Food

LAUNDY’S LION GOES VEGAN

Posted on September 9th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Laundy Hotels find itself on the cutting edge of dining in Australian pubs as the country’s first vegan pub bistro opens in the Red Lion. Located in the inner west heartland of Rozelle, within cooee of dozens of sophisticated modern

PUB FARE HEATING UP FOR PROSPERITY

Posted on September 2nd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Warm-weather-good-times have begun, and savoir faire fare offerings are opening like spring blooms in pubs around the country. Last night the Good Beer Company launched its new French-American bistro in the DOG (Duke of Gloucester), dubbed Duke’s Bistro. Located in

LAUNDY PUBS EMBRACE GARLO’S PIE FAMILY

Posted on August 3rd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Aussie pub family man Arthur Laundy has teamed up with Sean Garlick and his family’s Garlo’s Pies business to put the tasty pastries in LHG pubs. “Very nice people,” Laundy relayed to PubTIC. “I first met Sean through [Rabbitohs star]

URBAN PURVEYOR SCOPES KEYSTONE ASSETS FOR ‘FAST FINE-DINING’

Posted on July 8th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The ambitious Urban Purveyor Group is taking a pragmatic look at the spoils of the fallen Keystone Group, with a view to building momentum in its ‘fast fine-dining’ plans. [caption id="attachment_6558" align="alignright" width="212"] Tom Pash[/caption] Speaking to PubTIC, UPG CEO

STAG HOTEL TAKES DINING DILEMMA BY THE HORNS

Posted on July 4th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The Stag Hotel is bouncing back – again – ditching fine-dining for pub dining to “get the numbers up”. The heritage-listed Stag Hotel closed in March last year, and was taken on by a group of four businessmen, who banded

MASTERCHEF BRINGING HELLENIC HEAVEN TO MELBOURNE HOTEL

Posted on May 30th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Renowned chef and TV personality George Calombaris will soon open Hellenic Hotel, extending his portfolio bringing authentic-but-modern Greek food to the southern capital. The Masterchef host and culinary celebrity first opened his ‘Hellenic Republic’ eatery experience in 2008 with business

FOOD TRUMPS POKIES IN THE OLD BUSH

Posted on January 18th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Great pub grub is taking hold in the regions, with the Old Bush Inn ditching its pokies to make room for more hungry patrons. Taking over the iconic pub – South Australia’s second-oldest – in late 2014, Gavin Collings and

SA BEST BURGER BATTLE FOUGHT & WON

Posted on October 16th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The battle for one of the benchmarks of pubs has been fought, with the Hurley Group taking the gong for South Australia’s best burger. Before an expert panel of judges including several professional food critics, eleven finalists competed for the

PUB GRUB FOR BOGANS – HEARTBREAKING

Posted on June 12th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
As the standard of pub grub continues to rise around the country, one Melbourne pub has hit back with the “bogan burger”. Featuring a steak, atop a chicken schnitzel, along with bacon, an egg, beetroot, tomato, pineapple, cheese and a