Pete Evans

Restaurateur/chef In 1996, Evans moved to Sydney with his brother and David Corsi and they opened Hugos Bondi in 1996, followed by Hugos Lounge in 2000 and Hugos Bar Pizza in 2004 (both in Sydney's Kings Cross) and Hugos Manly in 2008. with co-host Manu Feildel. The fourth series of MKR was shown in 2013. In 2014 the series won the Logie Award for the Most Popular Reality Program. Evans remained a judge on MKR throughout its run, which in 2015 was the highest rated reality television competition in Australia with about two million weekly viewers. Evans also hosted the show A Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking, which aired on PBS in the United States, which was nominated in 2014 for a Daytime Emmy Award. The show first aired in 2013, in which "Evans takes viewers on a faced-paced trip, serving pop-up feasts in a multitude of settings across America". In October 2012, Evans began a monthly recipe column for Home Beautiful. Evans has stated that the philosophy behind his books is that modern society is living by outdated nutritional precepts. Evans is also a motivational speaker, performing national tours in Australia. He first learned of the paleo-diet after reading the works of Nora Gedgaudas. Some of his claims on fluoride and calcium have been challenged by the Australian Medical Association. Evans has written the following books, most published by Murdoch Books: • Fish (2007) • My Table (2008) • My Grill (2009) • My Party (2010) • My Kitchen (2011) • Pizza (2012) • Healthy Every Day (2014) • Easy Keto (2019) ==Criticisms==

Evans' championing of alternative medicines and "activated almonds" has attracted criticism from peak medical bodies throughout Australia. In particular, his support for the paleo diet has brought about criticism from the public. He also won the award in 2015 for "his diet promotions, campaigns against fluoridation and support of anti-vaccinationists". In February 2021, Facebook deleted his Instagram profile page also for COVID-19 misinformation breaches. ==Controversies==

BioCharger NG During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Evans was criticised by peak Australian medical groups for attempting to promote a product claimed to cure COVID 19. Evans had been promoting a "subtle energy platform" product online called the BioCharger NG for AUD$15,000, which he claimed had a "recipe ... there for Wuhan coronavirus." The Australian Medical Association dismissed it as a "fancy light machine" and Mandy-Lee Noble, a dietician and member of Friends of Science in Medicine, said it "is a glorified plasma lamp," adding "it's probably no threat to people but if people think this in any way will treat or prevent COVID-19 infection, that risks our community response to the pandemic, that is dangerous, it's an indirect harm." Noble called on the TGA and Brad Hazzard (Health Minister in the New South Wales government) to take action. Black Sun symbolism In November 2020, Evans came under criticism for sharing a picture incorporating the "Black Sun" on his social media platforms – a symbol widely used by neo-Nazis and white supremacists. This particular design was used by the Christchurch mosque shooter in his propaganda. This resulted in Evans being dropped by his book publisher Pan Macmillan, major retailers such as Coles, Woolworths, Target, Kmart, Big W and Dymocks ceased to stock his products and brand associations were dropped with Baccarat and House. This controversy also resulted in him being dropped as an intended contestant on season seven of Network 10's reality series, ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. ==Personal life==

Evans has two daughters from his previous relationship with Astrid Ellinger. Evans previously lived in Sydney in the suburb of North Bondi In 2016, Evans married model Nicola Robinson. == References ==