunch
Our picks include a menu straight from the Italian comfort food playbook, a classy, clubby venue with a trolley of rum and the pub diner that leaves no room for pokies.
Melbourne’s best restaurants for a business lunch
The city’s oldest Japanese restaurant, a laneway gem with a 135-page wine list, the bustling brasserie you can only book by phone and more.
A boom in hospitality hubs is shaking up how we dine
These multi-venue establishments tick all the boxes for a great night out, all at the same address – and Sydneysiders can’t get enough.
This restaurant has New York buzz. You’ll never guess where it is
Glossy, modernist and theatrical, Fugazzi is Adelaide’s beating heart of pasta, wine and good times.
April
Why we can’t get enough of the minister of crabs
The energetic Sri Lankan-Japanese chef has finally opened his debut Australian restaurant – and yes, it’s all about the crustaceans.
Neil Perry’s minimum wage rise warning on menu prices
The celebrity chef’s lobby group is calling for hospitality staff to get a minimum wage rise of 2 per cent to balance cost-of-living relief against risk of job losses and food price hikes.