Felons Barrel Room is marking Lunar New Year with a four-day program of food, tradition and community on Manly Wharf, celebrating the Year of the Fire Horse from February 19 to February 22. The centrepiece of the program is a ticketed Lunar New Year Feast on Thursday night, featuring a shared banquet curated by Saigon Supper Inn, the Vietnamese kitchen within Felons Barrel Room, led by chef Bao La. The menu The menu draws on the symbolism of traditional Tết dining, with dishes designed to represent prosperity, abundance, longevity and togetherness. The banquet menu leans into generous, share-style plates, including prawn spring rolls, chicken dumplings shaped like ancient ingots, prawn and pork wontons, longevity noodles, steamed whole coral trout, Peking duck, soft shell crab fried rice and seasonal greens. The format reflects the communal nature of Lunar New Year celebrations, with dishes intended to be enjoyed across the table. A celebration of prosperity Traditional lion dancing will accompany the celebrations, with a performance scheduled for 7:30 pm on Thursday evening as part of the banquet. A second lion dance will take place on Sunday at 1:45 pm, welcoming families and daytime visitors to the precinct. Across the weekend, guests can also visit the Felons Barrel Room fortune tree, inviting wishes of luck, prosperity and renewal, while settling in with barrel-aged beers and Vietnamese-inspired dishes. The Lunar New Year Feast on Thursday, February 19, is ticketed, with bookings recommended. The remaining events across the weekend are free to attend, with walk-ins welcome. Source: The Cru Find more dining out updates on Crumb Wire.

Super Bowl LX hits Sydney on Monday, February 9, with venues across the city going LIVE & LOUD for the early kick-off. Sydney venues are covering all bases this year, with tailgate-style parties at Cargo and Bungalow 8, jumbo-screen pub sessions at spots like The Light Brigade, Woollahra Hotel, Forrester’s, The Marsden Brewhouse, The Mona, Darling Pavilion, BrewDog South Eveleigh and Taphouse, plus rooftop action at Untied and waterfront watch parties at Kingsleys Woolloomooloo, Henley’s and The Squires Landing. Expect mega screens, bottomless packages, wings, beer buckets and all-day game-day energy across the city. Here’s where to watch Super Bowl LX in Sydney: Forrester’s Forrester’s is going big on game-day fuel, hosting a high-energy Super Bowl session with a $50pp all-inclusive package built to last the entire game. Guests score a bottle of Coors on arrival, wings, a pulled pork burger and flowing beer, with $12 pints and $33 mega jugs of Coors pouring throughout the morning. One of Surry Hills’ most popular Super Bowl sessions, and bookings are essential. Offers: $50pp package, Coors on arrival, wings and pulled pork burger, dog-friendly. Doors: 9:30 am Bookings here The Squires Landing Super Bowl goes LIVE & LOUD on Level 2 at The Squires Landing, with every hit, throw and touchdown playing out on the big screen. Expect strong game-day energy and $12 pints from the James Squire Core Range flowing all morning. Offers: $12 pints from the JS Core Range Doors: 9 am Bookings here Woolahara Hotel The Woollahra Hotel is turning its upstairs terrace into a Super Bowl stronghold, with the Super Screen front and centre from kick-off to final whistle. Add a line-up of wings, burgers and schooner specials and you’ve got an easy east-side option for Super Bowl Monday. Offers: $20 kilo of wings, $20 burgers, $10 schooners of 4 Pines American Lager Doors: 10 am Bookings here Bungalow 8 One of Sydney’s biggest Super Bowl parties returns to King Street Wharf’s Bungalow 8 with LIVE & LOUD screens, free entry and an all-day party atmosphere hat doesn’t drop off post-game. Live cheerleader performances run during the game, with DJs taking over after the final whistle. Groups of six or more can book the Luxury Cabana Package, which includes a private cabana, bottomless brews from 10am–1pm and a tasting platter of signature wings on arrival. Offers: Free entry, cheerleaders, DJ after-party, $139pp cabana package Doors: 9:30 am Bookings here Cargo Bar Cargo’s iconic tailgate-style Super Bowl party returns with a full-scale setup in the heart of Darling Harbour. Every play runs LIVE & LOUD across two jumbo screens, backed by halftime entertainment including cheerleaders, skill games, competitions and DJs taking over post-game. Food and drink specials run all day, making this one of Sydney’s biggest Super Bowl sessions. Offers: Two jumbo screens, tailgate party, entertainment all day, DJ after-party Doors: 9:30 am Bookings here BrewDog South Eveleigh BrewDog takes over Super Bowl Monday with coverage across three mega screens, including an outdoor setup for alfresco viewing. The menu leans heavily into game-day classics, with all-you-can-eat wings, halftime raffles and set packages for those locking in a long session. Offers: $30 AYCE wings, $120pp game-day package, $60pp drinks-only package, outdoor screen, dog-friendly Doors: 10 am Bookings here Darling Pavilion Darling Pavilion hosts Super Bowl Monday with big screens, busy tables and an American-style game-day menu built for long viewing sessions. A four-hour premium beverage package is available for those settling in. Offers: Game-day menu, $85pp four-hour premium beverage package Doors: 10 am Bookings here Henley’s Henley’s fires up from 9:30am with LIVE & LOUD coverage, giveaways, prizes and beers flowing throughout the morning. The Deluxe Bottomless Package includes four hours of free-flowing drinks, a brekkie burger on arrival and prime seating. Offers: $99pp deluxe bottomless package with brekkie burger Doors: 9:30 am Bookings here Kingsleys Woolloomooloo Kingsleys pairs Super Bowl LX with waterfront long-lunch energy. Guests are welcomed with a Bloody Mary on arrival before settling in for a chef-curated three-course banquet and four hours of premium drinks. Offers: $199pp long lunch including three-course banquet and drinks package Doors: 10 am Bookings here Taphouse Taphouse delivers a classic American-style Super Bowl session, with LIVE & LOUD screens, buffalo wings, Coors specials and the loaded Super Munch Bowl designed for grazing. Food and drink specials run steadily throughout the game. Offers: $12 Coors pints, $14 buffalo wings, $18 Super Munch Bowl, $33 Coors mega jugs, dog-friendly Doors: 10 am Bookings here Untied Barangaroo favourite Untied launches its first-ever Super Bowl rooftop party, pairing skyline views with big screens and a bottomless package designed for the full session. Offers: Rooftop viewing, $99pp bottomless drinks and snack platter Doors: 10 am Bookings here The Mona A Northern Beaches favourite for Super Bowl Monday, The Mona goes LIVE & LOUD in the sports bar with $1 wings, Budweiser deals and free Bud hats while stocks last. Big screens and strong value run all morning. Offers: $1 wings, $8 Budweiser bottles, $25 Bud buckets Doors: 10 am Bookings here The Marsden Brewhouse Super Bowl lights up Marsden Park with LIVE & LOUD action on one of Greater Western Sydney’s biggest beer garden screens. The American-style menu features brisket nachos, wings and Philly cheesesteaks, alongside Bud bucket specials. Offers: $30 Bud buckets, American food specials from $17 Doors: 9 am Bookings here The Light Brigade The Light Brigade brings Super Bowl LX to the sports bar with wall-to-wall screens and a full game-day menu. Jug and schooner specials, Bud buckets and classic pub favourites keep the session moving from kick-off to final whistle. Offers: 4 Pines American Lager specials, $25 Bud buckets, Super Bowl food specials Doors: 10 am Bookings here Find more food and drink features on Crumb Wire.

