• First look: Melbourne institution Longrain opens a lunchtime canteen in the CBD.

• First look: Muli Express, a Chinatown oyster bar from the D&K Live Seafood family.

• First look: Fluffy Torpedo’s new Brunswick ice-cream shop is even more outlandish than its Fitzroy store.

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• New hire: Taking over from superstar chef Rosheen Kaul is a big deal, but Etta’s new head chef Lorcán Kan says he plans to build upon Kaul’s work.

• Now open: $6 Camparis and free aperitivo-hour snacks at Enoteca Zingara, a new venue from the Alta Trattoria team.

• Coming soon: Chef Luke Mangan to open a modern French bistro in a Melbourne hotel.

• After 70 years, Carlton North’s family-run Enoteca Sileno will close.

• Cheesemaker and Osteria Ilaria pastry chef Lucy Whitlow shares her two favourite dessert spots in Melbourne.

• Coming soon: Esteemed Sydney hospo duo Ross and Sunny Lusted to open first Melbourne venues on the same block as Dave Verheul’s Embla and the yet-to-open boutique hotel Melbourne Place.

. Celebrate Viino’s fourth anniversary and its debut bottle at a warehouse sale and pop-up wine bar in Clifton Hill this weekend.

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• Abbotsford Convent restaurant Julie has replaced its à la carte offering with two new set menus. An express lunch menu is available for $55 per person and a five-course menu is available during lunch and dinner service for $110 per person. The seasonal menus change every six weeks.

• Jeow and Ca Com chef Thi Le will pop up at family-run Mornington Peninsula winery Avani this King’s Birthday long weekend. Le will prepare a three-course set menu for lunch from Saturday June 8 to Monday June 10 with steamed tapioca pearl dumplings and more for $95 per person. Make a booking.

• Hazel is collaborating with vermouth makers Maidenii for a lunch and tasting on Saturday May 18. There’ll be a set menu including beef tartare, and venison with red cabbage and pickled cherry. Each course will be paired with vermouth and vermouth cocktails, and Maidenii co-founder and winemaker Gilles Lapalus will talk diners through the drinks. Tickets are $125 per person.