Beware Fake Restaurant Reviews: Restaurant Wars Go Online—And Get Dirty

Buyers research their purchases online now, more than ever before. Often consumers will log on to a restaurant to find their prices, menu and ultimately their reviews. Restaurant reviewers used to be a select group of professionals who were feared by chefs and restaurant owners world wide. Now with the Internet, reviews can be written online by anyone! This means you can not believe every review you read.

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Melbourne's city cafes, restaurants and bars are serving up and dishing out delicious two-for-the-price-of-one summer entree during the 2009 Australian Open and beyond, 12th Jan to 28th of February. Locals and visitors alike will delight in savouring some of the best fare city establishments have to offer, from the luxurious surrounds of the Long Room in Melbourne's iconic Collins St, to the contemporary art-inspired Loop Bar tucked away in Meyers Place to the water-side restaurants in Docklands such as Melbourne Yacht Club Hot and Bopha Devi in nearby NewQuay.

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The Government is trying many different ways to change the attitudes of Australians in regards to Alcohol. First the increase in the price of "alco-pops" to curb binge drinking. The "2am Lock-Out" to decrease alcohol fuelled violence and now to the introduction of a campaign that aims to change the idea of 'drinking to get drunk' and ultimately make 'getting drunk' socially unacceptable. The idea is that children gain most of their knowledge in regards to 'getting drunk' from seeing their parents or relatives 'get drunk'. Advertisements and a live webpage together with a program of initiatives conducted by Drinkwise will to tackle Australia's drinking culture and encourage responsible consumption of alcohol.

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