“Never give up”: Melbourne’s hospitality folk share their lockdown advice to interstate restaurants
How to survive lockdown, according to the industry professionals who did it the longest.
We have a date: Melbourne’s Society set to open this month
There’s been hype, lockdowns and delays. Now all – well, two-thirds of the venue – will be revealed on 22 July, with reservations open now.
Now open: Wakefield’s Bar and Wine Room, a Canberra wine bar with smart snacks, hidden in a neighbourhood pub
And executive chef Steve Jacomos has put a celebrated Melbourne pasta on the menu.
Restaurants in Greater Sydney and surrounds face another week of takeaway trade as NSW lockdown extended
And hospitality venues in regional NSW will continue to operate under the four-square-metre rule, with seated service only.
Restaurants restricted to takeaway as Greater Syd and surrounding areas to lock down from 6pm
The 14-day lockdown affects hospitality venues in Greater Sydney, Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong areas.
Coming soon: a Melbourne small wine bar with an even smaller kitchen, and one of the country’s best chefs
After shuttling back and forth between the mainland and Tasmania, chef Ali Currey-Voumard is keeping things simple at Public Wine Shop.
After a fire, Melbourne’s Leonardo’s Pizza Palace has launched a fundraiser and merchandise range to support out-of-work staff
“Without the pizza it’s not much of a palace.”
What to expect at Aru, the highly anticipated follow-up to Melbourne’s Sunda
Executive chef Khanh Nguyen has cooked up a menu featuring a Vietnamese-Bunnings sausage sanga mash-up, potato wedges with sour cream remixed, and the ice-cream sandwich of his dreams. And he’s eyeing that 16 June open date, Melbourne lockdown be damned.
Coming soon: Big Esso, a Torres Strait Islander bar and restaurant by Melbourne’s Nornie Bero
From a South Melbourne market stall to Yarraville café Mabu Mabu and now her 130-seater in Federation Square, the self-described “Island girl” has many reasons to celebrate.
Victoria to enter seven-day lockdown; restaurants, cafés and pubs limited to takeaway only
The lockdown is expected to last for seven days, with restaurants and cafés across the state forced to close their dining rooms.