Superfoods and spritzes are becoming increasingly popular within our Australian bar scene. Spritzes can be a great low-alcohol drink, are easy to make and always delicious. FAIR’s superfood liqueur range unites this on-trend pairing and brings the refreshing drink of the summer to you in an ethical and socially responsible way. FAIR liqueur superfood spritzes are the perfect beverage for the warmer months. They not only look beautiful and vibrant, but they are fruity, fresh and low in sugar.

The team at KOI Dessert Bar have announced their limited edition Christmas Desserts range. In the range you can expect to find the ‘Xmas Pear’, filled with a pear cardamom mousse with almond jaconde, poached pear and caramel, the ‘Xmas Cherry’, a morello cherry mousse with cherry and chocolate ganache and fruit mince soaked in bread and the ‘Xmas Lemon’, combining citrus ganache, pineapple jam, lemon confit and Madeleine sponge, amongst others. Not sure what one you’d like to try? You can pre-order ‘The Koi White Christmas Cake’ (pictured) for $225, which comes with the Xmas Cherry, Lemon and Pear fruits on top of a Rice Bubble base.

Tis the season for mother’s ruin. In time for Christmas parties everywhere, Gin Lane has opened in Chippendale with an impressive menu of 75 gins and 25 cocktails.

One of Australia’s longest running food and wine festivals, Grape Escape, is set to return to the Grampians in 2018 with a diverse line-up of wine, food and entertainment for all ages. The month-long festival will showcase some of Australia’s most distinguished winemakers from the Grampians, Pyranees & Henty regions, giving festival goers the opportunity to taste their way through award winning drops, explore over 120 exhibitor stalls or bid to take home a rare taste of the Grampians in the highly anticipated Grampians Winemakers Reserve Shiraz Barrique auction . Recruiting the help of celebrity chefs Paul West, the host of popular TV series “River Cottage Australia”, and Matt Sinclair, one of MasterChef AU’s most loved contestant and face of channel 10’s “The Cooks Pantry”, Grape Escape 2018 will give guests the chance to learn from the pros in masterclasses and demonstrations using the regions finest local and seasonal produce. Located in the breathtaking Halls Gap bushland, the festival offers an unrivalled environment featuring live music performances from the likes of The Settlement and local band Orange Whip whilst a range of food trucks will be at the ready to help fans refuel before the next act. Parents will be able to enjoy a glass, or two while the youngsters are entertained at the festival village with native animals, boomerang painting, potting herb workshops, pasta making and plenty more. Tickets are on sale now with early bird sales until December 10, offering 15% off using the code EARLYBIRD.

Hotel Centennial has teamed up with Four Pillars Gin for three summer cocktails that have us tinkled pink. Try ‘the garner’, a pink gin and tonic with rare gin, Fever Tree’s newly launched pink tonic and pink grapefruit, $10.

Melbourne’s newest pizza bar, Hungry Bear is now open in Menzies Alley, at Melbourne Central. Open 7 days a week from 11am until 9pm, Hungry Bear is set to be an exciting addition to Melbourne’s foodie scene. This is the first venture into hospitality for co-owners and husband and wife duo Candice and Nick Hirons after both having celebrated careers in fashion including the joint effort in owning the exclusive retail license for G-Star stores in both Australia and New Zealand. The Hungry Bear menu is simple consisting of 15 pizzas which are made fresh in front of diners. Pizza names are perfectly tongue-in-cheek like the ‘Paul Hogan’, the ‘Holy Cheeses’ featuring 9 cheeses, plus the ‘Bear Necessity’ and the ‘Jon Bon Chovi’.

For the foodie who has everything comes The Modern Kitchen. In his new book, UK writer Tim Hayward’s takes a witty look at the history of 70 utensils from the garlic press to the grater. Out on Friday. Hardie Grant, $39.99.

Stalactites, Melbourne’s old-school champion of 24/7 dining, has opened a CBD offshoot called Hella Good serving takeaway lamb, chicken and vego souvas, plus snack packs, dips and Greek sweets at 7 Elizabeth Street.

Eat Christmas lunch under the water at Sea Life Melbourne. Beneath the aquarium’s floor-to-ceiling marine display, enjoy three courses with unlimited beer, wine, cider and soft drinks. Adults $159. Bookings a must.

Lockyer Valley farmer Zoë Smyth has launched the Free Range Family Co-op, providing ethically raised meat. There are nine packs on offer such as Chef’s Delight which includes osso buco and lamb shanks.

The fine people at The Woollahra Hotel are putting on a show with a takeover of their terrace! From 21 November– 6 March (every Tuesday from 7pm), Stella Artois is teaming up with the beloved hotel to bring some big screen fun with modern classic cinema and scrumptious bites. All to partake in whilst sipping on an ice cold frosty one. #living Movie Menu Tuesday 21 November – Wolf of Wall Street Tuesday 28 November – Point Break Tuesday 5 December – Ferris Buller’s Day Off Tuesday 12 December – Love Actually Tuesday 19 December – Elf Tuesday 26 December – New Year’s Eve Tuesday 2 January – The Hangover Tuesday 9 January – Pulp Fiction Tuesday 16 January –There’s Something About Mary Tuesday 23 January – The Castle Tuesday 30 January – Forest Gump Tuesday 6 February – Mrs Doubtfire Tuesday 13 February – Valentine’s Day Tuesday 20 February – Die Hard

Carrots are flavour of the month. Eat them at Greenglass, CBD, with salmon and silverbeet ravioli; with red yuzu kosho at The Valley’s Gerard’s Bistro; or roasted with bone marrow butter at Rick Shores, Burleigh Heads.

Brisbane cookbook author Katrina Meynink is celebrating the launch of her first children’s food-focused picture book Lulu Le Baby Chef with a reading and doughnut decorating at Nodo Donuts in the CBD this Friday at 3pm.

Queensland based start-up, PERKii, is proving that feeling better from the inside out is as simple as incorporating probiotics to your everyday life, with its scientifically developed probiotic water. Containing as little as 26 calories per drink, PERKii is packed with nature’s own mini-superheroes, fighting the good fight inside our insides. Probiotics provide multiple benefits to your health, especially your digestive system, which contributes to your overall health and wellbeing. Each PERKii bottle contains over 1 billion living and protected probiotics and unlike any other probiotics, PERKii is low in sugar, calories, and is gluten free, all complete with a fresh, fruity flavour.

Belvedere Vodka has launched the limited edition (Belvedere)RED bottle, with profits going to an international charity that helps combat HIV and Aids in Africa. This year’s Belvedere Red limited release is a creative take on Belvedere’s iconic bottle which features an illustration of the Polish presidential palace. Commanding attention with its audacious sleek red colour and stunning pearl-matte finish. The new Belvedere Red bottle will support the critical work of The Global Fund, to fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa.