Peter Russell-Clarke Explained

Peter Russell-Clarke
Birth Date:	1935 9, df=yes
Birth Place:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Years Active:	1959–present

Peter Russell-Clarke (born 19 September 1935) is an Australian chef, cookbook writer, illustrator and media personality

Biography

Clarke is best known for his television cooking shows. He hosted a five-minute television show called Come and Get It, which aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for nine years during the 1980s, broadcasting over 900 episodes.^[1] He frequently used the Aussie greeting G'day at the start of segments of Come and Get It.

He was chef for the Prince of Wales' Silver Jubilee dinner.

He has written and published several cookbooks and books about food. He has also illustrated several books, including works of fiction for children.^[2] Russell-Clarke is an accomplished painter, and began his career as a freelance cartoonist.^{[3] [4]}

In the period of 1975–79, Russell-Clarke was the spokesman in several highly successful and much-discussed campaigns on behalf of the Victorian Egg Board and the Australian Dairy Corporation. Victorian egg sales rose 5% in three years.

Selected publications

• New Idea Cookbook (Southdown Press) ^[5]
• The Awful Australian 'arry (John Walker Publications, 1969) (by Robert King Crawford; illustrated by Peter Russell-Clarke)^[6]
• The World is Flat: An Authentic Misrepresentation of Australian History (1972) (by Robert King Crawford ; illustrated by Peter Russell-Clarke)^[7]
• Getting Across: A Guide to Good Speaking and Writing (Edward Arnold [Australia], 1978) (by Maurice Brown; drawings by Peter Russell-Clarke)^[8]
• Peter Russell-Clarke's Egg Cook Book (Schwartz, 1979) ^[9]
• Peter Russell-Clarke's Come and Get It Cookbook: The Book of the TV Series (Macmillan, 1984) ^[10]
• Peter Russell-Clarke's Freshwater Trout Cookbook (Pan Macmillan Australia, January 1985)^[11]
• Peter Russell-Clarke's Honey Cookbook (Sun Papermac, 1985) ^[12]
• Come and Get it Again: More Fresh and Easy Recipes From the TV Show (Australian Broadcasting Commission, January 1987) ^[13]
• Food, the Dictionary (Sun Books, 1985) (written and illustrated by Peter Russell-Clarke)^[14]
• Aussie Outdoor Cookbook: In Association with the Australian Red Cross (Lothian, 1998) ^[15]
• Pie of the Day (Lothian Books, October 1998) ^[16]
• The Magic of Lemons (Information Australia, 2000) ^[17]
• Magic of Olive Oil (Information Australia, 2001) ^[18]
• Food Encyclopedia: Everything You Need to Know About Every Food (BAS Publishing, December 2005) ^[19]
• The Adventures of Harry Lombard: The Magic Suitcase (Jellisen Publishing Australia, 2005) (by Michael Krape; drawings by Peter Russell-Clarke)^[20]
• Waltzing Matilda (Alto Books, 2008) (by A.B. Banjo Paterson; illustrator, Peter Russell-Clarke)^[21]

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Peter Russell Clarke . Time Out Sydney . Time Out Group Ltd. . 24 January 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20130115013209/http://www.timeoutsydney.com.au/restaurants/newsinterviews/peter-russell-clarke.aspx . 15 January 2013.
2. See worldcat listings for individual books
3. News: Good Food with a Dash of Fun . Damien . Kingsbury . The Age . 6 April 1983 . 24 January 2010.
4. News: Separating the Egg Man from his Jokes . Wendy . Milsom . The Age . 26 September 1979 . 24 January 2010.
5. Book: New Idea Cookbook (worldcat listing) . . 221008427.
6. Book: The Awful Australian 'arry (worldcat listing) . . 731642.
7. Book: The World is Flat (worldcat listing) . . 27611146.
8. Book: Getting Across (worldcat listing) . . 27558507.
9. Book: Peter Russell-Clarke's Egg Cook Book (worldcat listing) . . 255454564.
10. Book: Peter Russell-Clarke's Come and Get It Cookbook (worldcat listing) . . 27497519.
11. Book: Peter Russell-Clarke's Freshwater Trout Cookbook (worldcat listing) . . 27554514.
12. Book: (worldcat listing) . . 27554541.
13. Book: Come and Get it Again (worldcat listing) . . 27509495.
14. Book: Food, the Dictionary (worldcat listing) . . 27554856.
15. Book: Aussie Outdoor Cookbook (worldcat listing) . . 39664380.
16. Book: Pie of the Day (worldcat listing) . . 38831957.
17. Book: The Magic of Lemons (worldcat listing) . . 155136188.
18. Book: Magic of Olive Oil (worldcat listing) . . 155513969.
19. Book: Food Encyclopedia (worldcat listing) . . 224575334.
20. Book: The Adventures of Harry Lombard (worldcat listing) . . 174031002.
21. Book: Waltzing Matilda (worldcat listing) . . 271770900.