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Rebecca Yazbek pictured at Nomad restaurant, Surry Hills, Sydney.

‘Your husband’s been arrested’: After Alan sparked a national scandal, Rebecca was left to pick up the pieces

He was the restaurant baron arrested at a pro-Palestine rally. She was the partner left to save the business as hats were stripped. Now Rebecca Yazbek is taking control as one of the few female CEOs in Australian hospitality.

  • Myffy Rigby
Melbourne’s newest dining cathedral, Reine & La Rue.
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Reine & La Rue

A storied building erected during boom times.

Alan Yazbek arrives at court on Tuesday morning.

‘This man is no neo-Nazi’: High-profile restaurateur sentenced over swastika sign

Former Nomad boss Alan Yazbek was described as “deeply remorseful” for displaying a Nazi symbol at a pro-Palestine rally in Sydney’s CBD.

  • Penry Buckley and Sally Rawsthorne
Restaurant owner Al Yazbek arrives at Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday.

High-profile restaurateur pleads guilty over Nazi symbol

Alan Yazbek was arrested for holding a swastika sign at a pro-Palestine rally in Sydney.

  • Frances Howe and Sarah McPhee
Anthony Puharich at Victor Churchill

After a high-profile split, G.H. Mumm saddles up with a meaty new Cup Carnival partner

The premium champagne brand has found a replacement for Reine & La Rue in their Birdcage marquee at November’s Melbourne Cup Carnival.

  • Donna Demaio
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Tiramisu from Grill Americano.

These are the best restaurant dishes the Good Food team ate this year (and yes, there’s tiramisu)

Hundreds of great plates were consumed around Victoria in 2023, all in the name of research, of course. These were the ones that made us sit up and pay attention.

  • The Good Food team
Best new restaurant nominees for the Good Food Guide - (left to right) Julieanne Blum and Stephannie Liu, chefs at Julie Restaurant, Abbotsford Convent.

Victoria’s New Restaurant of the Year finalists are...

From a four-seat sushi den to a fine diner in the former stock exchange, the Good Food Guide New Restaurant of the Year finalists are far from formulaic.

  • Dani Valent
Melbourne’s newest dining cathedral, Reine & La Rue.
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$150 for an entree? The verdict on Melbourne’s newest, and grandest, dining room

At Reine & La Rue, the bill may be almost as breathtaking as the room. Besha Rodell ventures inside to find out whether it’s worth the cost.

  • Besha Rodell