Foodie News and Restaurant Industry Trends

Lesa has sound-proofed its roof and floor, uses a special sound system and has leather seats to help lower volume levels.

'Say that again': Are noisy restaurants ruining eating out?

Restaurants are getting noisier, and it's resulting in worse-tasting food.

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The Oaks in Neutral Bay is to have a $6 million revamp that includes three new venues.

$6 million makeover for The Oaks in Neutral Bay

Three new dining venues in grand old dame of the lower north shore.

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The Botanic restaurant in Sydney's Botanic Gardens has been given a brighter, lighter, refresh.

Soy sauce ice-cream on the menu at Luke Nguyen's latest restaurant

Botanic Gardens restaurant back in the limelight after overhaul.

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It seems you can have too many tacos after all.

Man dies after competing in taco-eating contest

It's not known how many tacos the man ate, or whether he won the competition.

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Australian Feta producers face being forced to drop the name of their product.

EU gets tough on Australian name dropping of Feta, Gruyere

The Morrison government will on Tuesday release the list of names that the EU wants banned and prepare itself for a lobbying blitz from local producers.

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If the pasta options are a choose-your-own-adventure, the restaurant is unlikely to be operated by an Italian.

Restaurant rules to live by in 2019

David Dale's new, improved, sustainable, organic, free-range, line-caught, locally sourced rules of restaurants.

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Smoked quail with native currants and grass seed shoyu at Orana in Residence, Sydney.

First look: Restaurant Orana comes to Sydney

The former Longrain site in Surry Hills has been transformed into a luxe dining room inspired by ancient sand dunes, banksia trees and wetland plantings in preparation for Restaurant Orana's month-long Sydney pop-up commencing Friday.