• Socal welcomes Sizzling Fajita Fridays, which means two hours of bottomless steak fajitas (with DIY toppings and fries) for $35 per person.

• Head to Bondi cafe Harry’s today from 8am for a canned peanut-butter smoothie on the house. It’s thanks to Fix & Fogg, the Kiwi peanut-butter brand that’s just launched camp-ready squeezy serves, for both smooth and crunchy lovers.

• Deliquente Wine Co is celebrating a decade of good times with a national wine party tour. Kicking off in Bangalow on Friday September 6, the fun will hit Sydney on Friday September 13, when the team takes over The Abercrombie rooftop. The UK’s Hidden Spheres will be performing, and local DJs, too. Tickets essential.

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• Free coffee alert: head to Rose Bay Beach on Sunday between 10am and 1pm to nab your morning brew free of charge – thanks to not-for-profit Emu Parade and Oatly. It’s simple, just pick up some rubbish (making our environment even more stunning), then enjoy your cup.

• Book yourself into Cafe Freda’s on Sunday September 8 for the Bart Jr kitchen takeover. Bart’s George Morris will be cooking and there’ll be DJ sets aplenty.

• Aria is celebrating 25 years of existence with a pair of special menus available from September 2 til 29. There’s the exclusive seven-course tasting menu, where Matt Moran shares stand-out dishes from different menus over the years. And a knockout snack menu hits the bar. Bookings essential.

• Do Good Things Better is the “coffee and culture festival” hosted by FBR. Expect a line-up of local coffee makers, cuppings, giveaways and sets from “Eora’s greatest groove and garage DJs” – then an afterparty at Club 77.

• House of Martinis: Barangaroo House is devoted to the classic cocktail all September long. There are old-school and out-there pours happening across all three levels (House Bar, Rekodo and Smoke). There are $10 minis, after-work Martini luges, tableside numbers and roving Martini carts.

• Say “I do” with Shot Gin Weddings, a glitzy new pop-up chapel in a Marrickville gin distillery. It’s been styled to “high heaven” with a Vegas-meets-Luhrmann vibe, and it’s from two industry experts.

What we covered this week

• First look: Teddy, the Ezra boys’ new project, takes over the old Raja space in Potts Point. It’s pumping out retro plates and disco tunes with a brief that prioritises value over haute cuisine aesthetics.

• First look: Ennui takes to Haymarket with a riff on the carrot XO from Love, Tilly Devine. The historic two-storey space has housed a presbyterian minister, a beehive maker and a Thai grocer, and now has a team of three mates running the show.

• First look: AP Supply is the only place to buy the bakery’s plump pistachio cream puffs. The weekend-only joint is also takeaway only, and it’s all in a bid to tackle queues and do “the baker’s duty”.

• “Gut-wrenching”: in the wake of the Sydney Morning Herald’s expose on Swillhouse, top hospo names respond to the state of the industry (and share what we can do now).

• Staple, one of Sydney’s sourdough superheroes, now has another beachside bakery – with all the golden rough-puff sausage rolls you could want.

• This One Thing: fire-licked oysters at Poetica, North Sydney’s breezy dining room. And with the Metro finally running, for CBD-side residents, these pepper-topped flambadou bivalves are in easier reach than ever before.

• Coffee by day, boiler room by night: FBR is a 15-seat space with specialty pours and secret sets.

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• First look: strawberry cold brew in Mascot, a Japanese bakery’s Wolli Creek sibling, and fantastic Reubens to the west.

• First look: Bistro Grenier arrives to a loft space in a Newtown wine bar. It’s from the Odd Culture team and brings a menu capturing the “terroir and weirdness” of the neighbourhood.

• The Big Squish: food writer Gemma Plunkett is back with her monthly column. For August, she's taking inspiration from some favoured spots around Sydney (Small’s Deli! Baba’s Place! 10 William St!) and showing us how to have a BIG party in your teeny home.