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

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.

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