O chef de Melbourne Chris Lucas fecha Carlotta de Canberra após 14 meses, vendendo para a Seagrass para renomear como Hunter e Barrel. Melbourne chef Chris Lucas closes Canberra’s Carlotta after 14 months, selling to Seagrass for rebrand as Hunter and Barrel.

O restaurante Chris Lucas fechou seu restaurante Carlotta em Canberra após 14 meses, vendendo o aluguel para o Seagrass Boutique Hospitality Group, que irá renomear o espaço como Hunter and Barrel. Melbourne restaurateur Chris Lucas has closed his Canberra restaurant Carlotta after 14 months, selling the lease to Seagrass Boutique Hospitality Group, which will rebrand the space as Hunter and Barrel. O fechamento encerra a planejada expansão de três restaurantes de Lucas em Canberra, adiada por problemas no local na Scotts Crossing. The closure ends Lucas’s planned three-restaurant expansion in Canberra, delayed by site issues at Scotts Crossing. Apesar de ganhar um chapéu de chef no Guia de Boa Alimentação 2025, Lucas citou a incapacidade de suportar vários locais como o motivo para mudar o foco para Sydney. Despite earning a chef’s hat in the 2025 Good Food Guide, Lucas cited inability to support multiple venues as the reason to shift focus to Sydney. O interior do local, inspirado no Mediterrâneo, será reimaginado sob o novo conceito. The site’s Mediterranean-inspired interior will be reimagined under the new concept. A QIC, investidora do desenvolvimento, confirmou que mais vagas de hospitalidade estão planejadas para 2026. QIC, the development’s investor, confirmed more hospitality openings are planned for 2026.