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Redzepi and chefs working in the Noma kitchen in 2010.

The fall of Noma’s chef reverberates in the restaurant world

In the industry where René Redzepi reigned, fellow chefs are debating how, and how much, restaurant kitchens can change.

  • Julia Moskin
Noma's head chef René Redzepi.

Noma’s René Redzepi ‘steps away’ following allegations of past abuse

The chef, who has run the restaurant for 23 years, made a statement after protesters gathered at the opening of the $1500-a-head Noma pop-up in LA.

  • Erina Starkey
Noma's Rene Redzepi.

Noma event loses sponsors after a report of past abuse by its chef

Two companies have withdrawn from a series of dinners in Los Angeles after The New York Times reported allegations that Rene Redzepi attacked workers.

  • Julia Moskin
The Herald’s investigative reporter Eryk Bagshaw, Good Food’s Bianca Hrovat and crime reporter Clare Sibthorpe

Good Food wins first Walkley for its investigations into Sydney’s hospitality scene

“The reporters’ painstaking research and gripping storytelling had real impact: resignations of famous restaurateurs, further scrutiny from investigators and regulators and new laws.”

  • Good Food
Fish finger bao at King Clarence.

One hit dish, $500K revenue: Top chefs reveal the secret to successful menus

“I can’t get sick of making [it], it makes us too much money.” Plus five lessons from the sold-out Good Food Symposium.

  • Bianca Hrovat
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The Bear is “possessed by an unpayable traumatic debt”.

The problem isn’t penalty rates: How to actually fix the restaurant industry

According to Baba’s Place co-founder Alex Kelly, the hospitality industry’s focus on solutions like lower wages is doing more harm than good to both businesses and workers.

  • Alex Kelly
Woman and Revolution’s Bridget Raffal (left) and Sophie Otton.

‘Why can’t we be the catalyst for change?’ Women fight for safer, fairer hospitality workplaces

Giving women practical tools and skills is the key to improving the industry, advocates say. Plus, the events to book near you.

  • Bianca Hrovat

Michaela Sacho has been with All Things Equal for three years and now works every Monday in the cafe’s kitchen.

‘We can continue to complain about staff shortages, or we can widen our hiring lens’

Social enterprise All Things Equal has released a blueprint it says can help fix hospitality’s staffing issue, while making workplaces more inclusive.

  • Dani Valent
A new collective called Sorry Not Sorry, from left Alex Hooker, Jenna Hemsworth, Reuby Kahl, Britt Rowe and Rocky Hair.

‘Kicking down the door’: What’s next for women in hospitality in wake of investigations

The Good Food Guides’ Cultural Change Champions want 2025 to be a year of momentum that leads to a safer industry for women.

  • Dani Valent
Katie McCormack Young Service Talent winner Nicole Sharrad (left) and Young Chef of the Year winner Saavni Krishnan.

‘Really beneficial’: Next-gen talent given boost towards restaurant dreams

Two Good Food Guide awards handed out this week – Young Chef of the Year and Young Service Talent – have the potential to reshape the careers of two women in Melbourne.

  • Emma Breheny