With droughts continuing to affect our farmers, Rockpool dining group’s Bavarian Restaurants will be donating all profits across 16 venues on Sunday 26th August to support drought relief. Participating restaurants in New South Wales are: The Bavarian Beerhaus York Street, and The Bavarian at Bondi Beach, Castle Hill, Chatswood, Entertainment Quarter, Manly, Miranda, Parramatta, Penrith, Rouse Hill and World Square. Order a schnitzel, raise a fork and contribute to a worthy Australian cause.

Embark on a culinary journey through Sicily in the heart of Darling Harbour. The latest in the Fratelli Fresh long table lunch series will be held at Fratelli Darling Harbour on Saturday 25th August from 12-2pm. For $79pp you can enjoy the Italian region’s most delicious specialties, washed down with an unlimited choice of Italian prosecco, beer, wine and Aperol spritz.

On Wednesday 22nd August, Spice Temple will welcome Tim Fishwick from Balter Brewing Company for a night at the bar. Learn and taste your way through Batler Beers and enjoy Spice Temple’s range of bar snacks including dumplings, noodles and the restaurant’s signature spice fried chicken wings. Tickets are $50pp and can be found here.

If you love IKEA (who doesn’t) then you’ll be over the moon to hear about their latest food venture, celebrating Australian cuisine. The Swedish furniture giants are slinging a limited edition kangaroo meatball, available in Sydney for 3 days (27-29th August). Part of the IKEA Democratic Design Days festival, these bite-sized beauties are the perfect combination of quality and sustainability. So book your free ticket and head to the festival between 11am and 1pm to have your tastebuds tantalized.

Starting this week, Bistecca will be opening their doors for a midday feed, walk-ins welcome! If after work drinks is more your bag, the standalone bar is open from 12pm to 2am Wednesday-Friday, offering bar snacks (meatball paninis included), high class wine and cocktails, Four Pillar negroni on tap anyone?

Downtown Tokyo has officially landed in Steam Mill Lane with a bang, bringing a cultural hit of sights, sounds and smells. Inspired by the gritty old-school alleyways of Tokyo’s Shinjuku district, Bang Bang invites you to take in the culinary action at the open kitchen, explore the hidden traditional tatami room or sing your heart out in the glass karaoke box. The menu features a variety of Japanese crowd pleasers like edamame and gyoza, sashimi and tempura. Don’t forget about the boozy libations, offering a 1 litre butler pump to kickstart any group party. The neon lights, lanterns and Japanese artwork is calling to you so check it out now.

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! The time has finally come for Australians to bask in the glory of our own KFC merchandise range. Raising money for the KFC Youth Foundation, the merch includes bowtie budgie smugglers and surf wax that smells like original KFC chicken recipe with a hint of hot chips, it has to be sniffed to be believed. Available to purchase online at 12pm on Thursday 16th August, it’s first in best dressed.

Seven Miles Coffee Roasters is hosting a free Generation Automation event entirely dedicated to coffee on Tuesday 21st August. Attempting to answer the question ‘can an automatic machine really do the job of a skilled barista?’ Guests will hear about the future of equipment automation, with specialty machines from La Marzocco, Eversys, San Remo and more. Catering to the hands-on learners, you’ll also get the chance to get your hands among the beans and try out the equipment yourself! This is a free event generating a lot of buzz, so get your tickets here.

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After two years of serving up deliciously exotic breakfasts and lunches inspired by Turkey and the Middle East, Babajan eatery is now opening its doors for dinner on Friday’s and Saturday’s. Enjoy a set feasting menu for $40 pp, with mouth-watering dishes such as 12-hour braised lamb shoulder and crispy skinned snapper. If you want to let your appetite run free, you can also order from the a la carte offering. Cafe by day and now restaurant and bar by night, Babajan eatery has established itself as a local and international favourite.

Banksia Bistro, Colin Fassnidge’s ode to pub food, hosts a guest-chef dinner series on Tuesday evenings. Next up is Valeria Maltseva, of My Kitchen Rules fame, on 21 August, and the man himself will rattle the pans on the 28th.

Take in the scenery at the Cherry Blossom Festival with eats inspired by the blooms like cherry dessert gyoza, teamed perhaps with a rare sake made from a cherry-blossom extract; a sake class is offered today and next Sunday.

Hail the ale at Queen Victoria Market’s new winter beer oasis every weekend until September 9. Visit Central Beer District for craft brews from Brick Lane, Brewmanity and Two Birds, with food trucks and live music.

Set your dial to sweet at Fitzroy’s Grub for its new Sweet Set high tea series. Every Sunday in August and September, you can tuck into treats from the likes of Bibelot, Pierrick Boyer and Cobb Lane. $79.

Australian Organic Awareness Month (AOAM) is a month-long national campaign launched to increase awareness of organic food and produce, and help boost support of sustainable farming within Australia. You can do your part by shopping organic where possible, and reading about an organic lifestyle on the initiative’s official website, as well as following the campaign across social media. “To have the opportunity to help educate Australians not only on the benefits of organic products, but also the incredible range available is why I want to be part of this exciting month,” says ambassador Pete Evans of his involvement.