Iain "Huey" Hewitson (born 4 October 1948), is a New Zealand-born

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, restaurateur, author and television personality who moved to Australia in 1972. He is best known for his television involvement with

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. He was also the face of supermarket chain BI-LO.

TV career

Between 1992 and 1998, Hewitson appeared on the Ten lifestyle show '' Healthy, Wealthy and Wise'', in which he presented the cooking segments. Until December 2005, Hewitson was a regular chef on the networks morning talk program ''GMA with Bert Newton''. Ensuing programs with his participation include ''Huey's TV Dinner'' and ''Never Trust a Skinny Cook''. He has been the main host of ''

Huey's Cooking Adventures ''Huey's Cooking Adventures'' is an Australian television series featuring chef Iain Hewitson. 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 tel ...

'' (1997–2010) and '' Huey's Kitchen'' (2010– 2014).

Restaurants

* Tolarno Eating House & Bar, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia * Big Huey's Diner, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Musician

In the 1960s, Hewitson was a folk singer as well as a member of bands "Cellophane" and "Sebastian's Floral Array". Both of them were winners in the New Zealand version of the Battle of the Bands competitions. In 1968, he became a member of a band called 691. At the end of the year the band had become Cellophane. The line-up included Hewitson on vocals, Dave Wellington on lead guitar, Michael Hill on bass, Pam Potter on keyboards, and John Van der Ryden on drums. They were managed by Colin Misseldine. In 1969 they recorded and self-produced four tracks at HMV studios for Pye. The songs included a cover of the Arthur Brown psychedelic rock hit, "

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"; "Mind Patterns", which was written by Hewitson; and "I Can’t Quit Her". The band broke up in 1970. "Fire", backed with "Mind Patterns", was released on Pye 7N-14009. Both "

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" by Sebastian's Floral Array, and "Fire" by Cellophane, appear on the various artists compilation, ''A Day In My Mind's Mind Volume 4''. According to Hewitson, one of his favorite things is the Rickenbacker guitar along with the Vox amplifier his wife bought for him as a surprise Christmas present. In 2009, at the end of one of his shows, he got his guitar out and, along with his seven-year-old daughter Charlotte, sang "

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Iain ‘Huey’ Hewitson and daughter Charlotte

Releases

Books

* ''Never Trust a Skinny Cook : Huey's Culinary Travelogue'' - Allen & Unwin - 2005 - * ''Huey's Greatest Hits'' - Allen & Unwin - 2003 - * ''A Cook's Journey More Than 150 Recipes from TV's Top Chef'' - Viking, Melbourne, 1993 - * ''The Huey Diet'' - Allen & Unwin -2001 -

References

External links

Huey's Kitchen
– homepage on the Channel Ten site.
Audio Culture - Cellophane history, featuring info on Hewitson
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