Paul West (chef)

Paul West is an Australian chef and TV presenter most well known for River Cottage Australia.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3][4]

Television work

His most notable TV work is River Cottage Australia, to which West and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall set up a working farm and present recipes based on the farms 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).[5][6]

River Cottage Australia
Main article: River Cottage Australia

River Cottage Australia is an Australian adaptation of the series. It sees West showcase local produce and farming while attempting to live in a self-sufficient manner. The series premiered in 2013 on The LifeStyle Channel and ran for two seasons before moving to The LifeStyle Channel's sister network LifeStyle Food in 2015.

References
  1. "River Cottage Australia". hattrickinternational.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  2. "Celebrity Chef Paul West - Lifestyle". www.lifestylefood.com.au. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  3. "How a rookie farmer learned to love the land". Food. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  4. "TDF Talks Paul West". The Design Files | Australia's most popular design blog. 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  5. Campbell, Ian. "River Cottage Australia host finds new work with ABC TV". About Regional. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  6. Houston, Melinda (2019-01-26). "Paul West enthuses over the wonderful world of bees". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
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