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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Business
Lisa Rockman

'Doing it tough': cost of living fallout hits Hunter Valley hard

Angela Joy in 2021 at Gigi & Chix Bonbon, not long after it opened. Picture by Simone De Peak

The closure of a handful of high profile restaurants in Sydney and Melbourne in recent weeks has painted a picture of a hospitality industry in crisis.

Tetsuya's, Lucky Kwong, La Luna, Botswana Butchery, Redbird, Raja, Khanaa, Tequila Daisy ... if they're not already closed, they have a closing date. And a Sydney Morning Herald story this month suggested "industry pundits fear the restaurant closure tally will mount in the coming months".

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