Snack Bar: Day Baker Opens, the Best Bread in Melbourne and More Local Food News This Week

What’s happening around town

• 1 Hotel Melbourne restaurant From Here by Mike is celebrating truffle season with truffle dinners every night from Friday June 19 to Tuesday June 30 for $160 per person. The set menu features To Be Frank sourdough with truffled-salted butter, veal and pork lasagne with a cheese and truffle bechamel, and a truffle tiramisu.

• June is steak month at North Melbourne pub Central Club Hotel. Get $27 porterhouse steaks with handcut chips, salad and your choice of sauce every day this month. Plus, there’ll be a daily changing $55 steak and wine special, with options including an eye fillet and a glass of red wine.

• Farmer’s Daughters Wine House has introduced a Victorian cheese fondue for winter. For $55 per person, enjoy a blend of molten local cheeses – including banksia from Long Paddock – served with house-made pickles, creamy potatoes from Jones Potatoes in West Gippsland and croutons seasoned with native herbs. Plus, you can add charcuterie from Salt Kitchen and Victorian truffles.

• Etta’s Wednesday laksa nights are back for winter. Each week until Wednesday August 26, the Hot Listed restaurant will serve bowls of Nonya-style coconut curry laksa with house-made alkaline noodles for $38. 

• Fitzroy Italian spot Rocco’s Bologna Discoteca is bringing its meatball subs and other dishes to  Love Shack Brewing Co in Castlemaine this Sunday June 7 from 6pm. Buy a ticket to guarantee a seat.

What we covered this week

• First look: the year’s most anticipated bakery is open – and selling out before 10am.

• The Carringbush Hotel in Abbotsford to reopen as Friendly Societies Hotel.

• Two Melbourne spots named in the World’s 101 Best Burgers list.

• A year in, Rintel’s Diner is still one of Melbourne’s most exciting pop-ups.

• Five to try: new north-side bakeries for cinnamon scrolls, Reuben croissants and classic baguettes.

• A moment for: dill pickle sorbet from Billy van Creamy and Acide.

• This new Richmond bakery’s “pho-wich” might be your next favourite dippable sanga.

• Heebi, a new coffee shop inspired by Japanese kissatens, hits Carlton.

• How a Masterchef episode turned Dua’s Raymond Tan from accounting student to cult baker.

• Three to try: new bars for local drops, live music and Mango Sticky Rice Martinis.

• Nearly 20 years on, Cibi’s owner reflects on the rise and rise of Collingwood.

• Win a four-course dinner for two by Robata and Tamura Saké Bar.

• Four to try: Hot Listed restaurants with stunning designs.

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