''Huey's Cooking Adventures'' is an Australian television series featuring chef
Iain Hewitson
Iain "Huey" Hewitson (born 4 October 1948), is a New Zealand-born chef, restaurateur, author and television personality who moved to Australia in 1972. He is best known for his television involvement with Network Ten. He was also the face of sup ...
.
It screened at daytime on Monday to Friday throughout its run on
Network Ten, including most recently at 4:00pm. It also airs on the subscription television channel
Lifestyle Food, through
Foxtel,
Austar
Austar was an Australian telecommunications company. Its main business activity was subscription television but it has also been involved with internet access and mobile phones. It was founded in 1995 under the name Community Entertainment Tele ...
and
Optus Television
Optus Television is the cable television division of Australian telecommunications company Optus.
History
Its immediate predecessor was Optus Vision, a joint venture between Optus and Continental Cablevision, with small shareholdings by me ...
. The show began airing in 1997 on the
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by Seven West Media Limited, and is one of five main free-to-air television networks in Australia ...
, before defecting to Ten soon after where the show has found popularity with daytime audiences. The program was replaced with a new, albeit similar, series
Huey's Kitchen
''Huey's Kitchen'' is an Australian television series featuring chef Iain Hewitson cooking recipes that everyday-cooks can try. The show airs on the Network Ten, Ten Network at varying times.
The first season premiered on 29 March 2010 and ran ...
from March 2010.
Synopsis
The show ran for half an hour, with Iain Hewitson often cooking "away from home" using local produce and ingredients. The show provides modern food as well as classics with a "Huey" influence. He's also known for throwing in his stories and jokes.
Sponsors
In later seasons, major sponsors had a larger focus in the program, including an advertorial before the conclusion of each episode. These sponsors included:
* Campbell's Real Stock
* Viva Papertowels
* Kikkoman
* McKenzie's
*
Chemist Warehouse
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*
Bi-Lo
See also
*
List of Australian television series
References
External links
Official Website
Seven Network original programming
Network 10 original programming
Australian cooking television series
1997 Australian television series debuts
2010 Australian television series endings
2000s Australian television series
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