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    First Look: Melbourne’s Best New Buffet Is at Citrus, a Sri Lankan Diner in Fitzroy North Source:Broadsheet It’s all owned and run by one family. The kids manage front of house, while mum and dad are in the kitchen preparing a $15 all-you-can-eat feast that includes curries, spiced vegetable dishes, spicy sambols and chutneys. Ravindu Somaweera is 24 years old and has been in Australia for just three years, but he’s already a restaurateur. He co-owns Citrus, a Sri Lankan diner in Fitzroy North, with his sister Mansala, mum Shiyamalee and dad Keerthi. The staff is “just the family”, says Ravindu, who manages front-of-house with Mansala, while Shiyamalee and Keerthi run the kitchen. Shiyamalee is the head chef and was taught to cook by her older sister Priyanthi, the head chef and co-owner of Chef Lanka, a Sri Lankan restaurant with three Melbourne locations. The Somaweera family had ...