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The fire at Stokehouse in 2014.

The quiet Millennial who inherited Stokehouse and is preparing for its next chapter

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.

  • Annika Smethurst

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Two companies have withdrawn from a series of dinners in Los Angeles after The New York Times reported allegations that Rene Redzepi attacked workers.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

‘Makes our city less liveable’: Residents win fight against 24/7 Barangaroo venue

The NSW government has walked back a contentious trading plan for a new $100 million events hub.

  • David Barwell
Hunters Hill Hotel would like to extend its trading to 2am.

These pubs want late-night trading. The locals aren’t so keen

Residents in one suburb object to the sound of car doors opening and closing.

  • David Barwell
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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
Jon Adgemis’ pub empire had expanded rapidly before he fell into debt difficulty.

Sydney hotels up for sale as pub baron Jon Adgemis seeks bankruptcy

The former management consultant came unstuck after rapidly expanding his collection of Sydney pubs.

  • Patrick Begley
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
Roebuck Bay Hotel main image WAtoday.

What an outback pub trial told us about the dark side of WA’s nightlife

Revelations in court about what goes on behind the scenes in a famed outback pub came as no surprise to a university expert who has studied the experience of hospitality workers in Australia.

  • Hannah Murphy