• First Look: get chunky slabs of Roman-style pizza and schiacciata sandwiches loaded with sliced-to-order cold cuts at Oti’, Merivale’s new takeaway joint.
• Gelato Messina opens a huge new HQ in Marrickville – complete with a gelateria, a chocolate counter and a factory making 7000 litres of gelato each day.
• A guide to where to eat at Vivid Sydney this year – including a one-off menu by Daniel Humm, chef-owner of New York City’s three Michelin-starred Eleven Madison Park.
• The terrace at Chophouse in the CBD is transforming into Hendrick’s Gin Terrace, and pouring gin-based drinks for the whole month of May.
• Spend a weekend celebrating local food and drink on the beachfront at Taste of Manly. There’ll be pumping music and $6 wines and beers.
• Taste beers from nine local breweries at the Fresh Harvest Beer Festival at Frenchies Bistro and Brewery.
• Try a limited-edition range of lamingtons from Tokyo Lamington, exclusively at Ace Hotel’s laneway bar and cafe Good Chemistry and ground-floor restaurant Loam.
• Get grass-fed beef, lamb and chicken delivered to your door thanks to McKenzies Meats.
• Enjoy $1 tasting paddles – including four beers and an online tasting guide – at Brewdog.