Snack Bar: Six New Bakeries, Two New Cafes and More Local Food News This Week

What’s happening around town

• Matcha Kobo , the CBD cafe known for milling matcha in-house, is hosting Japanese tea master Yuki Okamoto’s first-ever Australian tea ceremonies. Okamoto is the 10th-generation head of the Hosokawa Onryu, a Kyoto-based tea institution dating back centuries. Immerse yourself in the heritage of Uji matcha and learn about tea ceremony etiquette from the Japanese tea master on Saturday November 1 and Sunday November 2. Tickets are $115 and include a take home a matcha kit.

• Melbourne-based Japanese tea company Cha Haus is launching a new matcha spread, to bring out its Matcha Spread in all Muji stores in Australia. The vegan spread is made using shiroan (white anko bean paste). The matcha spread will be available at Muji stores from Thursday October 16.

What we covered this week

• First look: Nathen Doyle’s new Clifton Hill cafe Open House has killer egg sandos.

• First look: Zoncello Limoncello spritz – first a drink, now a Yarra Valley destination.

• First look: Lumen People reopens in Fitzroy (with wine coming soon).

• Toddy Shop is closing , but Mischa Tropp has something new on the way.

• A Melbourne bar has cracked the World’s 50 Best Bars list (again).

• New hire: for Poodle head chef Jordan Clavaron , classics are just a starting point.

• Six new bakeries for everything from matcha maritozzi to pumpkin pie.

• Shake Shack, Hector’s Deli and more are coming to next year’s Australian Open.

• Where chefs eat: the yuzu almond croissant Omnia’s KyongHo Daniel Choi loves.

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