Abbotsford’s viet kieu: preliminary readings

Girl near Ga Sai Gon by Tom Harjo (laNDN) at Flickr

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 (its participants are the “viet kieu“), that part of it which came to Australia, other Little Saigons about the world, and that Richmond boy, Van Tuong Nguyen. And here’s the link, for good measure, to Vietnam, and to the American War, as the Vietnamese call the bit after they beat the Frogs. The photo is by Tom Harjo of LA at Flickr, and is titled “Girl near Ga Sai Gon”.

The Harold Boot Company, gipps st

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. The Australian business thrived, with strong sales in both local and overseas markets. Continue reading “The Harold Boot Company, gipps st”

Carringbush Hotel reviewed on citysearch and superparma.com

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 same continent as  the Carringbush Hotel.]
This is what Veda Wickens had to say about the Carringbush on City Search this month: Continue reading “Carringbush Hotel reviewed on citysearch and superparma.com”