What’s happening around town

• Rocco’s Bologna Discoteca is heading to the bay for a mashup party with sandwich slinger Saul’s on Saturday November 2 from 3pm to 7pm. Rocco’s will bring its beloved meatball sub, while Saul’s will serve its pastrami sanga. And the pair are combining forces on a new eggplant cutlet sub.

• This time last year, Matti Fallon’s Mornington restaurant Colt Dining burnt down during its first month of trade. To honour the short-lived venue, he’s bringing the “Colt Classics” to his new spot, Mr Vincenzo’s. Today till November 4, get fried oysters, yabby toast, sticky lamb ribs and a burnt banana tart, plus Darjeeling tea milk punch and a briny caperberry Martini.

• The tenants of East Brunswick Village are throwing a party on November 10. Expect a limited edition brew and soft pretzels at Bridge Road Brewers, HSPs from Rumi and falafels from Rocket Society. Artist Beci Orpin will be there too; she’ll be making snack box treats – like sushi and pita pockets – out of paper.

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This week in food and drink news

• First Look: Entrecote’s lavish new bar Gigi brings high-society Paris to Prahan, along with beef bourguignon party pies, “petit franks” and a standout “happy chicken” sanga.

• First Look: To enter France-Soir’s new bar, you’ll have to put a sticker over your phone. Once you’re inside, expect top-tier cuvées, caviar and Comté.

• Coming Soon: Raya’s Raymond Tan is opening a “Scandinasian” bakery in Collingwood Yards – with French kaya toast and siu mai sausage rolls.

• A new Palestinian food truck drew hundreds of fans on day one. “I want to share my culture here in Australia,” says chef and asylum seeker Aheda Amro.

• Bite-sized lasagne, the “champagne of pastas” and tiramisu milk punch are the stars at slick new Italian rooftop restaurant Amatrice.

• Broadsheet’s fifth cookbook, The New Classics, has landed. Find 80 all-new recipes by Melbourne’s top cooks, chefs and restaurants – from enduring faves like France-Soir to hot newcomers like Manze.

• The Future Future crew is bringing a konbini-inspired diner to Cremorne with help from former Parcs chef Dennis Yong. Expect bento boxes, mortadella onigiri and tonkatsu with Vegemite-spiked sauce.

• Where Chefs Eat: Morena’s Alejandro Saravia on the garlic focaccia he dubs “the best in Melbourne”. Plus his date night spots and the bakery he’ll travel for.

• I Can’t Stop Thinking About: The Two Chiles Churrasco Sandwich. Here’s why writer Quincy Malesovas fell for this no-frills sizzling-steak sanga.

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• Cult cafe Moon Mart has moved to a new site in the south. Find its signature bulgogi breakfast sausage muffin, plus a new unagi katsu sando and strawberry iced matcha.

• Lygon Street icon DOC Espresso enters a new era. The casual all-day spot is now an elegant osteria with cicchetti, fresh pasta and saltimbocca.

• Williamstown’s Morning Star Hotel gets a refresh with a ‘70s California-meets-Melbourne look, big beer garden and taps pouring indie beers only.

• Chris Lucas’s long-awaited four-level French dining spot is finally opening next month. Three heritage buildings will become a flashy restaurant, a late-night supper club and a swish rooftop terrace.

• Longplay lives on at Wildflower, a new cinema bar with tacos, $4 tinnies and $2.50 oyster Fridays.