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The best new express lunch spots in Melbourne's CBD Michael Harry Photo: Supplied Who would have thought that while we were either not allowed or were too afraid to venture to the city, all these fantastic lunch places would have sprung to life? The city has been working overtime to return to its old self. Many of our favourite pitstops have survived the restrictions rollercoaster and are open and eager for business, but there's also a spate of new venues that have arrived on the CBD landscape. From a three-dish hawker cafe to a polished sandwich and wine bar, these recently opened lunch spot...

Middle Eastern restaurant Bar Saracen to close in Melbourne's CBD Roslyn Grundy Photo: Supplied Melbourne CBD favourite Bar Saracen has announced it will close on January 30, almost three years after opening. In a post on Instagram, owner Joseph Abboud (who also owns Rumi and the Moor's Head) said the effects of COVID-19 on trade at the top end of the CBD, including the loss of international guests, city workers and passing foot traffic, had left the restaurant in a precarious financial situation. When Abboud opened in the Punch Lane site in March 2018 – originally in partnership with front...

What the Good Food team loved and loathed in 2020 (and look forward to in 2021) The Good Food team Photo: Supplied WHAT WE LOVED  Forced captivity Saturday nights when three daughters had no choice but to stay home and the best way to keep this interesting was 'international theme nights'. Japanese night, which involved making sushi and okonomiyaki (yeah, there were costumes) was my favourite. I preserved (beetroot chutney and kasoundi were the best) and ate a waistline-altering amount of home-made pizza because making dough was soothing. Ardyn Bernoth ​ Becoming a better seafood coo...