Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, March 2, 2023

• Now open: one-woman pastelería La Colmena brings piononos, glaseados, doblegats, xuixos and other little-known Spanish sweets to Prahran Market.

• Calling all wine lovers: Sydney’s favourite wine party, Huge Moves, is coming to this year’s Melbourne Food & Wine Festival.

• Now open: Grab a bottle to go or settle in with a glass (and BYO food) at Abbotsford’s Cardwell Cellars, giving you a taste of wines from under-represented regions around the world

• First Look: At Alt Trattoria, a new diner from Grossi alumni, the menu is simple and the wine is abundant, bringing the intimate feel of Italy’s northwest to Fitzroy.

• Coming soon: Family-run A1 Bakery has hit the trifecta, opening its third location: Brunswick Street, Fitzroy.

• Chadstone has unveiled its new $70 million dining and entertainment precinct packed with new residents, including an on-site brewery.

• Bar Romantica is celebrating its fifth birthday with music, drinks and a collaborative menu, with star Sydney chefs flying down to cook.

• Melbourne’s top chefs are coming together to celebrate Dinesmart’s 20th anniversary, raising money to combat homelessness.

• Get up to 50 per cent off your food bill at dozens of your favourite Melbourne bars, cafes and restaurants this month thanks to TheFork.

• South Yarra’s Cucinetta has added a cheesy gnocchi loaded with 29 different varieties of formaggi to its menu.

• Social enterprise Scarf is bringing back its Autumn Dinner series so you can enjoy a hearty meal served by its hospitality trainees.