Scott Bolles
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Scott Bolles writes the weekly Short Black column in Good Food.Connect via email.
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Three former Rockpool chefs to lead new Manly wharf restaurant
Including the 2025 Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide young chef of the year.
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Former Kiln chef Mitch Orr joins hip London spin-off at Oxford Street hotel
The three–in-one hospitality hub is set to open at the former home of the Grand Pacific Blue Room.
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Chef Neil Perry closes basement jazz bar Bobbie’s in Double Bay
The veteran chef opened his first standalone bar last year. Now the venue is set to close after only eight months of operation.
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Upmarket Catalan restaurant Parlar shuts in Potts Point
The upmarket Catalan venue only traded at night, whereas the incoming Le Frerot will be an all-day operation.
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Restaurants are feeling the cozzie livs crunch. These operators might have found a solution
Savvy Sydney restaurateurs are using smart strategies to save costs, including two Double Bay operators who have teamed up in the same space.
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This restaurateur gave his new eatery a colourful paint job. Now he faces a $6000 fine
The bright yellow facade of Michael Fegent’s new Venezuelan restaurant, TQM, has put his venue in the crosshairs of Woollahra Council’s strict heritage rules.
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Top chef’s new pizzeria will serve a meat lover’s topping that’s totally ‘wild’
Former Three Blue Ducks co-owner Mark LaBrooy is opening Australia’s first wild game butcher and pizza shop. It’ll also sell wild boar dimmies.
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Neil Perry looks to offload Double Bay bar, makes surprising changes at Song Bird
Getting the right price for Bobbie’s might be difficult, though, with some prospective buyers baulking at the rent.
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‘Is that legal?’ Hospo identities share weirdest customer requests
From a surprising celebrity encounter to interpretive dance in the dining room, restaurant workers strive to accommodate even the most surprising diner desires.
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Cheaper than a Big Mac: Bourke Street Bakery co-founder opens smash burger joint
A single burger at Paul Allam’s new US-inspired passion project at Bondi Junction costs only $7.90.
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