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Michelin Guide South Australia sets 14 October ceremony
Australia's first Michelin restaurant selection will be read out at the Adelaide Convention Centre on 14 October, covering the city, the Barossa, McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills.

Byrdi Melbourne closes after six years in the CBD
Luke Whearty and Aki Nishikura have shut the Melbourne Central bar that made native Australian ingredients a cocktail discipline rather than a garnish.

Seppelt sale hands Great Western to a Stonier-led group
Treasury Wine Estates has agreed to sell the 1851 brand, its Great Western winery and the Drumborg vineyard to buyers led by Stonier's Aaron Drummond.

Côte Basque revives a 70-year Melbourne dining room
Andrew McConnell's Basque-inspired grill has opened inside the former Becco, keeping the terrazzo floor of a Crossley Street address that has held three restaurants since 1954.

South Australia wine industry gets A$109m rescue package
Growers can borrow up to A$500,000 each, repayment-free for two years, to move out of unviable vineyards after the state's smallest grape crush since 2000.

Brendan Pratt opens Wayfinder's dining room in Margaret River
The former Vasse Felix head chef is back in a winery kitchen, cooking lunch from a one-acre organic market garden beside an off-grid winery built into an old dam.

World Steak Challenge crowns an Australian wagyu fillet
A Senku Pure Wagyu fillet from Queensland beat more than 450 blind-judged steaks in Amsterdam, but Ireland still left with the most medals: 82 against Australia's 42.

Petit Crenn Melbourne opens in October with 40 seats
Dominique Crenn's first restaurant outside the United States takes a ground-floor corner of the InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto, with mussels, tartare and madeleines with caviar.
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