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Paul West (chef)
Paul West is an Australian chef and TV presenter most well known for '' River Cottage Australia''. Early life and personal life West was born on 27 January 1984 in Murrurundi – a small town in the Hunter Region of New South Wales. West trained as a chef. He worked at Vue de Monde as a bistro chef and also met his wife, Alicia, there. They have two children together. Television work His most notable TV work is ''River Cottage Australia'', in which West and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall set up a working farm and present recipes based on the farm's produce. This is based on the UK Channel 4 series '' Escape to River Cottage'' and its subsequent seasons. Other work includes '' Back Roads'' Australia and most recently, ''Catalyst'': "The Great Australian Bee Challenge" for ABC TV (Australia). ''River Cottage Australia'' ''River Cottage Australia'' is an Australian adaptation of the British series ''Escape to River Cottage''. It sees the West showcase local produce and farming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Cottage Australia
''River Cottage Australia'' is an Australian adaptation of the English franchise of the same name. The series sees former chef Paul West showcase local produce and farming while attempting to live in a self-sufficient manner. The series premiered on 27 June 2013 on The LifeStyle Channel and ran for two seasons before moving to The LifeStyle Channel's sister network LifeStyle Food in 2015 where it aired a further two seasons. Development On 30 November 2012, The LifeStyle Channel announced they had commissioned a local adaption of the English franchise ''River Cottage''. This marked the first time the series had been adapted internationally. The series saw English host Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall travel to Australia to search for an Australian host and mentor them. The series was set to begin production in early 2013. On 25 March 2013 it was announced the host would be Tasmanian chef Paul West and the River Cottage would be located in Central Tilba, New South Wales. The first s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalyst (TV Program)
''Catalyst'' is an Australian science journalism television program broadcast by ABC. The program is currently the only science show on primetime television in Australia. Launched in 2001, it replaced Quantum (TV series) which had ceased the previous year. ''Catalyst'' was regularly broadcast on ABC TV at 8:30 pm on Tuesdays and repeated at 6:00 pm on Sundays. Overview The show broadcasts stories on scientific themes, and in particular significant recent developments and discoveries. It focuses primarily on stories relevant to Australia, but the series covers international developments as well. It attempts to convey information in a way that is not only accurate but also interesting and informative to the general population, often discussing the ethical, political and other implications of scientific discoveries and research as well as the discoveries themselves. The show's website says that "Catalyst, Australia's flagship weekly science program, showcases Australian and global ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 9 – Van Halen releases their sixth studio album ''1984 (Van Halen album), 1984'' (''MCMLXXXIV''), which debuts at number 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and will go to sell over 10 million copies in the United States. * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican City, Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria, Seychelles, Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh 128K, Macintosh personal computer in the United States. *January 27 – American singer Michael Jackson's hair caught on fire during the making of the Pepsi commercial. February * February 3 ** John Buster and the research ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Television Chefs
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) * * * Austrian (other) Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lifestyle Food
Lifestyle Food (stylised as Lifestyle FOOD) is an Australian pay-TV food channel, solely dedicated to food, wine and restaurant society. The channel is a subsidiary of Lifestyle, which runs 24 hours a day on the Foxtel. On 19 September 2016, Lifestyle refreshed its look which included a new logo. Programming Original programming * ''Come Dine with Me Australia'' * '' The Great Australian Bake Off'' * '' Great BBQ Challenge'' * '' Stuart MacGill Uncorked'' (2007) * ''Paddock to Plate'' * ''Planet Cake'' (2012) * '' River Cottage Australia'' (2013-2014 on LifeStyle, 2015-present on LifeStyle Food) * '' Hemsley + Hemsley: Healthy & Delicious'' * '' Darren Robertson's Charcoal Kitchen'' (2014) * '' Donna Hay: Basics to Brilliance'' (2016) Acquired programming * '' Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield'' * '' Food Safari'' * ''Nigella Kitchen'' * ''Jamie at Home'' * ''Bill's Food'' * ''Masterchef'' * ''Come Dine With Me'' * ''Ace of Cakes'' * '' Mary's Kitchen Crush''Jillian Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The LifeStyle Channel
