Iain Hewitson

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name = Iain Hewitson


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birthdate = 1948
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television = "Huey’s TV Dinner", "Never Trust a Skinny Cook", "Huey's Cooking Adventures"
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website = http://www.hueyscookingclub.com

Iain Hewitson (born 1948), self styled as "Huey", is a New Zealand born chef who moved to Australia in 1972. [ [http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/chefs/chef.asp?id=76 LifeStyle FOOD - Chef - Iain Hewitson ] ] He has a history as restaurateur in Melbourne, but is best known for his tv involvement with Network Ten.

TV career

Ensuing programmes with his participation - then as the sole main character - were
* Huey’s TV Dinner and
* Never Trust a Skinny CookFor years he has cooked and has also appeared on the end of the fishing shows of Rex Hunt, always preparing a quick fish recipe in the open air.

Since 1997 he has been the host of the popular Huey's Cooking Adventures featuring weekday afternoons firstly on Channel Seven, then moving the following year to Channel Ten. It dominates the ratings in the 3:30 to 4:00 timeslot.

Restaurants

Hewitson previously co-owned the St Kilda, Melbourne, bistro type restaurant "Tolarno", which has since gone out of business. Before that he was associated with varying success with "The Lemon Tree, Clichy (Fleurie), Champagne Charlie’s Alphington House, The Last Aussie Fishcafe" and "Memories of the Mediterranean".

He has since lent his name to support the restaurant "Barney Allen's", also located in St. Kilda, Melbourne, which opened in December 2006 and of which he is not a proprietor.

Family

Hewitson is married to Ruth, and has a daughter Charlotte.

His brother Don has operated since approximately 1975 a number of wine bars and restaurants in London and is considered to be instrumental in Iain Hewitson's career choice.

References

External links

* [http://www.ten.com.au/ten/tv_hueyscookingadventures.html Huey's Cooking Adventures] - homepage on the Channel Ten site.