Starting Wednesday, November 9, this new gourmet produce market is bringing farm-fresh food to Sydney’s bustling CBD. The 40 stall affair will connect Sydney’s best producers, farmers, bakers and makers with city workers and urban dwellers, who don’t often get the chance to experience farm-fresh goods. Stall highlights include Prickle Hill Farms, Brickfields, Berliner Bakery, Stephen Hodges Fish, Savannah Estate Winery, Brother Mountain Macadamias, Rita’s Organic Farms, and Noble Organics meats. Happening every second Wednesday of the month, from 8am-2pm, the market will occupy a choice position in front of Customs House. For more info, head to cambridgemarkets.com.au.

This annual week-long celebration is back and better than ever. Featuring 10 days of events at over 200 bars, Old Fashioned Week has something for every whiskey fan. From Saturday, November 5 to Monday, November 14, Sydney favourites such as Dean & Nancy on 22, Chin Chin and The Rover, Brisbane’s Death & Taxes, Melbourne’s Sky Bar and many more will pay homage to the Old Fashioned – showcasing new twists, cocktail-making masterclasses, and special promotions. Australia’s most innovative and revered bartenders will garnish guests with expert tips on how to manipulate the four key ingredients – whiskey, sugar, bitters and citrus – to create an entirely different experience with each Old Fashioned. For more information, visit woodfordreserve.com/oldfashionedweek.

Produced by two different South Australian whisky distilleries, BANDED is a whisky symbolic of collaboration. The limited-edition drop has been blended using six barrels originally purchased in 2017, and matured in four warehouses that followed the Never Never journey from Royal Park to McLaren Vale. Finished in a Muscat barrel, the nose heroes toffee apple and buttered fruit toast, with elegant raisin and muscatel notes. The taste is sweetened with layers of brulee and plum pudding, featuring spice, oak, pops of pepper and cinnamon.⁠ BANDED is limited to just 555 bottles, and will be made available to purchase exclusively via Never Never’s mailing list.

After a brief pause mid-lockdown, the Bondi-born coffee group is officially reopening its micro roastery. Will & Co has secured partnerships with other local spots, and will soon operate again out of its own hybrid space. In keeping with the brand’s ethos of supporting the local community, the Will & Co concept store is making a conscious move away from single serve plastics, serving all coffee in reusable, ceramic cups. The Will & Co concept store and boutique roastery is set to reopen in late November, on the corner of Gould Street and Beach Road, Bondi Beach.

The iconic dessert brand has teamed up with Montague to aid in the fight against food waste. These two companies have come together to create Rescue Pops, a healthy sorbet pop made from rescued Aussie plums. The plums used in this tasty treat were slightly bruised or blemished, and would have otherwise gone to landfill. Instead, with this sustainable approach, these plums are given their time to shine. Peters Rescue Pops are available now in the freezer aisle at your local Woolies.

Running every Saturday from 12pm to 4pm (over two seatings), Santa Catarina’s bottomless brunch includes 2 hours of unlimited Margaritas, Chandon Blanc de Blancs and Spinifex Rose. Menu highlights include the Oaxaca Guacamole, Blue Swimmer Crab Sopes, Roasted Lamb Shoulder Barbacoa and the Cauliflower Steak. Over the next few weeks, the Oaxancan-style brunch will also come with a show. RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under queens Maxi Shield and Coco Jumbo will MC and perform as you brunch. They’re not on every week, so check ahead and book your spot!

Get ready for a new kind of delicious with Noshu’s line of chocolate treats. Made with natural, plant-based sweeteners, high quality non-GMO ingredients, and certified cocoa, you can indulge in these treats with a clear conscience. The products featured in Noshu’s new line are Milk Chocolate Malt Crunch, Milk Chocolate Wafer Crisp, White Chocolate Raspberries, and Dark Chocolate Cherry & Coconut. These treats are available now in the confectionary aisle at Woolworths.

The hotel’s fine dining restaurant, Citrique, will play host to the four day event, from Monday, November 7 to Thursday, November 10. Executive chef Paul Smart has invited six local chefs and culinary leaders from across South East Queensland to curate a unique culinary exploration. The showcase will celebrate the best of local produce, and includes three degustation dinners, a high tea, and a culinary class. Watch all the action and grab your tickets now.