Restaurateur and TV presenter Pete Evans: career, personal life

Incredibly popular in recent years are culinary television programs. Women who love to cook watch such shows in order to have interesting and unusual dishes recipes in stock. And if this program is also interesting, made with humor, then the husbands of these women also look at it. One of these TV projects is the show "Rules of My Kitchen", the permanent leaders of which are the famous chefs Pete Evans and Manu Fidel. Personal life and biography of the first became the topic of our today's article.

Pete Evans: The Beginning

The future restaurateur, author of books on cooking, TV presenter, Evans was born in 1973 in Melbourne, but spent his childhood in Gold Coast (Gold Coast), which is in Australia (Queensland). The guy never dabbled with his parents, and that's why from the age of thirteen he began to work in a confectioner's shop on the rolling-in of a dough. This institution belonged to the parents of friend Pete, and so the guy at such a young age without problems took to moonlighting.

Pete Evans did not know how to cook at all, and there was no growth in his shop. He began to realize that it would be nice to start a business of cooking, it could bring a good income. Since Pete liked to fish, and in the waters of the ocean there was a lot of fish, he came up with the idea of working with fish dishes.

First steps

Pete realized that for any enterprise he would still need money, and decided not to leave his job. He at night also rolled out the dough at the pastry shop, and during the day he quietly spent time on the Coral Sea, procuring seafood to prepare for sale.

Pete Evans from early childhood was very dedicated, never lazy, which is why soon the guy began to progress in the new for him cooks' art. He prepared and according to proven recipes, and created new ones.

The guy, like everyone else, went to college. He continued to work on improving his cooking skills, and immediately after graduation he was received by the chief cook in a new restaurant that opened on the Gold Coast.

Private Restaurant

Pete Evans was aiming for more. He did not like the post of an ordinary cook, and he dreamed of creating his own restaurant. His idea was supported by Brother Dave, and they decided to work together.

The brothers worked hard to open the restaurant, and in 1993 they managed to fulfill their dream. Pete was not then twenty years old, but he was already successfully developing his own business. The name of the joint restaurant is "Pantry for products". Soon it became one of the best on the coast of the Port Phillip Bay.

The brothers realized that their talent is really unique, and this has pushed them to conquer Sydney. They were joined by another amateur delicious to cook - friend Daniel.

Chain of restaurants

In 1996, young and ambitious chefs started the "Hugo Restaurant Group". Sydney became a real gold dwelling, and within one year the guys achieved the development of a whole chain of restaurants, which included not only expensive establishments, but also catering places of a more budget type, as well as event-enterprises that specialize in holding various events.

The network has successfully developed, not only locals and tourists visited restaurants, but also famous people. The glory of these institutions soon spread all over the world.

The guys were also thriving. Pete Evans was able to acquire a large house in the suburbs of Sydney, allowing himself to live to the fullest without giving up the most expensive things.

Soon, Pete and his institutions were awarded the most elite titles, and he even received the award "Cook's caps", considered the most prestigious in Australia.

Evans continued to improve his skills, and he had unique recipes for cooking pizza. "Pizza a la Pete Evans" has become the best in the world by the recognition of the jury of the contest held in New York.

Work on TV

Pete's achievements were recognized around the world, and many TV channels began to seek his participation in their culinary shows. Evans says that he is not at ease in the sight of a large number of people, and for this reason he refused to shoot. However, the television channel "Lifestyle" somehow found an approach to the famous restaurateur, and for five seasons, Pete led the program "Home series."

Later, Pete began to appear on television more often, and the show "Postcards from home" about travels he led from different parts of the world in company with the most famous chefs. Later, realizing that television is a real way to declare themselves and advertise their institutions, Pete participates in a show where, together with a friend, they travel and eat only caught fish, cooked on their own.

Pete Evans and Manu Fidel, photos of which you can see in this article, appeared in the role of the co-hosted TV show "My Kitchen Rules" in 2009. This project has become one of the most ranking and brought them real success. The show consists in the fact that two teams of chefs come to participate in the competition, and in the time allowed to cook a dish they compete with each other in talent. Both the taste and the appearance of the finished product are evaluated. Pete and Manu are leading and try to warm up the show with their jokes. The rules are very strict, and the participants compete not only in the composition of the teams, but also among themselves.

Pete Evans: personal life, wife, children

In addition to his favorite business, Pete has three favorite women. This is his wife Astrid, the daughter of Chile and Indy. His girls are very fond of, and Pete Evans tries to spend a lot of time with them. Their personal lives are quite active, they travel together, and Pete constantly indulges in seven different dishes. On rare days they can have dinner and pasta with sausages, at such moments the head of the family rests from everything.

In general, the life of the famous chef and restaurateur from the earliest years is developing successfully. But in order to finish off a great result, he worked very hard at a young age.