LifeStyle (formerly known as The LifeStyle Channel) is an Australian pay-TV channel currently owned and operated by Foxtel Networks. The channel was launched by XYZnetworks on September 1, 1997. The channel primarily broadcasts non-fiction content covering contemporary lifestyle interests including food and wine, home and garden, real estate, shopping, travel, leisure, and real life drama. On 1 March 2011, a HD simulcast of Lifestyle launched on Austar and Foxtel on channel 216. On 19 September 2016, all LifeStyle channels refreshed their look which included new unified logos. A second brand refresh took place in November 2019. A LifeStyle branded streaming service, independent from Foxtel's other video-on-demand services, was launched in 2024 under the company's Hubbl division. Sister networks Foxtel operates three other channels under the LifeStyle group. LifeStyle FOOD, a network dedicated to food, drink, and restaurant culture, launched on 14 March 2004. The channe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine Entertainment. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and claims to be the most widely read masthead in the country. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The newspaper is published in Compact (newspaper), compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, ''The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an Website, online site and Mobile app, app, seven days a week. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC TV (Australia)
ABC TV, formerly known as ABC1, is an Australian national public television network. It is owned and operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and is the flagship (broadcasting), flagship ABC Television (Australian TV network), ABC Television network. The headquarters of the ABC TV channel and the ABC are in Ultimo, New South Wales, Ultimo, an inner-city suburb of Sydney. The very first public broadcasting, national public television station in Australia officially and formally formal full grand opening night ceremony took place by Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies in ABN (TV station), Sydney at stroke of night 7:00:00pm Time in Australia, Sydney Time on 5 November 1956 as ABC National Television Service under the call sign ABN (TV station), ABN-2 with the very first main flagship television presented by Michael Charlton (journalist), Michael Charlton and James Dibble reading the very first television news, main flagship television news bulletin, followed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back Roads (TV Series)
''Back Roads'' is an Australian factual television show that looks at Australian regional towns. This observational documentary series began on the ABC on 30 November 2015. It follows political journalist Heather Ewart as she visits remote towns and regions to visit local communities. the executive producer was Brigid Donovan and the supervising producer Kerri Ritchie. The field producers were Karen Michelmore and Louise Turley. A second series began screening in 2016. The theme song is sung by Australian singer-songwriter, Rebecca Barnard. Episodes Series 1 * Series 1 Ep 1 " Ceduna" (First broadcast 30 Nov 2015) Ceduna is a Nullarbor frontier town on the Great Australian Bight, where breaking conventions is the rule. * Series 1 Ep 2 " Winton" (First broadcast 07 Dec 2015) Winton is a western Queensland town in "Waltzing Matilda" country, where you can spend a day at the races, go digging for dinosaur bones and meet a former Governor-General of Australia, Dame Quentin Bryce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murrurundi
Murrurundi ( ) is a rural town located in the Upper Hunter Shire, in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. Murrurundi is situated northwest by road from Newcastle and north from Sydney. At the the town had a population of 822. The town is almost completely surrounded by mountains of the Liverpool Range, and is located on the Pages River, a tributary of the Hunter River. History and overview Prior to European settlement, the Murrurundi district was home to the Wanaruah and possibly the Kamilaroi Aboriginal people. The name "Murrurundi" is often erroneously thought to come from an Aboriginal word meaning "nestling in the valley". It does in fact mean "five fingers", a representation of the rock formation visible at the northern end of the township. European settlement of the area began in the 1820s, and the town itself was established by the New South Wales government in 1840. In the same year, a local landholder, Thomas Haydon, established an adjacent p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape To River Cottage
Escape or Escaping may refer to: Arts and media Film * ''Escape'' (1928 film), a German silent drama film * ''Escape!'' (film), a 1930 British crime film starring Austin Trevor and Edna Best * ''Escape'' (1940 film), starring Robert Taylor and Norma Shearer, based on the novel by Ethel Vance * ''Escape'' (1948 film), starring Rex Harrison * ''Escape'' (1971 film), a television movie starring Christopher George and William Windom * ''Escape'' (1980 film), a television movie starring Timothy Bottoms and Colleen Dewhurst * ''Escape'' (1988 film), an Egyptian film directed by Atef El-Tayeb * ''Escape'' (2012 American film), a thriller starring C. Thomas Howell, John Rhys-Davies, Anora Lyn * ''Escape'' (2012 Norwegian film), a thriller originally titled ''Flukt'' * ''Escapes'' (film), a 2017 documentary film about ''Blade Runner'' screenwriter Hampton Fancher * ''Escape'' (2021 film), a Malayalam film starring Santhosh Keezhattoor * ''Escape'' (2023 film), a Malaysian film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
