A restaurant owned by chef George Calombaris, best known as a judge on MasterChef Australia, is currently under investigation after several diners suffered food poisoning symptoms after a Mother's Day lunch. News Corp Australia reports that "two groups of diners" fell ill after eating at Calombaris's Hellenic Republic, located in Melbourne. Reps for the restaurant say they're working with the local health department to "discover the cause." [NCA] [Photo: Facebook]
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