In the 19th century, there were several Chinese restaurants in Auckland. Neither were they decorated with red lanterns and arches, nor did they serve chop suey and chow mein - the world was a very different place back then.
André Taber is researching the history of Chinese restaurants in New Zealand and in this talk, he will tell you about the establishments of Thomas Quoi, Ah Chee, Samuel Quoi and Thomas Wan Kwai in central Auckland 1879-1922.
This HeritageTalk was presented online via Zoom on 2 March 2022.
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