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Hudson & Halls : the food of love
- Title
- Hudson & Halls : the food of love / Joanne Drayton.
- Author
- Drayton, Joanne
- Publication
- Dunedin, New Zealand : Otago, 2018.
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Details
- Description
- 292 pages : colour illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Hudson & Halls: The food of love is more than just a love story, though a love story it certainly is. It is a tale of two television chefs who helped change the bedrock bad attitudes of a nation in the 1970s and 80s to that unspoken thing - homosexuality. Peter Hudson and David Halls became reluctant role models for a d̀on't ask, don't tell' generation of gay men and women who lived by omission. They were also captains of a culinary revolution that saw the overthrow of Aunty Daisy and Betty Crocker and the beginnings of Pacific-rich, Asian-styled international cuisine. Their drinking, bitching and bickering on screen, their spontaneous unchoreographed movements across the stage that left cameras and startled production staff exposed broke taboos and melted formalities. They captivated an unlikely bunch of viewers, from middle-aged matrons to bush-shirted blokes. Hudson and Halls were pioneers of celebrity television who rocketed to stardom on untrained talent and a dream" -- Title page verso.
- Alternative Title
- Hudson and Hall
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Biography.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Preface -- 1. Prologue: 1992 (Sweet avocado pie) -- 2. David's youth: 1936-59 (Stuffed squid) -- 3. Peter's youth & a visit to New Zealand: 1931-62 (Frosted cheese mould) -- 4. Shoes, ships & Stonewall: 1962-70 (Rolled, stuffed chicken breasts) -- 5. Julius Garfinkel & Quagg's: 1971-74 (Venetian liver) -- 6. Speakeasy & the birth of Hudson and Halls: 1974-76 (Crisp fried fish with lemon sauce) -- 7. Hudson and Halls & an oyster and fish restaurant: 1976-79 (Crèpe cake) -- 8. Cooks, farmers & entertainers: 1980-82 (Fruit flans) -- 9. Ratings, rejections & the BBC: 1983-87 (Double chocolate cake) -- 10. London & beginnings, middles and ends: 1988-92 -- 11. Denouement: 1993 (Christmas pudding [Fr. John and Stuart]) -- 12. Postscript: 2001-17.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-3833
- ISBN
- 1988531268
- 9781988531267
- OCLC
- 1036733710
- Author
- Drayton, Joanne, author.
- Title
- Hudson & Halls : the food of love / Joanne Drayton.
- Publisher
- Dunedin, New Zealand : Otago, 2018.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-3833