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Gordon Ramsay's wife's surprise Jamie Oliver confession
Is their decade-long rivalry finally at an end?

SPQR liquidators renew liquor licence for failed restaurant
There has been some buyer interest in it.

Letters: IRD and when businesses go bust; disgruntled diner calls out restaurant portions
OPINION: 'Please hospo, give us a bit more to actually eat, especially vegetables.'

Editorial: The familiar fall of SPQR is a lesson
OPINION: SPQR was felled by forces that seem all too familiar to the hospitality industry.

Watch: Fleur’s peace – legendary Moeraki restaurant closes its doors
Renowned restaurateur Fleur Sullivan says she is selling up.

It’s a woman’s world: How female chefs are leading the way in Istanbul
The art of culinary creativity is being finessed by women in Turkey’s capital.

‘Reputational issue for Auckland’: Deputy Mayor fires up over broken bridge
Water taxis are being considered as a trial as Wynyard bridge repairs take months.

From Soul to the sea: Judith Tabron launches First Mates, Last Laugh
Judith Tabron launches a new dining experience at Westhaven Marina.

Hospitality hustle: How Amano owner Savors profits
Every minute on the clock, and meal on a plate, matters for margins.

Flor restaurant: Burnt duck and confounding congee in K Road
'The kitchen could have set fire to my handbag and I would have said thank you.'

Cibo turns 30: Power lunches and passionate nights
Parnell’s famous society hotspot, why has Cibo been popular for three decades?

Please explain: NZ's top chefs' advice for dining out and the restaurant trends to look out for
Pricey drinks, vexing vegans and other burning hospo issues explained.

Felt 'like a slave': Ex-restaurateurs to pay $423k for exploiting migrant workers
Seven migrants were exploited by the couple in two restaurants over a 12-month period.

'Really tough': This restaurant used to seat 130. Now it's lucky to get 30
Cost of rice has doubled: 'We can’t afford to give even a single grain for free anymore'.

Failed Newmarket restaurant Inca owes creditors $1.1m: Who wants money?
The restaurant had 'exhausted all other financial options available'.

'Incredibly emotional': Restaurant owner considers walking as others fold
Asher Boote speaks out about the mental toll of running a restaurant in recent months.

Two Wellington restaurants announce closures in less than a fortnight
Field & Green is the latest restaurant to announce it's shutting its doors.

Use it or lose it: Restaurant legend issues drastic SOS to downtown Auckland diners
'I'm sure I'm not the only one pacing the house at 3am.'

The hottest spots in town: Three A-list chefs opening new eateries
Chef Josh Emett and wife Helen have been hard at work with their team this week.

‘I fell in love’: Zennon Wijlens on his 20-year rise to becoming NZ’s top chef
He needed a job after high school - so he went into a cafe and asked for one.

Post-pandemic dining: Top chefs on $50 mains, 90-minute tables and why nobody can get a 7pm booking
Pricey drinks, vexing vegans and other burning hospo issues explained.