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Considered a "sacred culinary site", Claude's won much acclaim and many awards during its 37 year history. In 2015, it was re-opened as St. Claude's, serving a fusion of French and Asian cuisine, but closed in
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in April 1970. He was appalled to discover a chef making a traditional French sauce "the wrong way", which in part led to him establishing the restaurant–a desirability to serve authentic French cuisine in Sydney, a new home for him and his wife, who would specialise in the
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redesign and refined French food. Its then head chef Tim Pak Poy bought the restaurant in 1993, ultimately selling it to lawyer turned chef Chui Lee Luk, who had been working at Claude's since 2000 and would remain owner until Claude's closure in 2013.
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that operated for 37 years until its closure in 2013. The iconic restaurant, which was originally opened by Claude Corne, was sold to a couple in 1981 who owned the business for approximately 12 years–Josephine and
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