A new collective called Sorry Not Sorry,from left Alex Hooker,Jenna Hemsworth,Reuby Kahl,Britt Rowe and Rocky Hair.

‘Kicking down the door’:What’s next for women in hospitality in wake of investigations

The Good Food Guides’ Cultural Change Champions want 2025 to be a year of momentum that leads to a safer industry for women.

  • Dani Valent
Katie McCormack Young Service Talent winner Nicole Sharrad (left) and Young Chef of the Year winner Saavni Krishnan.

‘Really beneficial’:Next-gen talent given boost towards restaurant dreams

Two Good Food Guide awards handed out this week – Young Chef of the Year and Young Service Talent – have the potential to reshape the careers of two women in Melbourne.

  • Emma Breheny
Hospitality worker Jamie Bucirde was honoured with Victoria’s first Cultural Change Champion award.

Good Food Guide’s first Cultural Change Champion in Victoria is crusading against sexual assault

For Jamie Bucirde,what started out as an Instagram account has grown into a bone fide nationwide movement.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Panellists (from l-r) Pete Learmonth,Lightspeed;Petrina Baker,Baker and Frost;Joe Durrant,The Recreation;Christy Tania,GLACE Dessert,Kantaro Okada,Tsunagu Project and host Dani Valent.

Anonymous staff feedback is as ‘scary’ as Google reviews for restaurants,but it’s a necessary evil

Five chefs,restaurateurs and hospitality professionals on how to foster better workplace culture.

  • Tomas Telegramma