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Savor Group confirms new Britomart lease
Rumours brewed about what happened to MoVida and Bar Non-Solo; we now have confirmation.

Former SPQR owner declared bankrupt
The business owes more than $2 million to Inland Revenue, ANZ and other creditors.

Popular restaurants Bar Non Solo and MoVida have closed their doors
Savor Group CEO Lucien Law reveals the group's new plans.

'20 years is a long time – it just feels right': Acclaimed NZ restaurant to close
'We’re actually really busy and I know we're going to break a few hearts.'

Hawke's Bay hospo legends set to breathe new life into iconic Hastings bar
'I’ve been coming here for years...I remember when it was just tiny.'

From winger to wine bar: former All Black opens a cantina on the Sunshine Coast
Inspired by the Mediterranean, there are even some NZ wines on the menu.

Crayfish, heated cutlery, and Tourism New Zealand's $1.4m campaign bill
Fifty influencers flown to outdoor high country pop-up in the middle of winter. Why?

Two years after quitting hospitality, Luke Dallow talks new Ponsonby venture, SPQR rumours
From guerilla gastronomy to social media speculation, what's happening on Ponsonby Rd?

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

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.

3000 oysters and 4800 eggs: Behind the scenes at an epic Auckland hotel buffet
Inside the Auckland restaurant kitchen feeding 700 people a day.

Peter Gordon's Homeland restaurant to close its doors
The site is due to be part of a major redevelopment.

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.