The Flower Drum was established by Gilbert Lau and opened on 26 May 1975.[5] The restaurant originally opened in a converted car park at 103 Little Bourke Street and took its name from the 1961 film, Flower Drum Song, a Rogers and Hammerseinmusical about expatriate Chinese and their life in America.[6]
In 1980 the restaurant scoring two chef's hats in The Age's Good Food Guide's first edition.[7] Since then the Good Food Guide has named it 'Restaurant of the Year' on numerous occasions.[8] In 1985 the restaurant moved around the corner to its current site.[5] In 2003 Lau sold the restaurant to his employees: executive chef Anthony Lui, William Shek and Patricia Fung.[9]
In 2019, Anthony's son, Jason, who is now the restaurant's operational manager, has ushered the restaurant into the digital age by refreshing its menu and creating a recognisable social media presence for it.[citation needed]
Erlich, Rita (2012). Melbourne by Menu: The Story of Melbourne's Restaurant Revolution. Slattery Publishing Group. ISBN9781921778582.
Apple, R. W. Jr. (2010). Far Flung and Well Fed: The Food Writing of R.W. Apple, Jr. McMillian. ISBN9781429929028.
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Referencesedit
^"The Bulletin". The Bulletin : Incorporating the Australian Financial Times : With Newsweek: 22. 16 January 2000. ISSN 1440-7485.
^Jackson, Andra (30 December 2003). "Local Flower a NY Jewel". The Age. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^Faulkner, Jane (9 April 2005). "Rise to the Occasion". The Age. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^Plant, Simon (2 November 2013). "Matt Preston names Melbourne's Top 10 most influential restaurants". Herald Sun. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^ abCarbone, Suzanne (26 January 2015). "Australia Day honours: Flower Drum founder Gilbert Lau awarded AM". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^Preston, Matt (3 August 2004). "A long way to the top". The Age. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^Barrett, Peter (6 June 2015). "Flower Drum celebrates 40 years". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^Wells, Rachel (31 August 2004). "Flower Drum beats them all - again". The Age. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^Lethlean, John (29 March 2003). "The tables have turned at the Flower Drum". The Age. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
External linksedit
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flower, drum, this, article, about, restaurant, musical, instrument, flower, drum, confused, with, song, song, chinese, restaurant, melbourne, australia, which, widely, regarded, melbourne, institution, frequently, booked, months, advance, located, just, bourk. This article is about the restaurant For the musical instrument see flower drum Not to be confused with Flower Drum Song song The Flower Drum is a Chinese restaurant in Melbourne Australia which is widely regarded as a Melbourne institution 1 2 It is frequently booked months in advance 3 4 It is located just off Bourke Street in Market Lane in the Chinatown precinct of the Melbourne CBD Flower DrumRestaurant informationEstablished26 May 1975 48 years ago 1975 05 26 Owner s Anthony Lui William Shek Patricia FungPrevious owner s Gilbert LauHead chefAnthony LuiFood typeChineseStreet address17 Market LaneCityMelbournePostal ZIP Code3000CountryAustraliaWebsiteflowerdrum wbr melbourne Contents 1 Overview 2 See also 3 Further reading 4 References 5 External linksOverview editThe Flower Drum was established by Gilbert Lau and opened on 26 May 1975 5 The restaurant originally opened in a converted car park at 103 Little Bourke Street and took its name from the 1961 film Flower Drum Song a Rogers and Hammersein musical about expatriate Chinese and their life in America 6 In 1980 the restaurant scoring two chef s hats in The Age s Good Food Guide s first edition 7 Since then the Good Food Guide has named it Restaurant of the Year on numerous occasions 8 In 1985 the restaurant moved around the corner to its current site 5 In 2003 Lau sold the restaurant to his employees executive chef Anthony Lui William Shek and Patricia Fung 9 In 2019 Anthony s son Jason who is now the restaurant s operational manager has ushered the restaurant into the digital age by refreshing its menu and creating a recognisable social media presence for it citation needed See also edit nbsp Food portal List of restaurants in AustraliaFurther reading editErlich Rita 2012 Melbourne by Menu The Story of Melbourne s Restaurant Revolution Slattery Publishing Group ISBN 9781921778582 Apple R W Jr 2010 Far Flung and Well Fed The Food Writing of R W Apple Jr McMillian ISBN 9781429929028 The Age 1985 The Age 1985 The Age 1976 References edit The Bulletin The Bulletin Incorporating the Australian Financial Times With Newsweek 22 16 January 2000 ISSN 1440 7485 Jackson Andra 30 December 2003 Local Flower a NY Jewel The Age Retrieved 4 July 2016 Faulkner Jane 9 April 2005 Rise to the Occasion The Age Retrieved 4 July 2016 Plant Simon 2 November 2013 Matt Preston names Melbourne s Top 10 most influential restaurants Herald Sun Retrieved 4 July 2016 a b Carbone Suzanne 26 January 2015 Australia Day honours Flower Drum founder Gilbert Lau awarded AM Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 4 July 2016 Preston Matt 3 August 2004 A long way to the top The Age Retrieved 4 July 2016 Barrett Peter 6 June 2015 Flower Drum celebrates 40 years Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 4 July 2016 Wells Rachel 31 August 2004 Flower Drum beats them all again The Age Retrieved 4 July 2016 Lethlean John 29 March 2003 The tables have turned at the Flower Drum The Age Retrieved 4 July 2016 External links editOfficial website nbsp This article about an Australian corporation or company is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This restaurant related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flower Drum amp oldid 1155963596, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
