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Hudson and Halls : The Food of Love

SKU: 9781988531267
$49.95
  • Author:
    Joanne Drayton
  • ISBN:
    9781988531267
  • Publication Date:
    October 2018
  • Edition:
    1
  • Pages:
    292
  • Binding:
    Paperback
  • Publisher:
    Otago University Press
  • Country of Publication:
Hudson and Halls : The Food of Love
Hudson and Halls : The Food of Love

Hudson and Halls : The Food of Love

SKU: 9781988531267
$49.95
  • Author:
    Joanne Drayton
  • ISBN:
    9781988531267
  • Publication Date:
    October 2018
  • Edition:
    1
  • Pages:
    292
  • Binding:
    Paperback
  • Publisher:
    Otago University Press
  • Country of Publication:

Description

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 the beginnings of Pacific-rich, Asian-styled international cuisine. Their drinking, bitching and bickering on screen, and their spontaneous unchoreographed movements across the stage 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 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 this unforgettable duo.

Featured in the 28 August 2018 New Zealand newsletter.
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Featured in the 2019 Ockham NZ Book Awards newsletter.
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  • 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 the beginnings of Pacific-rich, Asian-styled international cuisine. Their drinking, bitching and bickering on screen, and their spontaneous unchoreographed movements across the stage 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 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 this unforgettable duo.

    Featured in the 28 August 2018 New Zealand newsletter.
    To receive this newsletter regularly please email us with your name and contact details.

    Featured in the 2019 Ockham NZ Book Awards newsletter.
    To receive this newsletter regularly please email us with your name and contact details.

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 the beginnings of Pacific-rich, Asian-styled international cuisine. Their drinking, bitching and bickering on screen, and their spontaneous unchoreographed movements across the stage 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 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 this unforgettable duo.

Featured in the 28 August 2018 New Zealand newsletter.
To receive this newsletter regularly please email us with your name and contact details.

Featured in the 2019 Ockham NZ Book Awards newsletter.
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