Clove is in the air this Saturday in Gippsland! From 9am to 4pm, breathe in the bulbs and soak in all the great produce (garlic and other) the region has to offer. Atop regular festivities is the Gippsland Wine Academy – a set of dedicated masterclasses on how to best pair your Gippsland produce with local wines. Check out the curated wine list and sign up to exclusive tastings here. Grab your festival tickets now – kids and pets enter free!

Make every weekend a long one with LOTI’s new three-day bottomless brunch. Located on the legendary Esplanade, LOTI is offering diners the chance to feast on an extensive coastal Mediterranean menu and drink to their heart’s content from 12-3pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Menu highlights include house-baked focaccia, salt & pepper calamari, blue swimmer crab spaghetti and roasted sumac cauliflower with crispy kale. The booking includes free-flowing mimosas, bubbles and wine, but you can upgrade to margs and beer for an extra fee. Grab a spot now!

Vegans and plant-based food lovers rejoice! Snackboy is here to save the day. The new treat range is fully dairy-free and ethically sourced. The frozen offering boasts three flavours – Double Chocolate Hazelnut Ice Cream, Salted Caramel White Chocolate Ice Cream and Salted Caramel Ice Cream. The pantry-safe snack line includes Raspberry Doughnut Bites and Cookie Caramel Fudge Bites. Snackboy’s pantry range is stocked exclusively at Coles supermarkets nationwide in the health food aisle, while the ice cream range can be found in the freezer aisle at all major supermarkets in metropolitan Vic, NSW and Qld.

Renowned restaurateur Kylie Kwong is Two Good Cafe’s latest guest in the social enterprise’s monthly featured chef rotation! For Kwong’s residency, which begins on Monday, February 20 and ends mid-March, she has created a diverse Asian-inspired menu especially for Sydney WorldPride – made to reflect an intersectional and modern Australia. Highlights include a poached chicken, avocado and watercress baguette with honey and tamari dressing, as well as a ginger sour cream cake. Head to twogood.com.au for more info.

With chunks of raspberry jelly and pink pieces of musk throughout, Life Savers’ new Musk & Raspberry Jellies chocolate bar will take you right back to the old (or rather, young) days. Coated in Darrell Lea milk chocolate, the childhood classic candy is making a mighty comeback. It’s 100% palm oil-free, 100% Australian made and all chocolate is made using 100% sustainably sourced cocoa. The block is available now nationwide in Woolworths and Coles.

Don’t flip out, but Shrove Tuesday is crepe-ing up quick! From Monday, February 20 to Sunday, February 26, Melbourne’s House of Lulu White, Rumour Has It and The Hamptons Bakery will be celebrating the special day with exclusive pancake flavours. Grab an okonomiyaki-inspired pancake at House of Lulu White, or dig into pillowy poffertjes at Rumour Has It. The special pancakes will be available for one week only. Check out your nearest of the three for details and more info!