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Ring the bell and use your hands: Lively new Hopper Joint set to get Greville Street jumping again-by Emma Breheny Source:Theage 1 / 9Owners Jason Jones (left) and Brahman Perera at their new restaurant, Hopper Joint. Unlimited hoppers, a large hand-washing station and diners ringing service bells guarantee that dinner at new Sri Lankan venue Hopper Joint in Prahran will be quite unlike eating at other Melbourne restaurants. That’s exactly the aim of owners Brahman Perera and Jason Jones (also behind Entrecote), who are transferring the generosity and rituals of Perera’s family gatherings to a contemporary restaurant setting. “They’re always loud, everyone talking over each other a little tipsy – it’s just fun,” says Perera A hopper set, with an egg hopper (left), curries and sambols.ANNIKA KAFCALOUDIS Perera, an interior designer who grew up in Doncaster with Sri Lankan parents and a south Indian grandmother, has planned the 80-seat restaurant for eight years with partner ...