• Sad news: one of our favourite Italian restaurants, Supermaxi, is closing. “There have been tears, shock, [the regulars] can’t believe it,” says owner Rita Macali.

• Plus, Macali shares a minestrone recipe passed down from her nonna. It’s made for rainy days.

• Here are six wines you need for winter, hand-picked by Hope St Radio’s Jack Shaw – all available to order through Broadsheet Wine.

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• It’s all about flaky, buttery, handmade roti at Roarti, a new Melbourne eatery by Masterchef alumnus Jess Liemantara. Get the star item as is, or in roll form – stuffed with crispy cornflake-coated chicken or crackling pork belly.

• A tribute to Beatrix – the sugar-coated, cream-filled heart of North Melbourne. (With the beloved bakery closing soon, Broadsheet’s Sinead Stubbins pens a love letter to it.)

• First Look: Concealed by concrete, Juno is a new McKinnon cafe with a strikingly simple design (and an ex-Maha chef). It’s serving hulking Moreton Bay bug rolls and thick slabs of brioche slathered with ricotta and three types of jam.

• This month at Connie’s, Melbourne’s new Italian disco diner: a daily aperitivo hour with deep-fried anchovy-filled zeppole, and get a pizza and a whole cocktail pitcher for $50.

• Now open: the Marquis of Lorne team has worked its magic on an art deco Werribee pub, the Bridge Hotel. But despite its fresh face, it’s still got heritage charm in spades.

• Recipe: a 15-minute, no-planning-required “midnight pasta” by Every Night of the Week’s Lucy Tweed.

• Borneo-born chef Esca Khoo, who made a splash envisioning the future of Asian-Australian dining at Miss Mi – before leaving earlier this year – is taking over Laurus for two nights only.

• Sip passata-spiked Bloody Marys at Malthouse’s new production of Looking for Alibrandi, which brings sacred Italian-Australian ritual sauce day to the stage.

• 1800 Lasagne, Al Dente and Grossi unite for three weeks of epic lasagne creations – delivered to you. Including “lasagnamisu”.