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Drayton, Joanne,

Hudson & Halls : the food of love / Food of love Joanne Drayton. - Dunedin, New Zealand : Otago University Press, 2018. - 292 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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 "don'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 as we know it today: the naughty, not-quite-normal boys next door who rocketed to stardom on untrained talent and a dream. When Peter Hudson became seriously ill with prostate cancer, David Halls was inconsolable. What remained unchanged through it all was their abiding love for each other. In this riveting, fast-paced, and meticulously researched book, New York Times bestselling author Joanne Drayton celebrates the legacy of the unforgettable Hudson and Halls.

ISBN: 1988531268 9781988531267

Subjects--Personal Names:
Hudson, Peter, 1931-1992.
Halls, David, 1936-1993.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cooks--New Zealand--Biography.
Celebrity chefs--New Zealand --Biography.
Cooking, New Zealand.
Homosexuality--New Zealand.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New Zealand.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: TX649.A1 / D73 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 641.5092/2