The veteran TV chef and artist tells Jackie Brygel the secret to his 50 years of marital bliss … humour helps!
Visitors to the sprawling rural property that Peter Russell-Clarke now calls home could be forgiven for immediately asking, “Where’s the cheese?” After all, for many years the iconic chef and artist had the entire nation repeating this catch-phrase, thanks to his incredibly popular TV campaigns for the Australian Dairy Corporation.
“People do still ask me that all the time,” Peter, 75, says with a chuckle. “Of course, there’s always some in my fridge. “Cheese really is one of the great products God has given us. The main thing about it is that it actually tastes good.”
Having recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of his marriage to former flight-attendant Jan, with whom he has a son and daughter, Peter is showing no signs of slowing down.
Busier than ever with a food segment on Victorian radio station Bay FM, and with his paintings in great demand, Peter has lost none of his passion for food or art.
“When you’re cooking, you’re dealing with colour, form, shape and texture, and it’s exactly the same with painting,” he says.
**Read more in this week’s Woman’s Day,
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