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‘intel’ 15.09.21

By September 15, 2021October 22nd, 2021No Comments

National food news & reviews

  • Golden Century will live on after receiving creditors’ tick of approval. The Australian

  • Restaurants prep for (and receive) anti-vax backlash. The Daily Telegraph

  • Josh Niland’s new eatery, Charcoal Fish, opens today. The Urban List

  • Chat Thai or Chin Chin? Terry Durack puts them head to head. Good Food

  • Hospitality calls for a government mandate on vaccinations for hospitality workers. Good Food

  • Treasury Wine Estates pledges to be powered by renewable energy by 2024. The Australian Financial Review

  • The City of Sydney invests in a sustainable technology innovation hub with LendLease. Concrete Playground

  • How chefs and restaurateurs feel about only serving the vaccinated. Broadsheet

  • Maurice Terzini teams up with Joseph Vargetto to create Cucina Povera Vino Vera in Melbourne, honouring authentic Italian cooking. Good Food

  • The best foodie care packages to get you through the last of lockdown. The Australian Financial Review

  • Digital border passes are the first step in our return to international travel. The Sydney Morning Herald

  • Should it be up to restaurants to decide who can dine, or the government? The Daily Telegraph

  • Kylie Kwong, Joel Bennetts & Wal Foster open up about grief, addiction and new beginnings. Gourmet Traveller

  • Stone & Wood sells to Lion. The Sydney Morning Herald

  • Qantas confirms dates for international flights. Yahoo!

International news

  • noma receives three stars as Michelin launches its Nordic Guide. Fine Dining Lovers

  • In NYC restaurants, bars and gyms, vaccine mandates are now in play. Eater

  • Ottolenghi launches a YouTube series. Eater

  • France says ‘non’ to unvaccinated US tourists. Traveller

  • Instead of its annual best restaurants list Bon Appetit is this year honouring the people who’ve changed the industry in a time of upheaval. Bon Appétit

  • L.A. Times brings back the FoodBowl

What we’re eating/drinking:
Mr. Wong‘s for a birthday treat
Deep-dish grandma pies from Connie’s Pizza
Rob Roys from The Everleigh Bottling Co.‘s Father’s Day Collection
Savoury bombolone from NOMAD
Voyager Estate’s 2021 Project Nouveau Rouge

What we’re reading/doing:
Filling our #random Slack channel with Met Gala outfits
Celebrating International Grenache Day with Andy Allen and Jess Hill-Smith this Friday (stay tuned via @yalumbawine)

What we’re watching/listening to:
Sentimental in the City with Dolly Alderton
Plant Proof with Simon J Hill
Food People by Bon Appétit
The Newsreader
Strong Female Lead on SBS, which is gobsmacking, all over again
Ted Lasso, on repeat (and sometimes just the trailer)

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