Pioneering Australian TV chef Peter Russell-Clarke has died in Melbourne aged 89.
Russell-Clarke, who was the face of Coon cheese in television advertisements during the early 1990s, passed away on Friday after suffering complications following a stroke.
He was surrounded by his beloved wife Jan and two children, Peter and Wendy.
His close friend Beverley Pinder paid tribute to the TV chef, telling the Herald Sun on Sunday: ‘Peter Russell-Clarke was a phenomenon – years ahead of his time.’
‘His wife Jan was his backbone. A loveable, larrikin artist and gentleman of the art of relaxed cooking.’
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Pioneering Australian TV chef Peter Russell-Clarke has died in Melbourne aged 89
Russell-Clarke was best known for his ABC series Come and Get It which aired in the 1980s.