Coles has added a spicy new option to its deli lineup with the launch of a limited-edition Peri Peri Hot Roast RSPCA Approved Chicken, now rolling out across stores nationwide. The new roast chook puts a peri peri spin on one of Coles’ most familiar offerings, taking the classic hot chicken and giving it a bolder flavour profile aimed at quick dinners and easy sharing. It features peri peri–infused roasted skin, a seasoned brine and a spiced herb couscous stuffing, all designed to be ready straight from the deli. The peri peri seasoning combines bird’s eye chillies, garlic and sweet paprika with oregano and cumin, before a hit of lemon cuts through the richness. Inspired by Portuguese-style flavours, the chicken is designed to work across a range of meals, from wraps and loaded peri peri chips to a classic roast chicken roll, as well as alongside simple sides for weeknight dinners or summer barbecues. Coles General Manager Meat, Deli and Seafood Karen O’Connor said the limited-edition roast chicken was developed to bring a new flavour into customers’ regular meal rotation. “Our RSPCA approved hot roast chicken is an Aussie classic, so we’re always looking for new ways to delight customers with flavours they’ll love. “It’s our second highest selling product across the country, and last year we sold more than 20 million of our RSPCA approved hot roast chickens. We knew we had to get the flavour profile spot on, with a punchy peri peri hit, a juicy roast finish, and a spiced couscous stuffing that complements all kinds of sides. “Our new peri peri chicken is the ultimate grab-and-go dinner, bringing big flavour that rivals takeaway taste without the extra effort, whether you’re feeding a crowd at a barbeque or sorting a quick weeknight meal.” The release builds on Coles’ wider peri peri range, which includes sliced peri peri roast chicken breast, peri peri mayonnaise and a peri peri quinoa tuna snack. The limited-edition Peri Peri Hot Roast RSPCA Approved Chicken is available now from Coles deli counters nationwide, retailing for $13.50 while stocks last. Find more food retail updates on Crumb Wire.

Maxibon has introduced a brand new flavour to its range: the Maxibon Choc Chip Cookie. The new product features a cookie dough flavoured slab filled with choc chips, sandwiched between two choc chip cookies and dipped in chocolate. The release comes as cookies continue to dominate Australia’s snack habits, both in supermarkets and online. The local cookie market is valued at $1.8 billion and continues to grow, while cookie-related content has attracted more than 11.4 billion views on TikTok. Choc chip remains the most popular flavour, accounting for close to 2 billion views on its own. The Maxibon Choc Chip Cookie is a first for the brand in Australia and shifts the focus firmly towards the biscuit side of the Bon, a long-running point of debate among fans. “We know the biccie side is the favourite part of the Bon for many fans, so this launch was all about enhancing that experience even further with a creation Aussies haven’t yet seen from Maxibon,” said Peters Ice Cream Head of Marketing Andrea Hamori. “Maxibon Choc Chip Cookie was made to be craved – a fully loaded, cookie-centric Bon designed to deliver on texture and flavour. If you love cookies, this one’s for you.” Peters Ice Cream has been an Australian tradition since 1907, carrying a host of brands that range from healthy, low-sugar options to everyday snacks for all occasions. The brand is responsible for some of Australia’s most loved frozen flavours, such as Drumstick, Connoisseur, Frosty Fruits, Proud & Punch and Maxibon. The new Maxibon flavour will launch exclusively at 7-Eleven stores from January 25. From mid-February, it will roll out nationally in multipacks at Coles, Woolworths and independent grocery stores, as well as single units in petrol, convenience and impulse outlets. Multipacks will be priced at $11.50, with single units priced at $5.60. Source: WiredCo. Find more food retail updates on Crumb Wire.