Chicken Mezze Lunchbox at Little Big Harvest

Big Harvest is a favourite of mine in Carlton, but seeing as it's in Carlton it was a weekend only option - until now. Little Big Harvest is a 'branch office' operating out of a hole in the wall in Causeway Place. If you like a organic, feral, homegrown, health food vibe with your lunch but you've got more than a dollar - move on from Crossways and head round the corner.

For $9.50 I have the Chicken Mezze Lunchbox, (you can also have the Falafel version which is equally delicious). Inside your box you get a few tandoori drumsticks, a few dolmades, a choice of 2 or 3 salads (lentil and feta, beetroot, carrot currant and cashew, and a chickpea as well), a slop of hummus and a hunk of fresh, crusty bread roll. Delicious and nutritious, and a vague sense of some ethical pay-off as well.

Shop 2, Causeway Place, Melbourne

Vietnamese Pork & Salad Roll at N Lee Bakery

On the strength of a hot tip from Jean Michel Jarre who loves all things French (including Vietnam) I sampled the Pork Roll at N Lee Bakery in Little Collins Street. The baguette was fresh (baked on premises), crusty and light in the way Vietnamese do so well. The Vietnamese salad inside was full of the crunch of coriander, cucumber, carrot and radish and set off well against the richness of the pork.
And the best bit - $5.
62 Little Collins Street (cnr McGraths Lane, opp Pony)