It was a case of love at first sight for prominent Perth restaurateur Alain Fabr\u00e9gues, who will detail his journey to Australia at Â鶹ֱ²¥\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 Â鶹ֱ²¥ 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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