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My restaurant rules: buy tickets upfront

Steam pork bun from the restaurant Momofuku Seiobo at The Star, Pyrmont.

The restaurant industry's battle against people who break their reservations and cause profit losses has reached new heights.

Food News | Esther Han | Mon Apr 29 03:00:00 EST 2013

Growers at wits' end as truffles fail to show

GOODTATSE-NCH- Truffles pictured at Acquazul. Wed 15th Oct 2008 Pic by Natalie Grono. SPECIAL 0000

They were billed as ''black diamonds'' and an opportunity to get rich quick but it has now emerged that parts of the truffle industry in Australia are in dire straits, with some growers abandoning...

Food News | Tim Barlass | Sun Apr 28 03:00:00 EST 2013

Lambs to slaughter in pursuit of top chop

Lamb chop with Zug, a green chilli jam.

The table has been set carefully, although cutlery and dinner plates are nowhere to be seen. A large leg of lamb sits at one end, a lamb shoulder at the other - in between is a belly flap and other...

Food News | Darren Gray | Sun Apr 28 03:00:00 EST 2013

Peter Kuruvita opening in Noosa

Peter Kuruvita.

Noosa is abuzz with the news that chef, author and TV presenter Peter Kuruvita is set to open a restaurant in the Queensland resort village in mid-May.

Food News | Graze | Sat Apr 27 13:48:50 EST 2013

Australian wines from elBulli taste auction success

Spanish chef Ferran Adria gives a press conference at Madrid Fusion, the annual international culinary conference focussing on the cutting-edge in haute cuisine gastronomic fair, on January 26, 2010 in Madrid. El Bulli, the Spanish restaurant repeatedly crowned the world's best, will temporarily close in 2012 and 2013 while its famed chef Ferran Adria takes a

Seventy-one bottles of Australian wine from the now-closed Spanish restaurant elBulli have fetched just under $17,000 at auction.

Food News | Inga Ting | Fri Apr 26 16:58:00 EST 2013

Fitzroy restaurant damaged in fire

The aftermath of the fire at The Commoner in Fitzroy.

The Commoner restaurant in Fitzroy has been damaged by fire, leaving owner Jo Corrigan no choice but to close the business for up to four weeks.

Food News | Hilary McNevin | Fri Apr 26 13:48:43 EST 2013

Save the date for Grow It Local

Enjoy superb, locally grown produce at this inspiring event.

Food News | Dominic Rolfe | Fri Apr 26 03:00:01 EST 2013

Celebrity chefs' dishes recipe for obesity

Jamie Oliver.

Celebrity chefs are 'exacerbating' the Britain's obesity crisis by encouraging people to eat fatty dishes, a new study has claimed.

Food News | London | Wed Apr 24 17:28:10 EST 2013

What's in season this week

Fresh. Pomegranate pomegranates fruits. SMH THE (SYDNEY) MAGAZINE Picture by JENNIFER SOO SMAG110428

The best varieties of pomegranates are now available.

Food News | Robin Powell | Wed Apr 24 16:00:11 EST 2013

Warm welcome for new Welcome Hotel owner

After 18 months in receivership, the Welcome Hotel might soon have a new owner.

Food News | Short black | Wed Apr 24 15:44:05 EST 2013

'Dude food' death row claims another scalp

Duke Bistro has joined Flinders Inn as past-tense players of Flinders Street, Darlinghurst, the death row for ''dude food''.

Food News | Short black | Wed Apr 24 13:32:27 EST 2013

Artusi Restaurant opens in Castlecrag

Castlecrag's start-stop food progression is all go again, with the opening of a new venue last week, Artusi Restaurant.

Food News | Short black | Tue Apr 23 10:16:17 EST 2013

Bel Mondo closure could have been avoided, says owner

BELMONDO, THE ROCKS, 961128, PIC BY JENNIFER SOO, SMH, GOOD LIVING / BEL MONDO - RESTAURANT REVIEW

Bel Mondo will close its doors next month, the latest casualty in a vicious 12 months for Sydney restaurant closures.

Food News | Short black | Tue Apr 23 10:00:08 EST 2013

Restaurants brace for tight supplies following Berridale sale

Quay restaurant in The Rocks:Richard Kalina who owns Berridale Farm in Blue Mountains that specialises in unique produce hand delivers an order to chef Peter Gilmore.1st November 2012Photo: Steven Siewert

Sydney's top restaurants are bracing themselves for a cut in the supply of heirloom produce following the sale of Berridale Farm in the Blue Mountains.

Food News | Short black | Tue Apr 23 10:00:08 EST 2013

Pig & Pastry joins cafe push

Good Food. Short Black. Closing restaurant Blancmange in Petersham and owner Ian Meggitt with daughter Tilda,7. Note: (He wouldn't be photographed without his daughter) Photo: Edwina Pickles. 18th April 2013.

Restaurant Blancmange's last service will be on May 4, with the Petersham restaurant set to join the cafe push sweeping the inner west.

Food News | Short black | Tue Apr 23 10:00:08 EST 2013

Bel Mondo to close

Poached ocean trout with watermelon from Bel Mondo.

It's the latest casualty in a vicious 12 months for Sydney restaurant closures.

Food News | Short black | Tue Apr 23 09:23:39 EST 2013

Food truck scores a wood-fired pizza oven

Michael Ibrahim has set up the Soul Kitchen Woodfired Pizza Truck, complete with a wood-fired pizza oven inside.

Food News | Espresso | Tue Apr 23 08:00:00 EST 2013

Reborn Plough digs a new furrow

The owners of Carlton's Kent Hotel are turning their sights west with the reopening of Footscray's Plough Hotel.

Food News | Espresso | Tue Apr 23 08:00:00 EST 2013

The People's Market shuts up shop

The People's Market shuts up shop.

Food News | Espresso | Tue Apr 23 08:00:00 EST 2013

St Crispin due to open in June

Chefs Scott Pickett, of the Estelle, and Joe Grbac, late of The Press Club, are going into business.

Food News | Espresso | Tue Apr 23 08:00:00 EST 2013