• Walk through an art-gallery-like space into the new, neon-lit Chef David Kew – with all-you-can-eat hotpot and a sushi train.

• On the just-launched all-vegan menu at Pinchy’s: vegan oysters, spicy tofu tacos and an intriguing smoked-capsicum cappuccino.

• It’s a retro renaissance at Mali Bakes, Thornbury’s new appointment-only celebration-cake shop.

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• Pick up madeleines, eclairs, tarts and more at a two-day pastry pop-up this weekend.

• Flinders Lane eatery Hazel has two new chefs. Here’s what they’ve been cooking up (and the unusual thing kept the basement).

• From an ex-Navi sous chef, Warkop is a new Indonesian-influenced sandwich shop for Richmond. The star? An aromatic chicken sanga.

• Arbory is shucking $2 oysters this Thursday and Friday from 5pm. Get there.

• Andrew McConnell’s Covid success story, Morning Market, now has a permanent south-side outpost. Find it on a leafy corner in Prahran.

• New delivery service Discovered Wildfoods wants to put more sustainable, ethically harvested meat on your plate.

• Sydney hospitality giant Merivale is opening its first Melbourne venue.

• Here’s a recipe for Yotam Ottolenghi’s hearty, spicy mushroom lasagne (with shortcuts).

• On Thursday and Friday, Korean-style fried-chicken chain Gami Chicken & Beer is giving away 1000 free pieces.

• Johnny Di Francesco’s gelateria and dessert bar, Zero Gradi, has a brand-new location.

• Four Aussies have been named in the global “50 Next” list, celebrating changemakers leading the future of gastronomy.

• The latest Cannoleria creation: a cannoli-scented candle.