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...Painters I love Raden Saleh, the great 19th century painter, and Srihadi from Bandung, who captured the spirit of Indonesia while being very modern at the same time...
...dinner for two, with wine, comes to about $100 a head. That makes the Wind Chime terribly expensive by the standards of Bandung, but a real steal if you're used to prices in Jakarta, where something similar would cost at least double, and that's without the alcohol. File under "hidden gems...
...native Indonesia, he's probably happier than he has ever been. A large part of that comes from the chance to finally helm his own restaurant, the Wind Chime, tel: (62-22) 423 9963. Set in a gorgeous, 90-year-old Dutch colonial home in the backstreets of Bandung in West Java, the Wind Chime's tables are the most sought after in town, thanks to a combination of laid-back ambiance and classy, modern European cuisine. Perhaps that's to be expected from someone whose birthplace is Maluku - the fabled Spice Islands of culinary yore...
...Born in Sumatra, Sudjojono went to school in Bandung. According to his daughter Maya, he trained for several years under a Japanese artist, who was likely an officer in the World War II army of occupation. Otherwise he earned a precarious living through school teaching...
...MARCELL: Next you can move on to DU68 Music, tel: (62-888) 235 8890, and check out the used CDs. They have a great collection of 1980s music and a pretty good collection of local stuff if you want to check out some music from Bandung. For dinner, we suggest Sambara, tel: (62-22) 420 8757, for some of the best Sundanese food - the cuisine of West Java. All of the dishes are spread out on a long buffet table so you just choose what you like and they'll heat it up and bring it to your table...