What’s happening around town • Join Raya and Dua founder Raymond Tan for a baking masterclass and tasting this Sunday June 14 at his CBD bakery Raya. You’ll learn how to make Malaysian desserts, plus enjoy some of Tan’s signature items including pandan chiffon cake and sardine puffs. • Meatsmith has teamed up with Abbotsford-based ceramics studio Cone 11 on a limited-edition white stoneware clay plate, finished with a glaze that incorporates bone ash. The plates are now available for pre-order. • Caulfield North wine
bar Ruzia’s is offering 25 per cent off your bill every Tuesday. Drop in for meatballs, sauerkraut and mushroom pierogi, Polish sausage and more. • Wee-Liam Foo, better known by the moniker The Hungry Wolf, and Fitzroy whisky bar The Elysian are collaborating on a cake and whisky series. Starting June 18, every Thursday from 4.30pm this winter, The Elysian will pair a slice of Foo’s 10-layer medovik (honey cake) with a 15-millilitre glass of whisky for $30 to $35, depending on the drink. Walk-ins
only. What we covered this week • Coming soon: the Reine and La Rue team to open Prive, a new venue in the Safe Deposit Building. • First look: The Havelock Place brings a UK-inspired take on Sri Lankan dining to Canterbury. • Where Chefs Eat: Yiaga’s head chef knows where to find the best soup dumplings in town. • New CBD Korean spot Sagye only has five things on the menu. • Nine new restaurants, delis and pubs to watch out for in winter.
• First look: Drop Shop, a convenience store-inspired wine shop opens on Lygon Street. • Beans to brew: the art of local coffee roasting and cafe brewing. • Where Chefs Eat: Bar Spontana’s head chef loves this homey Thai cafe. You might have missed • Recipe: make Tony Tan’s comforting claypot rice as cold weather kicks in. • The art of the snack plate, according to a Broadsheet food and drink editor. • The trailer for The Bear’s final season has dropped – watch it
here.
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Bone ash glaze… so like, is it actually for eating or just vibes?
Wait the Hungry Wolf is doing cake and whisky? That sounds like something I’d try once and then regret lol. Walk-ins only too, so good luck I guess.
Can someone explain the 10-layer medovik part? I thought medovik was like Russian honey cake, but then it says 10-layer and medovik and I’m confused. Also $30-35 for a tiny 15 ml pour seems like a scam to me but maybe I’m missing the whole pairing thing.
The sardine puffs tho… I can’t tell if that sounds amazing or gross. Also there’s like a bunch of openings in the Safe Deposit Building and I’m just like can’t we get one normal thing like cheap dumplings somewhere without a masterclass ticket? lol.