Kylie Kwong describes Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo as a mentor and inspiration. Here the pair talk flavour, friendship and family
This week, after a three-year hiatus and a lot of soul-searching, Kylie Kwong, one of Australia’s most influential chefs, opened her new eatery Lucky Kwong.
The small canteen will cook with ingredients sourced in part from the South Eveleigh Rooftop Garden, just around the corner from the restaurant in Sydney’s South Eveleigh.
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She’s having a heart attack because the ants are going everywhere
Our journey wasn’t easy, but then we look around with our children, and they all had choices in their life
Having your wisdom and your sense of calm has really inspired me with Lucky Kwong
This conversation has been condensed for length.
On 27 May, South Eveleigh will be hosting Australia’s first Stolen Generations Mobile Education Centre, on the advice of Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo and her community.
Kwong says: “As people participate in this experience and listen to the stories of the survivors, they understand the resilience and dignity of survivors, as knowledge holders of our shared histories. In doing so, participants become part of the healing. Without truth-telling there can be no healing.”
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