Snack Bar: Mexican Breakfast, The Tan’s New 350-Seat Cafe and More Local Food News This Week

This week in food and drink news

• Dingo Ate My Taco and American-style pizza joint Deep End have brought back their birria pizza for the month of May at Deep End Fitzroy. The Detroit-style pizza is topped with birria-soaked brisket and Oaxaca cheese and comes with a side of birria.

• Madeleine de Proust is teaming up with Godiva on three madeleines for Mother’s Day, available for scheduled collection or delivery between Thursday May 8 and Sunday May 11.

• Richmond wine bar Clover is offering every wine on its list by the glass for the entire month of May.

What’s happening around town

• First look: the Botanic Gardens gets a new 350-seat venue for pizza and coffee.

• Five pop-ups that have turned into fully-fledged restaurants.

• Q le Baker founder Quentin Berthonneau is opening a baking studio in Preston.

• Five dishes we can’t wait to try at Junda Khoo’s first Melbourne venue, Ho Liao.

• Where chefs eat: Palay’s Fhred Batalona thinks this is Melbourne’s best butter chicken.

• Fish wings and collars are everywhere right now.

• Get limited edition sweet treats at dessert spots including Kariton Sorbetes for Do It for Dolly Day.

• 13 bars, bakeries and restaurants that opened or closed in April.

The Hot List

• Mexican breakfast is finally a thing in Melbourne – for real this time.

• 32 of the hottest dishes and drinks in Melbourne right now.

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• Yukiko Morita’s Pampshade lamps – made from real baked goods – are on the rise.