• We asked 12 chefs and restaurateurs the one Melbourne dish they can’t live without. How many have you tried?

• From April till the end of the year, Bar Americano is becoming Bar Sabbatico – an experimental new concept by founder Matt Bax and bartender Matty Packham. Here’s the lowdown.

• Aussie booze retailer Vintage Cellars is giving you the chance to win a million-dollar bottle of whisky. Interested?

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• Golda, Prahran’s brilliant but under-the-radar modern-Israeli restaurant, is closing. You’ve got three weeks left to try its fluffy house-baked laffa bread, outstanding green falafel and schmaltz roasted potatoes.

• Broadsheet editor Nick Connellan can’t stop thinking about – and ordering pints of – this velvety butterscotch ripple ice-cream.

• Introducing Lune’s March menu: a next-level pig in a blanket, a crème-caramel cruffin and a PB&J creation worth lining up for.

• Richmond Traders, a new 7000-square-metre food hall featuring Cobb Lane Bakery, opened this week. (There’s also a new Coles with a section devoted to mochi and gelato, and a pet treat bar.)

• After a renovation for the ages, Sorrento’s Conti Hotel is reopening this month. Here’s what to expect, including an opulent seafood diner with a million-dollar view, a soaring glass-ceilinged “atrium” and a lavish late-night speak-easy.

• Nuggies is a new Melbourne food truck dedicated to chicken nuggets. Look for the yellow and red signage.

• Kaiju Cantina brings 16 beer taps, cheeseburger pizzas and retro ’70s style to a converted Huntingdale warehouse.

• Nomad co-owner Rebecca Yazbek shares her ultimate cheese-and-wine pairing – and it’s far from what you’d expect.

• Coming this month, Moon Dog Cooler is the beloved brewery’s new range of canned spritzes. Our pick? The passionfruit, yellow peach and yuzu.

• Recipe: Mabu Mabu chef Nornie Bero’s pumpkin damper (with her “numero uno” golden-syrup butter).

• A new Aussie app – populated with user reviews – helps you find the best Melbourne eateries for every dietary requirement.

• One of Sydney’s best new restaurants – Baba’s Place – is headed to Gray and Gray for “a night of many plates”, featuring immigrant food that celebrates the cuisines of Australia’s ‘burbs.