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Michaela Sacho has been with All Things Equal for three years and now works every Monday in the cafe’s kitchen.

‘We can continue to complain about staff shortages, or we can widen our hiring lens’

Social enterprise All Things Equal has released a blueprint it says can help fix hospitality’s staffing issue, while making workplaces more inclusive.

  • Dani Valent

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A new collective called Sorry Not Sorry, from left Alex Hooker, Jenna Hemsworth, Reuby Kahl, Britt Rowe and Rocky Hair.

‘Kicking down the door’: What’s next for women in hospitality in wake of investigations

The Good Food Guides’ Cultural Change Champions want 2025 to be a year of momentum that leads to a safer industry for women.

  • Dani Valent
Phoebe Rizzoli reported sexual harassment to Grossi Florentino.

Kissed without consent: Phoebe’s joy at Grossi Florentino job turned to tears

A sommelier at the famous restaurant kissed the young waitress, but when she reported the incident she was let down.

  • Charlotte Grieve
Australian Open food prices

$120 for lunch? Fans stunned by Australian Open food prices

With beer at $15 a can and pizza slices for $20, tennis fans should be ready to fork out big on food and drink – or follow the wisdom of some clever families: BYO.

  • Sophie Aubrey
Matthew Palavidis, Merivale VIP

Merivale VIP customer accused of sexually touching a waitress

The man has been charged after allegedly attempting to undo a waitress’s top as she served him caviar at a renowned Merivale seaside restaurant.

  • Eryk Bagshaw, Patrick Begley and Bianca Hrovat
Katie McCormack Young Service Talent winner Nicole Sharrad (left) and Young Chef of the Year winner Saavni Krishnan.

‘Really beneficial’: Next-gen talent given boost towards restaurant dreams

Two Good Food Guide awards handed out this week – Young Chef of the Year and Young Service Talent – have the potential to reshape the careers of two women in Melbourne.

  • Emma Breheny
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Hospitality worker Jamie Bucirde was honoured with Victoria’s first Cultural Change Champion award.

Good Food Guide’s first Cultural Change Champion in Victoria is crusading against sexual assault

For Jamie Bucirde, what started out as an Instagram account has grown into a bone fide nationwide movement.

  • Tomas Telegramma
The Penfolds marquee is pouring 2020 Grange at the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

See how the 1 per cent live inside Melbourne Cup’s exclusive marquees

“My crab sandwich, a glass of champagne, the races”: Melbourne Cup’s exclusive Birdcage enclosure is back – and it’s more decadent than ever before.

  • Cara Waters
The first Good Food Symposium held in Melbourne in June.

LIVE STREAM: Leading Sydney restaurants, bars and cafes tackle workplace culture

LIVE STREAM: A panel of veterans discuss hospitality workplace culture and how fostering a positive place to work can lead to success.

  • Good Food staff writers
Panellists (from l-r) Pete Learmonth, Lightspeed; Petrina Baker, Baker and Frost; Joe Durrant, The Recreation; Christy Tania, GLACE Dessert, Kantaro Okada, Tsunagu Project and host Dani Valent.

Anonymous staff feedback is as ‘scary’ as Google reviews for restaurants, but it’s a necessary evil

Five chefs, restaurateurs and hospitality professionals on how to foster better workplace culture.

  • Tomas Telegramma

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/hospitality-culture-6h3d