This Month
How to dine like you’re in Paris (without the European summer)
Chris Lucas pays homage to the glory days with his over-the-top Melbourne bistro Maison Bâtard.
Guess who’s unhappy about the surcharge ban? Cafes and retailers
Small business says it will be the “piggy in the middle” as banks and credit card providers won’t lower fees enough to cover the loss of revenue.
Celebrity chef George Calombaris can’t escape drama
With his track record at Fair Work, one might think Calombaris would avoid of even a whiff of an unhappy worker.
Why Sydney has been declared the steak capital of the world
Nowhere else in the world can boast as many officially lauded steak restaurants. Self-confessed beef boffin Neil Perry tells us what’s going on.
June
Hotel dining used to be bland. Now it’s reinventing room service
Renowned chefs are stepping out of the kitchen to become hoteliers.
The world’s 50 best restaurants for 2025 have been revealed
The year’s finest dining locations are no longer a secret. Here are the winners and why Australia missed out – but made the runners-up list.
Birmingham new ABA chief; PwC profit slumps; 50 best restaurants
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
‘How very Sydney’: Justin Hemmes forced to unleash charm offensive
The party king and billionaire has long had his eye on the southern capital. But he may have met his match in Melbourne’s establishment.
2 top Melbourne creatives join forces for a new restaurant
This new fine diner set in Fitzroy Gardens will be a homage to Melbourne.
This meat just became legal in Australia (and we tried it first)
One local producer is ready to start filling restaurants and supermarket shelves with lab-grown meat, a product on the cutting edge of food technology. Would you eat it?
Ripped sheets, urine stains, no towels: Crown guests slam dirty rooms
Travel reviews on booking websites have complained about the firm’s cleaning standards for Sydney rooms that cost nearly $700 a night.
Meet Australia’s hospitality power couples
Josh and Julie Niland, Vicki Wild and Martin Benn, and Brett Robinson and Anna Hewett share the highs and lows of sharing your career with your spouse.
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.