• First Look: Supercheese is Richmond’s new cheese capital – where the back wall looks like one huge piece of cheese.

• Build your own (free) picnic pack – with Baker Bleu bread, cheeses cut directly from the wheel, and all sorts of Mediterranean sides – at this Peroni pop-up on the 21st.

• First Look: There’s a rooftop, a dedicated Margarita menu and absolutely no gluten at Rufio in St Kilda.

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• A souvlaki fundraiser: in collaboration with Greek tennis stars Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari, Hella Good is doing a limited-edition souva and snack pack to raise funds for the Australian Tennis Foundation.

• Like vodka pasta? Make a Dirty Martini pasta with a new sauce by the Aussie behind Saturday Night Pasta.

• Introducing Ugly Vodka, a new Aussie booze brand combating food waste by using imperfect apples to make its smooth, crisp spirit.

• Meet the Victorian chef competing at the prestigious Olympic Games of gastronomy in France this weekend.

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• Italian institution King & Godfree has jumped on the breakfast and boozy brunch bandwagon. Start your day with a scrambled egg and mortadella panino in one hand and a Mimosa in the other.

• First Look: $25 for adults, $12.50 for kids – Serendib is Northcote’s new all-you-can-eat Sri Lankan diner. The buffet is colourful, aromatic and made up of more than 20 dishes.

Five To Try: new restaurants, cafes and bars in South Yarra and surrounds. Including a stellar rooftop bar, two ritzy Japanese omakase diners and a wine bar with pasta by the spoonful.