Kylie Kwong quits restaurant business, adding to growing list of high-profile eateries to close

Sydney chef to close Lucky Kwong, saying she wants to focus on ‘sharing other people’s stories’

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Kylie Kwong has announced she is quitting the restaurant business after 24 years as a restaurateur and will close her Sydney eatery Lucky Kwong in late June.

The news comes after other Sydney closures by high-profile chefs including the long-running fine-dining restaurant Tetsuya’s by Tetsuya Wakuda, and Fish Butchery and the takeaway shop Charcoal Fish by Josh and Julie Niland.

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