Sunday, February 26th, 2006
The Vietnamese precinct of Abbotsford will be the subject of much analysis on this blog, as will Victoria Street’s restaurants and whether the food they dish up is in fact Vietnamese, or Chinese, or Vietnamese Chinese (Hoa). For the time being, here are links to fascinating Wikipedia articles about the Vietnamese, the Vietnamese diaspora generally [...]
Victoria Street, Vietnamese |
Sunday, February 26th, 2006
According to a website called Valley Country:
The Harold Boot Company traces its history back to 15th Century Leicestershire where Ian Harold’s ancestors were bespoke shoe makers. In 1912, Frederick Harold came to Australia to source raw materials and establish local production facilities. [...]
Abbotsford identities, History, Shops |
Sunday, February 26th, 2006
Superparma.com rated The Carringbush’s chicken parma 11.5 out of 20 well behind Richmond’s Mountain View Hotel, Richmond Club Hotel, Royal Oak Hotel, Kingston Hotel, Collingwood’s Curry Family Hotel, and Abbotsford’s Retreat Hotel and Yorkshire Stingo Hotel (in that order). [The author has no reason to believe that the pictured chicken parma was cooked on the [...]
Food, Pubs and bars |