Already a hit for ABC Australia, where its first two episodes pulled in nearly one quarter of the audience share for its prime time slot, tasty comedy “Aftertaste” will now participate in the Berlinale Series Market and Conference looking to attract broadcasters abroad.
With its comic story of a cancelled chef and his upstart baker niece, “Aftertaste” is a recipe for laughs. Actor and producer Erik Thomson is Easton West: a celebrity chef with a city-sized ego forced to relocate to his pastoral beginnings and start again alongside his baker niece Diana, played by newcomer Natalie Abbott.
“Aftertaste” is written and created by Julie De Fina and Matthew Bate and produced by Closer Productions for ABC Australia with ABC Commercial taking worldwide distribution rights. Jonathan Brough (“Rosehaven”) directs.
Variety spoke with De Fina and Bate ahead of the series’ Berlin participation.
In a modern story of redemption, what role...
With its comic story of a cancelled chef and his upstart baker niece, “Aftertaste” is a recipe for laughs. Actor and producer Erik Thomson is Easton West: a celebrity chef with a city-sized ego forced to relocate to his pastoral beginnings and start again alongside his baker niece Diana, played by newcomer Natalie Abbott.
“Aftertaste” is written and created by Julie De Fina and Matthew Bate and produced by Closer Productions for ABC Australia with ABC Commercial taking worldwide distribution rights. Jonathan Brough (“Rosehaven”) directs.
Variety spoke with De Fina and Bate ahead of the series’ Berlin participation.
In a modern story of redemption, what role...
- 2/26/2021
- by JD Linville and Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Having burned all his bridges in restaurants across Europe, volatile celebrity chef Easton West (Erik Thomson) finds himself with one more chance in a high-end Shanghai restaurant. But when opening night turns into a pig-slinging disaster, the subsequent social media tsunami washes Easton ashore in the Adelaide Hills.
Arriving like a pariah to a dysfunctional family he abandoned 30 years previously, he finds his outspoken 19-year-old pastry cook niece, Diana (Natalie Abbott), is the only person who shows any interest in his return. Diana represents everything he’s not – young, female and with her finger on the pulse – so Easton takes her under his wing in an effort to crawl his way back to relevance.
Together, Easton and Diana set off on their quest to create Australia’s next great restaurant. But with no money, an anger management problem, and a volatile family literally built upon the skeletons of the past,...
Arriving like a pariah to a dysfunctional family he abandoned 30 years previously, he finds his outspoken 19-year-old pastry cook niece, Diana (Natalie Abbott), is the only person who shows any interest in his return. Diana represents everything he’s not – young, female and with her finger on the pulse – so Easton takes her under his wing in an effort to crawl his way back to relevance.
Together, Easton and Diana set off on their quest to create Australia’s next great restaurant. But with no money, an anger management problem, and a volatile family literally built upon the skeletons of the past,...
- 1/12/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Last month, the spread of Covid-19 started to shut down daily activities — everything ranging from mundane commutes to glossy film shoots. “The music industry seemed like the first to respond to that — ‘Oh shit, where are we gonna get content from?'” says Nick Cinelli, a director and animator who works on music videos like Ghostemane’s “Bonesaw” in Los Angeles. “Within three days, I’d gotten calls from six different outlets of music-oriented people: ‘Are you free?’ It was a quick, zeitgeist-y thing. ‘Ok, we need animation now.'...
- 4/10/2020
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West welcomed a baby boy on Saturday, but as of Sunday night, the pair hadn't decided on a name for their firstborn son. There have been plenty of rumors and reports on Kanye's mini-me's moniker, but a family source told E! News last night "there's no name" yet for North West's little brother! Kim has already debunked a few potential names—she told NPR she doesn't like South West "...because that's like, you know, North will always, you know be better and be more...she has a better direction." News: Kim Kardashian gives birth to Kanye West, her second child with Kanye West Easton West was rumored to be a potential name...
- 12/7/2015
- E! Online
North West has a new Bff: Ellen DeGeneres! It seems the tiny tot hit it off with the comedienne during Kim Kardashian's appearance on the daytime talk show on Wednesday. The "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star snapped a sweet pic of her daughter and her famous bestie backstage, while they played with Nori's "My Little Pony." "Who saw @TheEllenShow today? Well this is right before I went on…Northie & Ellen brushing My Little Pony’s hair lol," the pregnant celeb captioned the Instagram photo. Can Nori get any more adorable?! During the appearance, Mrs. Kanye West talked about possible names for her baby boy, who is due on Christmas Day. "I do like the name Easton. Easton West,” she declared. “I don't think my husband likes that name, but I do like it. I don't think we'll go another direction. It's definitely not South, every time someone says South,...
- 10/1/2015
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Kim Kardashina and Kanye West might be sticking to their directional theme for baby names – if Kim gets her way!
The reality star taped an appearance for Wednesday's "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," where she dished on what she might call little North's sibling.
"I do like the name Easton. Easton West," she told Ellen.
Photos: 10 Times Kim Kardashian Forgot Her Shirt
Kim might be fond of the original name, but Kanye is on the fence.
"I don't think my husband likes that name, but I do like it. I don't think we'll ...
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The reality star taped an appearance for Wednesday's "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," where she dished on what she might call little North's sibling.
"I do like the name Easton. Easton West," she told Ellen.
Photos: 10 Times Kim Kardashian Forgot Her Shirt
Kim might be fond of the original name, but Kanye is on the fence.
"I don't think my husband likes that name, but I do like it. I don't think we'll ...
Copyright 2015 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
- 9/30/2015
- by access.hollywood@nbcuni.com (Access Hollywood)
- Access Hollywood
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West went in a very specific direction when they named their first child. So are they headed in yet another direction with baby No. 2? According to one report, Kimye are already planning on naming North's little brother Easton—not exactly the same thing, but very much within the genre. Easton West. But hang on there, does the so-called close family friend who spilled this info really have the inside track on Kim and Kanye's baby-naming process? After all, they did manage to keep North's name entirely under wraps until after she had popped out. Sure enough, a source assures us that the proud parents have not chosen a name yet—and it definitely will...
- 8/7/2015
- E! Online
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