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LE GRAND CHU
 French soldier guards the royal palace in Luang Prabang, 1950s. |  Pierre Pigneau de Behaine was a French Catholic priest best known for his role in assisting Nguyễn Ánh (later Emperor Gia Long) to establish the Nguyễn Dynasty in Vietnam after the Tây Sơn rebellion. |  The feudal mechanism of power – the church – acted as an entrepreneurial mechanism for fusing French and Vietnamese culture. What started with sharing language and a few deals ended up creating an entirely new culture. No one who thinks of Vietnamese people in Australia thinks they are partially French – but many are deeply entwined with that colonial history. Old white men, working with Vietnamese men to dominate the country and what comes out two hundred years later? We determine the outcome. |
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 Prince Canh: In 1785, at the age of five, Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh accompanied the French Catholic Father Pigneau de Béhaine to France in order to sign a treaty of alliance between France and Vietnam, the 1788 Treaty of Versailles. |  |  Emperor Kai Dinh, was the 12th Emperor of the Nguyễn Dynasty in Vietnam, reigning from 1916 to 1925. enacted a policy of close collaboration with the French government and was effectively a puppet political figurehead for the French colonial rulers, following all of their instructions to give "legitimacy" to French policies. |
 |  Episcopal Seal of Pierre Pigneau de Behaine |  Research has also shown a great many pop and movie stars from Indochina who sing in French and are clearly part of that culture. We forget about this aspect of the Indochina story when we think of Vietnamese boat people. Cocochine plans to sensitively integrate this into the narrative. |
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Cocochine Catering and Event Management
Cocochine is the successor to misschu's catering services. Cocochine delivers all of the hallmark qualities that have made the company so popular. The food is super fresh and the menu focused towards clean but dynamically flavoured gluten free options. The presentation style is immaculate and the staff always professional, efficient and courteous.
Misschu catering was the primary service of a business Nahji Chu founded in Sydney, 2005. The success of the retail outlets were a result of the great reputation misschu had secured with bluechip companies and discerning private clients.
The food style is Vietnamese with a hint of the European influences that were introduced to Nahji Chu through her many years in leading Melbourne Italian restaurants and cafes.
Cocochine provides catering within an array of hospitality contexts:
- Launches
- Weddings
- Corporate events
- Boat catering
- Drop-off situations where no catering staff are required
Our corporate catering can be as simple or as tailored to the specific needs of each event as is required by the client.
Cocochine are passionate about providing culinary experiences that perfectly match the program for corporate events. If you provide details of the event you are creating cocochine will be able to advise on the most complimentary catering program.
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