It was a case of love at first sight for prominent Perth restaurateur Alain Fabr\u00e9gues, who will detail his journey to Australia at Curtin University\u2019s next History of Migration Experiences (HOME) event at the WA Maritime Museum on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Mr Fabr\u00e9gues, who opened the acclaimed The Loose Box in the Perth Hills in 1979 and now runs Bistro des Artistes in Subiaco, first arrived in Australia from France in 1970.<\/p>\n
He will be joined in answering the questions of ABC reporter Verity James at the HOME event by his fellow Frenchman and Bistro des Artistes colleague Emmanuel Mollois.<\/p>\n
\u201cI arrived in Perth by boat on the 18th of March 1970 \u2013 I had my 21st birthday part-way between South Africa and Australia,\u201d Mr Fabr\u00e9gues recalled.<\/p>\n
\u201cI went to the Bonegilla migrant camp in Victoria. Straight away everybody was so nice, teaching us English, wanting to help us find jobs.<\/p>\n
\u201cI fell in love with Australia right away.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite spending his early days in Australia in Victoria, Mr Fabr\u00e9gues knew he wanted to end up in Perth.<\/p>\n
\u201cI met a beautiful girl on my way through Perth and I wanted to see her again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI told the people at the camp that I wanted to go to Perth and they said as long as I got a job and a sponsor that would be OK.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy first job was at the Parmelia. I caught a train all the way from Melbourne, got to Perth at 11am and started work at 4pm. And I haven\u2019t stopped since.<\/p>\n
\u201cFood in Australia was very different then. Before we started exporting, local produce was so cheap \u2013 you could walk in somewhere and buy a steak for $1.50 and crayfish for $1.80.\u201d<\/p>\n
The HOME interview series is presented by the Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute (CUSP) in association with the Western Australian Museum.\u00a0 Previous guests have included pop star and radio identity Johnny Young and entertainer Max Kay.<\/p>\n
Sunday\u2019s event in Fremantle is free of charge and runs from 2pm to 3.30pm at the Maritime Museum\u2019s NWS Shipping Theatre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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