Ed Halmagyi
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Ed Halmagyi, born Sergio Panda Halmagyi and also known as Fast Ed, is an Australian chef
, TV presenter, author
, and radio host.
He is best known for his cooking segment on Better Homes And Gardens, and writes a monthly column in the magazine of the same name. He is a published author, having published three cookbooks with Random House Australia
: Nove Cucina (2004), Dinner In 10 (2009), and An Hour's The Limit (2010).
His first book Nove Cucina sold out of print when released in 2004.
He is a presenter on Discover Tasmania
, and is a spokesperson for Centrum
.
He began his cooking career at 15, as a kitchen hand. when the head chef walked out, he was asked to take over. He studied an arts/law degree at Sydney University in 1995, whilst cooking in bistros. That year, he suspended his studies to do community work in the Solomon Islands
.
He was known at high school for his tromboning and trumpet playing. In year 12 and first year university, he was part of a fledgling Acid jazz
group, with members Anthony Azrak, Nik Gray, and Paul Barkley. He was rumoured to have trimmed the clover in the school quadrangle into the shape of a pudenda, using nail scissors.
He worked for Bennelong Restaurant at the Sydney Opera House
until 1997, when he left and worked for some of Sydney's leading restaurants, Rockpool among them. In 2000, Ed and his wife Leah moved to Vancouver
, Canada
where he got a job as the Executive sous chef at the Wickaninnish Inn. They returned in 2002 and he worked as the head chef at Nove Cucina in Sydney. He was also head chef at Cruise in Sydney, and Beach Rd in Palm Beach.
He is a regular guest on ABC Radio 702, and the Better Homes And Gardens Radio.
He lives in Collaroy Plateau in Sydney with wife Leah and children Finn and Luca. His hobbies include gardening, fishing and long distance running. He also works with charities Anglicare
and Community Greening Australia.
2) Biography at Random House Publishing: http://www.randomhouse.com.au/Author/Halmagyi,%20Ed
3) Ed's Discover Tasmania Blogsite: http://blog.tv.discovertasmania.com/
4) Better Homes And Gardens Biography: http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/better-homes-gardens/tv/meet/article/-/5825996/ed-halmagyi/
Chef
A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.-Etymology:The word "chef" is borrowed ...
, TV presenter, author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, and radio host.
He is best known for his cooking segment on Better Homes And Gardens, and writes a monthly column in the magazine of the same name. He is a published author, having published three cookbooks with Random House Australia
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
: Nove Cucina (2004), Dinner In 10 (2009), and An Hour's The Limit (2010).
His first book Nove Cucina sold out of print when released in 2004.
He is a presenter on Discover Tasmania
Discover Tasmania
Discover Tasmania is an Australian lifestyle television series that airs on Channel Seven.Originally broadcast from October to December 2007 in Tasmania only, it won all but one of its timeslots, with each episode receiving around 75,000 Tasmanian viewers. After its success there, and a push from...
, and is a spokesperson for Centrum
Centrum (multivitamin)
Centrum is a brand of multivitamins produced by Wyeth, which is now a part of Pfizer.-External links:* *...
.
He began his cooking career at 15, as a kitchen hand. when the head chef walked out, he was asked to take over. He studied an arts/law degree at Sydney University in 1995, whilst cooking in bistros. That year, he suspended his studies to do community work in the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
.
He was known at high school for his tromboning and trumpet playing. In year 12 and first year university, he was part of a fledgling Acid jazz
Acid jazz
Acid jazz is a musical genre that combines elements of jazz, funk and hip-hop, particularly looped beats. It developed in the UK over the 1980s and 1990s and could be seen as tacking the sound of jazz-funk onto electronic dance: jazz-funk musicians such as Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd and Grant Green are...
group, with members Anthony Azrak, Nik Gray, and Paul Barkley. He was rumoured to have trimmed the clover in the school quadrangle into the shape of a pudenda, using nail scissors.
He worked for Bennelong Restaurant at the Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957...
until 1997, when he left and worked for some of Sydney's leading restaurants, Rockpool among them. In 2000, Ed and his wife Leah moved to Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
where he got a job as the Executive sous chef at the Wickaninnish Inn. They returned in 2002 and he worked as the head chef at Nove Cucina in Sydney. He was also head chef at Cruise in Sydney, and Beach Rd in Palm Beach.
He is a regular guest on ABC Radio 702, and the Better Homes And Gardens Radio.
He lives in Collaroy Plateau in Sydney with wife Leah and children Finn and Luca. His hobbies include gardening, fishing and long distance running. He also works with charities Anglicare
Anglicare
Anglicare Australia is the national umbrella community services body of agencies associated with each diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia....
and Community Greening Australia.
Sources
1) Professional Website: http://www.fast-ed.com.au/home/2) Biography at Random House Publishing: http://www.randomhouse.com.au/Author/Halmagyi,%20Ed
3) Ed's Discover Tasmania Blogsite: http://blog.tv.discovertasmania.com/
4) Better Homes And Gardens Biography: http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/better-homes-gardens/tv/meet/article/-/5825996/ed-halmagyi/