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Ian Parmenter: Celebrity Chef and host of ABC TV's Consuming Passions dies aged 79
Celebrity chef Ian Parmenter has died, aged 79.
The entertainer was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2011 for his incredible service to the food and tourism industries over his decades-long career. When Parmenter began his show Consuming Passions, he purchased a small cottage near Margaret River, south of Perth, where he worked on recipes for the series. After the show finished, Parmenter maintained his close ties to ABC, writing several successful cookbooks and attending numerous food events and festivals.
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