Cafe
‘Crazy jump in price’: Shoppers, farmers brace for years-long egg shortage
Bird flu outbreaks have choked the nation’s supply of eggs – and frustrated egg farmers say the proposed ban on caged eggs is exacerbating the problem.
- Jessica Yun
Latest
- Exclusive
- City life
He called his cafe a ‘Trump safe zone’ but now he’s making a comeback
Mark da Costa says he’s a different man to the one who made a string of homophobic comments in 2020. But some inner west residents will boycott his new venue.
- Angus Thomson and Anthony Segaert
Charge $7 for a coffee? Some stressed-out cafe owners would rather shut down
Stuck between soaring business costs and reduced consumer spending, cafe owners are in a “Mexican stand-off”, says Pablo & Rusty’s CEO.
- Jessica Yun
Despite all the tea in China, in Shanghai, the coffee is hot
On the streets of China’s financial and cosmopolitan hub, a caffeine-fuelled revolution is taking place.
- Lisa Visentin
- Opinion
- Real life
Why Starbucks is crashing in the US, but booming in Australia
After decades of struggling to meet our high coffee standards, Starbucks is enjoying record profits Down Under thanks to a new generation of customers.
- Shona Hendley
West Melbourne’s loss is South Melbourne’s gain with the reinvention of this cult cafe
Beloved Japanese- and Korean-influenced cafe Moon Mart is settling into its new neighbourhood.
- Tomas Telegramma
- Opinion
- Comedy
Hot cup of guilt: I love my local cafe, but the new one two doors down is better
The best thing is the new place doesn’t give you the bathroom key attached to a giant spatula.
- Thomas Mitchell
From mates from interstate to lunch with mum: 10 not-too-spendy spots for every kind of catch-up
From your mum to your boss to your long-lost bestie from out of town, we’ve got just the relaxed-yet-effortlessly-cool Melbourne lunch spot to take them to.
- Quincy Malesovas
Treasured West Melbourne cafe closing due to ‘circumstances beyond our control’
Much-loved cafe Moon Mart, famous for its excellent Japanese- and Korean-influenced sandwiches and rice sets, is closing this month. But it’s not all bad news.
- Tomas Telegramma
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