Category: Hospitality Industry

Quay, one of Australia’s most influential restaurants, will close in the new year, with its final service scheduled for February 14, Fink announced today.   Australian Venue Co. is set to take on the restaurant space within the Overseas Passenger Terminal. The transition ensures the continuation of the site’s story, with the landmark location in the…

Tucked within the vineyards of Orange in New South Wales sits ChaLou Wines, a family-run winery that see their drops as more than just what’s in the glass. Late last month, ChaLou held three “Crafted” workshops, including pickling, wreath making, and a ceramics class, before opening their cellar door for a pop-up with Hey Rosey…

Orange Food Week, Australia’s longest-running regional food festival, is set to feature more “flavour-packed” events than ever in 2026.   Taking place in March, Food Week President Charlotte Gundry says visitors should get in early to secure their spot for their favourite event.   “With more flavour-packed events than ever, the premier food and wine region will be abuzz this…

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured more than $75,000 in penalties and back-pay orders in court, against the former operators of a Gami Chicken and Beer franchise in Melbourne.   The penalties, totaling $76,387, were imposed in the Federal Circuit and Family Court for breaches affecting young and migrant workers.   Vanna Taing and Brandon Bui operated the Gami Southland outlet at the Westfield Southland…

The iconic Darling Mills site on Glebe Point Road is being transformed into a venue that’s equal parts French soul, New York edge, London polish, and a “dash of cheek”.   Behind the reimagination of the site, to be called Darling Glebe, is acclaimed chef and restaurateur Jeff Schroeter (The Savoy London, Royalton Hotel New York, Bistro Moncur, Bayswater Brasserie).  …

Boutique Tasmanian producer Stargazer Wines has opened a cellar door in the heart of the Coal River Valley.   The project, which has been led by Stargazer Winemaker and Owner Samantha Connew, offers guests an intimate tasting experience that celebrates both the wines and the landscape defining Tasmania.   Connew, who recently won the Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology Winemaker…

When Espen Harbitz and his late partner took on the lease for The Oriana Orange nearly nine years ago, he could see the food and beverage potential. It took time to build it up first though. Harbitz, the owner and director of Oriana Orange, tells Hospitality the venue was not being used as a food…

The Straddie Hotel on Queensland’s North Stradbroke Island has reopened following a redevelopment that’s fit for a new era, but preserves the “unmistakable soul of the island”.   The beloved venue blends surf culture and relaxed island living, and remains a place for locals to gather or holidaymakers to return to year after year.   The Straddie Hotel General Manager Fenn McDonnell says…

At the entrance to Circular Quay’s latest arrival, Flaminia, a black and white photo of a ship in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge adorns one wall. “Flaminia was the ship that brought Marilyn [Annecchini]’s grandparents to Australia in ’59,” explains Chef Giovanni Pilu. “Marilyn came across the photo in a book that her Nonna…

Etymon Hospitality has opened Osteria Luna, a dim-lit underground venue that harnesses “Italian glamour”.   The venue is located in Etymon’s former Tiva space which sits under The Charles Brasserie and Bar in a 1938 art deco building. With a menu rooted in simplicity and elevated with theatre, the kitchen is helmed by Executive Chef Billy Hannigan (The…