• Alcohol-free wine brand Non has collaborated with Sydney chef Matt Stone on a limited-edition drink called Non Progress 1, made with poached plums and finger lime.

• Alisha Henderson of Sweet Bakes is holding a pop-up at Co Bake Space in Richmond this Saturday September 7 from 9am until sold out. Stop by for slices of different baked treats, including hummingbird cake, pecan pie and chocolate sour cherry cake.

This week in food and drink news

• Soi 38, Melbourne’s favourite car park restaurant, is moving to a newly renovated CBD building.

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• The Soi 38 team will also open a completely new Southern Thai restaurant, R.Harn.

• First look: Reed House, by two Ottolenghi alumni, is shaping up to be one of 2024’s best openings.

• First look: Tombo Den in Windsor is Chris Lucas’s tribute to ’90s Tokyo.

• Beloved Korean and Japanese cafe Moon Mart is closing soon.

• Where chefs eat: Jung Eun Chae’s go-to for Korean hotpot and banh mi in Melbourne.

• Get to know Hope St Radio’s new head chef Blake Ellis.

• Melbourne’s unofficial Koreatown is now Melbourne’s official Koreatown.

• First look: this seafood pro has finally opened his own venue, Tomm, after supplying the city’s best chefs for decades.

• Coming soon: the Cathedral Coffee team is opening wine store Le Tuffeau in the same 1920s CBD building.

• The second Muji Food Market at Chadstone is on this Saturday September 7 and Sunday September 8, with stalls from five local spots including Hareruya Pantry and Little Cardigan.

• Eight to try: Melbourne-made mooncakes for this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival.

• Eight weeks, eight noodles at Supernormal.

• First look: Wodonga bar Nomad Events has no set opening hours.

• Little Collins Street Dodee Paidang has introduced Galaxy, version of its tom yum soup with the spice level turned up to 10. Through September, across seven designated rounds, it’s offering $100 restaurant vouchers to anyone who can finish a bowl in under five minutes.

Hospitality in the spotlight

• The ABC alleges Sydney hospitality giant Merivale inadequately supported sexual assault victims.

• Merivale also showed “hundreds” of staff CCTV footage of guests having sex.

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