Snack Bar: A Chae Gelato Collab, Tokyo-Style Pizza Hits Melbourne and More Local Food News This Week

What’s happening around town

• Belles Hot Chicken is taking over the kitchen at The Penny Black in Brunswick from Wednesday April 15 to Sunday May 3. To celebrate, the two are giving away 200 fried chicken sandwiches to the first 200 guests on Wednesday April 15. 

• Conferre Group’s Brunswick East restaurant Figlia has just launched weekly Bologna nights. Stop in on Monday nights for a glass of wine and a woodfired pizza or a bowl of pasta for $30. 

The Hot List

• The Hot List gets its biggest update ever, with 13 new additions. 

What we covered this week

• First look: at Udon Izakaya Tanukiya in Fitzroy, one of Melbourne’s best ramen chefs switches to udon.

• First look: Wow Crepes brings the Chinese street food staple jianbing to Flinders Street.

• Tokyo-style pizza has already hit Melbourne. But what is it?

• Footscray’s inventive new cocktail bar Second Hand Dealer has Banh Mi martinis and Coco Pops punch.

• Where Chefs Eat: Aitor Jeronimo Orive of Basque Txoko loves this county bakery’s unconventional pies.

• Geralds Bar’s new fine-dining concept might fail. The owners are okay with it.

• New Hire: former Ides chef Henry Salt brings Basque influence to Entrecote.

• Jung Eun Chae and Pidapipo are collaborating on three limited-time flavours.

• Bar Ferdinand, a botanical-themed cocktail bar (with an Apollo Inn alum behind the bar) is coming to the CBD.

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