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Crinkle-cut fries with jalapeno,mozzarella and basil at Dan’s Diner.Kristoffer Paulsen

ForBaker’s Dozen (March 23-24,free entry),13 of the city’s biggest names in baking –Falco,Baker Bleu,Monforte Viennoiserie and more – are converging on the Fed Square hub for a pastry-powered market (chilli honey,fennel pollen and sea salt croissant,anyone?).

Simultaneously,Celebrity Sausage(March 23-24,free entry) will see big Melbourne names such as musician Clare Bowditch,and footballers Charlie and Ed Curnow,sizzling their dream snags for you. And forThe Pizza Sessions (March 23-24,free entry),Casey Wall of Carlton’s Capitano,Lucy Whitlow (Figlia,Brunswick East) and more top chefs will be throwing dough for pies with creative toppings.

Melbourne celebrities will be sharing their fantasy sausage sangers at Fed Square.Melissa Cowan

Elsewhere,some Sydney star power will be on show. There’ll be Middle Eastern magic as Paul Farag,from Sydney fine-dinerAalia,throws aSunday Shawarma Party(March 17,$34)at Windsor charcoal chicken specialistHenrietta;while Merivale powerhouse Dan Hong (Mr Wong,Ms G’s and The Establishment) is bringingSalty Sweet(March 16,free entry) to Fitzroy dessert playhousePidapipo Laboratorio,serving cheeseburger spring rolls and next-level banana fritters.

Want to snack your way through Bali,Jakarta and beyond?Indonesian Street Food (March 16-17,$0-$48,limited sessions remaining) is a festival-within-a-festival at Queen Vic Market.

A sake-beer hybrid will be on tasting at Preston’s Tallboy and Moose during their March 16 event.Eliana Schoulal

How about sampling a one-off sake-beer hybrid? Head to Preston brewery Tallboy&Moose for theSake and Beer Fusion Masterclass Tasting(March 16,$49).

Want to get arty – with a side of savoury doughnuts and music? The low-keyHenry Party (March 17,$25,selling fast) at Carlton North wine barHenry Sugar is for you.

And atVictoria by Farmer’s Daughters,the Fed Square sibling ofFarmer’s Daughters,Life on the Terrace (March 22-23,$25) is a riverside celebration of all things regional Victoria,with fancy snacks and live music.