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The Age
05-06-2025
- Business
- The Age
Trade might be tough but these hospo operators have found a clever way to survive
When chef Faheem Noor opened Ruma Dining in Double Bay late last year, he discovered dinner trade lagged strong daytime traffic. Noor's solution wasn't to slash prices or introduce specials – instead, he merged Ruma with Arte Bianca, the popular prize-winning Double Bay pizzeria that operated only at night. Noor, who worked in the restaurant kitchens of chefs Gordon Ramsay and Tetsuya Wakuda, described the consolidation of the two separately owned businesses as Ruma x Arte Bianca. He said the move was a no-brainer given the savings in overheads and allowed operators to split rent, insurance, utilities and staff costs. Noor described the arrangement as 'a new business model' for an industry battling tough trading conditions. The chef said there were already a few savvy Sydney hospitality operators cleverly utilising their own spaces – pointing to daytime cafe Harrys Bondi's launch of its Raw Next Door concept, an izakaya that opens in the space after sunset. Former Tetsuya's head chef, Darren Robertson, tried a different approach to generate income during daytime downtime at Rocker, the North Bondi restaurant he co-founded. Rocker trialled a program with a company that sells workspace in closed hospitality venues.
Sydney Morning Herald
05-06-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
Trade might be tough but these hospo operators have found a clever way to survive
When chef Faheem Noor opened Ruma Dining in Double Bay late last year, he discovered dinner trade lagged strong daytime traffic. Noor's solution wasn't to slash prices or introduce specials – instead, he merged Ruma with Arte Bianca, the popular prize-winning Double Bay pizzeria that operated only at night. Noor, who worked in the restaurant kitchens of chefs Gordon Ramsay and Tetsuya Wakuda, described the consolidation of the two separately owned businesses as Ruma x Arte Bianca. He said the move was a no-brainer given the savings in overheads and allowed operators to split rent, insurance, utilities and staff costs. Noor described the arrangement as 'a new business model' for an industry battling tough trading conditions. The chef said there were already a few savvy Sydney hospitality operators cleverly utilising their own spaces – pointing to daytime cafe Harrys Bondi's launch of its Raw Next Door concept, an izakaya that opens in the space after sunset. Former Tetsuya's head chef, Darren Robertson, tried a different approach to generate income during daytime downtime at Rocker, the North Bondi restaurant he co-founded. Rocker trialled a program with a company that sells workspace in closed hospitality venues.
BBC News
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
East Sussex cyclist breaks bones after pothole left unfilled
A cyclist was left with a broken cheekbone and elbow after he hit a pothole covered with water before blacking BBC can reveal Surrey, East and West Sussex, Brighton and Kent councils paid out £4.1m in compensation to road-users over the past five resident Gianni Montoro, who was cycling in Station Road in Groombridge, said: "My front wheel never came out of that pothole, my back wheel came up and I got catapulted down to the ground."East Sussex County Council wished Mr Montoro a speedy recovery and said they carried out a temporary repair before the incident, but could not do a permanent repair due to water on the road. 'I hit the ground like a potato bag' The pothole was submerged in water and had been reported to East Sussex County Council by a resident four weeks before the accident. "I hit the ground like a potato bag," Mr Montoro father-of-two has been cycling for more than 20 years but said the incident had left him shaken. "The pothole was left, I couldn't see it, I had no idea what was coming, I just know I couldn't swerve to protect myself," added Mr Montoro, who owns the delicatessen Arte Bianca in Tunbridge Wells. He said: "If any other cyclists had gone the same way that morning they would have had the same destiny as mine. No chance."The pothole was repaired a few days after the accident. Groombridge resident Sarah Andrews said she reported the pothole on the Fix My Street App. She said the council came out and marked the pothole to be fixed but it was not filled Andrews added: "The pothole was bad and was getting progressively worse. "It was bigger than my foot and I'm a size five, the water was eventually up to my ankle." Ms Andrews said residents had put a traffic cone in the pothole to alert drivers and cyclists, but the cone got damaged."Why didn't the council put up a barrier or cordon it off so people knew it was there?" she Dollimore, from charity Cycling UK, said potholes could be "potentially life-changing" to year 40 cyclists are seriously injured from potholes and between two and three die, Mr Dollimore says. He added: "It puts people off cycling which has massive health, environmental and wellbeing benefits so we should be doing more to make sure this isn't a problem." Additional reporting by Alex Bish.
