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Service fights cost increases for ambient music

02 September 2010 | Australian on hold messaging company, Messages On Hold, has launched a new music service aimed at combating increasing costs of playing music in businesses such as cafes and restaurants.


Best is Perry’s man for new Perth opening

02 September 2010 | Neil Perry has announced that a one time waiter at his Rockpool restaurant in Sydney will be the general manager of the new Perth outpost of Rockpool Bar and Grill.


NZ food and wine on show

02 September 2010 | The arrival of spring has also heralded the start of the inaugural New Zealand Food and Wine Month in Sydney that will see some of the city’s top restaurants showcasing NZ produce and wine.


Cafes owner fined for underpaying three workers

02 September 2010 | A former owner-operator of an Albury cafe has been fined $21,900 for underpaying three workers following a prosecution by the Fair Work Ombudsman.


Australian diners spend up

01 September 2010 | Australians are eating out with gusto according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures which show a strong increase in sales for the industry.


And the winner is…

31 August 2010 | Dan Hunter’s Royal Mail Hotel restaurant was last night named Victoria’s Restaurant of the Year at this year’s The Age Good Food Guide awards.


Nominations for Citysearch competition now open

30 August 2010 | The competition that asks the public to help reveal the best city dining and drinking places, and can bring some high profile publicity to your business, is firing up again for 2010.


Best baristas do battle

30 August 2010 | Top baristas from Australia and overseas will have their chance to show off their skills at one of Australia's leading national barista championships next month.


Australian chef trio prepare to defend top status

30 August 2010 | Casting is understood to be well underway for contestants in the new Iron Chef Australia television series that will go to air later this year.


What the papers said

30 August 2010 | We round up the stories relating to the hospitality industry in the weekend newspapers.


Top chefs mentor up and comers

26 August 2010 | Forty young chefs have been matched with mentors that represent some of the top chef and restaurateur talents in Sydney as part of a new professional development program for chefs and cooks that’s


IHG named Australasia's most sustainable hotelier

26 August 2010 | The IHG hotel group has been recognised for its work to make its hotels more environmentally friendly, picking up the inaugural Responsible Travel Management Award by the National Business Travel


Crust opens in Singapore

26 August 2010 | Fast growing Australian pizza chain Crust Gourmet Pizza Bars has opened its first international store throwing open the doors of its new Singapore outlet with a menu tailored to suit the market.


NZ chefs fire up at former site of Sydney dining icon

24 August 2010 | Some of Wellington’s best chefs are heading to Sydney to cook at a ‘pop up’ restaurant in Kings Cross next month that will see a now closed dining institution re-open.


Cutler and Co gets top restaurant gong

24 August 2010 | Melbourne restaurant Cutler and Co has been named Restaurant of the Year at this year’s Australian Gourmet Traveller awards.


IronChefAustralia Details about the Australian version of Iron Chef have been announced with Neil Perry, Guillaume Brahimi and Guy Grossi, revealed as the Iron Chefs. Will you be tuning in?
 
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