The chef and the critic share a tighter bond than either would like to admit. When Ben Shewry took a kitchen knife to the food media industry,it landed like a nuclear bomb.
The perma-tanned king of an 80-venue empire is discovering that in Melbourne’s laneways and exclusive clubs,even a billion-dollar brand can be kept waiting at the door.
The Age’s series on the people who make Melbourne’s restaurant scene tick.
Tinee Suntivatana risked her life savings to provide a lifeline for her staff when the system turned its back. The 10th instalment of a series profiling the city’s restaurant tycoons looks at the quiet architect of Melbourne’s modern Asian food scene.
It was the perfect Melbourne story – art and dining fused. High-gloss. High-stakes. A culinary icon returned to the fractured geometric centre of the city,Federation Square. Then,Karen Martini was hit with an eviction notice.
A boy from Melbourne’s western suburbs,Shane Delia says he’s had to fight all his life. It might look like he’s made it,but he’s still fighting.
A secret star system. One star:you’re a diner. Three stars,you’re a god and a table appears when the restaurant is full. In the world of Andrew McConnell,the staff know more about you than you’d expect.
After surviving a family split and devastating fire,Stokehouse has marked Melburnians’ special occasions for more than 35 years. Now,a new generation is taking the lead.
After a high-profile underpayments debacle,George Calombaris found himself in a dark spiral – but he says he came out the other side a different man.
He was the restaurant baron arrested at a pro-Palestine rally. She was the partner left to save the business as hats were stripped. Now Rebecca Yazbek is taking control as one of the few female CEOs in Australian hospitality.