What's hot: Good Food Month

For the Love of Meat
Join us for a no-holds-barred discussion about the ethics of meat. What does modern Australian meat production look like? And what can conscious carnivores do to ensure an ethical and humane system? This lively panel discussion from Matthew Evans and Monty Koludrovic with a menu designed by Colin Fassnidge, includes a shared meal featuring dishes such as carrot and lardo, pigs' ears, lamb breast, pork shoulder and legs. Monday 24 Oct, 6.30pm. 4Fourteen; 414 Bourke Street, Surry Hills. $150pp, including matched drinks, panel discussion and book signing.

Night Noodle Markets
The Night Noodle Markets are back, with all the sights, sounds and smells of an Asian hawker market plus the buzz, hype and vibe of a huge outdoor festival. This long-running Sydney institution sees the return of some of your favourites: Mr Bao, Mamak, Hoy Pinoy as well as desserts from Black Star Pastry x N2 Extreme Gelato. Joining them this year are the gang from House of Crabs and Queenies, so stay tuned for what is sure to be an incredibly mouthwatering experience. Take in the excitement that is the ever popular Night Noodle Market dragon dancers as they illuminate the crowd in a sea of acrobatics, dance and lights. Oct 6–23. Mon-Tue, 5-9pm; Wed-Thu 5-10pm; Fri 5-11pm; Sat 4-10pm; Sun 4-9pm. Hyde Park, Sydney. Free entry.

Riedel wine tasting at the Bentley
Ever wondered why oaked chardonnays are described as buttery, but yours always taste woody and bland? What about pinot noir, which is supposed to be fragrant and complex, but smells and tastes flat? When we try something we don't like, we always fault the wine, and never think it might be the glass we're using to blame. Enjoy canapes on arrival, a 40-minute wine tasting and to top the evening off, a sit-down two-course dinner. Monday 17 Oct, 6.30pm. Bentley Restaurant + Bar; corner Pitt and Hunter stores, Sydney. $165pp

Tacos, tequila and tapas
Take a Surry Hills bar with one of the best tequila and mescal selections in the country, add a series of Mexican regional dishes and you've got a recipe for some good times. Join the Tio's guys and Ghostboy Cantina for a Mexican fiesta to end all fiestas. Each dish will be matched with a tequila or mescal, there'll be cocktails on arrival and if you ever needed an excuse to learn to *rap in Spanish, this would be it. *Rapping optional, a delicious Mexican party, essential. Sun 9 Oct, 6pm. Tio's Cerveceria; 4-14 Foster Street, Surry Hills. $85pp, includes matched drinks

Well Sensered Food
Prepare for an experience that will change dining out as you know it. Well Sensered Food is a renegade initiative out to disrupt and challenge all of your expectations via a sensory assault using their visionary approach. The whole experience is a bit of a mystery, from the secret location to the hand drawn map and a menu that's revealed on the night. Rumoured to be serving anywhere between seven to 10 evolving cocktails and cuisine encased within a delicious narrative. Oct 20-22; 6.30pm. Secret location. $190pp; includes food and matched drinks