Marissa Calligeros
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Marissa Calligeros is a journalist at Brisbane Times. She was previously an editor at The Age.Connect via Twitter or email.
Melbourne cemetery food festival event causes heartache for grieving family
A food festival booking blunder has caused heartache for a grieving family who have been forced to delay the funeral of their grandmother.
- Marissa Calligeros
George Calombaris' restaurants underpaid staff $2.6 million
Nearly 200 staff at George Calombaris' restaurants have been underpaid $2.6 million collectively, with the celebrity chef blaming "historically poor processes" for the bungle.
- Marissa Calligeros
'Deconstructed coffee': It's for snobs, not hipsters, says Melbourne cafe behind beaker brew
The manager of a Melbourne cafe at the centre of a social media storm in a coffee cup says its controversial 'deconstructed' brew was aimed at the city's notorious coffee snobs, not hipsters.
- Marissa Calligeros
Crunch time for Arnott's after customers snap over 'new and improved' Shapes flavours
Arnott's has come under fire for meddling with its iconic Shapes biscuits.
- Marissa Calligeros
Polly Waffle set to return to shelves thanks to Melbourne company Chocolate Works
It was ditched from Australian shelves six years ago, but the power of nostalgia and a social media campaign has seen the return of the Polly Waffle.
- Marissa Calligeros
Paleo advocate Pete Evans dumped as Sumo Salad ambassador
Paleo diet advocate Pete Evans has been dropped as the ambassador for food chain Sumo Salad.
- Marissa Calligeros
Frozen berries evidence crucial for hepatitis A compensation claims
Consumers should ignore instructions to throw out packets of frozen berries that have been linked to a hepatitis A outbreak if they ever want to seek compensation, lawyers say.
- Marissa Calligeros
South Bank traders 'pushed out' of riverside precinct
Long-serving South Bank restaurateurs, cafe owners and traders claim they are being "pushed out" of the riverside precinct.
- Marissa Calligeros
Celebrity chef's bid to honour memory of his family lost in a fire
The smiles and laughter of three young sisters and their mother have been remembered one year on from the Boxing Day blaze that claimed their lives.
- Marissa Calligeros