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Voices: Bill Granger, the chef who lit up a room like a Bondi beach sunbeam

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Way back in 2009, a mutual friend asked me: “Bill Granger is moving to London. Will you take him under your wing?”

“Of course,” I replied, feeling all big sisterly and worldly-wise.

Shortly afterwards, Bill and Natalie came for lunch, in true Aussie style, bringing a plate of food. I’d been dining in Bill’s airy, communal-table-dominated café in Darlinghurst, Sydney, since the early 90s, so it was a joy to finally meet the gastronomic love god.

And he could not have been more charming.

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