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Restaurant tycoons

Restaurant tycoons

The Age’s series on the people who make Melbourne’s restaurant scene tick.

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Chris Lucas took on then-premier Daniel Andrews during COVID.

The Society man v the premier: When Daniel Andrews tipped Chris Lucas over the edge

He is the Geelong boy who built a Toorak palace on grit and gourmet burgers. But when lockdowns silenced the city, Chris Lucas found his voice, trading the dining room for the war room to challenge a premier.

  • Cassandra Morgan
The luxe dining room.
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Putting on the glitz via a menu studded with wagyu and lobster.

The grass-fed rib-eye with mustard jus.
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‘I was shocked and delighted to discover that it has morphed into a very good restaurant’

It’s not all caviar-topped ice-cream sundaes and luxe seafood. The Chris Lucas-owned eatery has found its groove – and regained a hat in the process.

  • Besha Rodell
Wagyu rib cap.
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Does Society meet our restaurant critic's high expectations?

Society didn't just promise good, or even great. It promised revolution, reviews Gemima Cody.

  • Gemima Cody