Food

HOTEL ROYAL USHERS IN ‘THE COUNTESS’

Posted on June 14th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Adelaide pub royalty the Hurley Group have unveiled their new take on cuisine at their Hotel Royal in Torrensville, presenting Condesa Mexican under talented multi-national chef Ashley Nguyen. Jenny and Peter Hurley’s daughter recently returned to working with the group,

PUB DINING TRENDS FOR 2019

Posted on January 25th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
By Emma Castle The rise of the gastro-pub has seen a succession of trends sweep the pub plate, with the rocket to stardom of quinoa and can’t-get-enough uptake of the poké bowls, leaving the question – what will it be

HEALTHY DINING OPTIONS ON THE RISE

Posted on December 19th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
GUEST POST Eating healthy on a routine basis is something customers increasingly want, and dining spaces are responding by serving up meals that are both good for you and taste amazing. While more and more people want to eat healthy

MERIVALE UNVEIL TOTTI’S AT THE ROYAL

Posted on December 14th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Merivale has taken its next step into the hearts of Bondi’s culture with Hemmes unveiling “that sort of place” – Totti’s, doing great Italian in the Royal Hotel. Justin Hemmes’ secured the iconic and notably undercooked Royal Hotel late 2017,

PIGNOLET RETURNS TO BISTRO MONCUR

Posted on June 1st, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Public House has announced that Sydney’s original gastro pub chef will return to the Group’s celebrated Bistro Moncur at the Woollahra Hotel, beginning tonight. On 3 March 1993 Damien Pignolet opened the doors to his French-style Bistro Moncur, and the

SCANDALOUS WIN FOR BEST STEAK SANDWICH

Posted on May 18th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The hotly contested competition to find the best expression of the humble Steak Sandwich throughout WA has been fought – and controversially won by a ring-in. Every year the Australian Hotels Association (WA) proudly sponsors the quest for WA’s Best

ALOHA TO POKÉ

Posted on April 27th, 2018 by Jane Louise
If you haven't yet heard of it, you're not alone, but poké is slowly making waves across our shores. Pronounced "poh-kay," this Hawaiian dish has been dubbed as the new healthy trend food. With its Japanese influence, it can be

TERMINUS HOTEL CHANGES DIRECTION WITH FASSNIDGE

Posted on April 16th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The time-warp Terminus Hotel is making up for lost time, engaging celebrity chef Colin Fassnidge to revamp its menu after just six weeks of operation. The Hotel was established in 1841, a Federation-style two-storey structure built in the early 1900s,

MERIVALE CUTS PAPI CHULO FOR QUEEN CHOW

Posted on April 16th, 2018 by Jane Louise
After four years, Hemmes is shutting Merivale’s BBQ meats venue Papi Chulo in Manly Wharf, to open an instalment of its successful Cantonese concept, Queen Chow. Papi Chulo opened in 2014, offering a mix of South American barbecue and Latino

MOMENTO’S HILLSIDE OPENS TO FIRE & BRIMSTONE

Posted on March 16th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The Colosimo family’s Momento Hospitality has expanded its successful Hillside Hotel, with an impressive on-trend low-and-slow BBQ and bourbon bar now open. Strategizing on how to better activate the upper level of the Hotel, with its retractable rooftop and underutilised