Paul West is an Australian chef and TV presenter most well known for River Cottage Australia.[1]
Early life and personal life
editWest 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
editHis 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).[5][6]
River Cottage Australia
editRiver Cottage Australia is an Australian adaptation of the British series Escape to River Cottage. It sees the 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
edit- ^ "River Cottage Australia". hattrickinternational.co.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Celebrity Chef Paul West – Lifestyle". www.lifestylefood.com.au. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "How a rookie farmer learned to love the land". SBS TV. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "TDF Talks Paul West". The Design Files. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Campbell, Ian. "River Cottage Australia host finds new work with ABC TV". About Regional. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Houston, Melinda (26 January 2019). "Paul West enthuses over the wonderful world of bees". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
