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Nic Phillips at Lucia
There’s a beautiful sense of calm at Lucia in South Melbourne. Upstairs, the dining room is light-filled and elegant, while downstairs, tucked away in a magnificent vaulted private dining room, I sat down with chef and co-owner Nic Phillips. Nic is also a chef and co-owner at San Lorenzo, and part of a group of nine hospitality people whose working relationships stretch back many years. What struck me throughout our conversation was how much he values the people around him.…
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Jo Rittey is a Melbourne-based food writer and podcast host with a background in languages and a long-standing love of French culture.
She’s interested in people — what drives them, what feeds them (literally and figuratively), and how their stories unfold.
When she’s not teaching French or recording a podcast, she’s probably tracking down a good cheese or planning her next trip to France.
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