Ed Halmagyi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 February 1975 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupations |
|
| Television | Better Homes and Gardens Discover Tasmania |
| Spouse | Leah Halmagyi |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Ed Halmagyi (born February 1975), also known as "Fast Ed," is an Australian TV presenter, chef, author, photographer, and radio host.
Ed Halmagyi was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in February 1975 to Hungarian immigrants: neurologist Gabor Michael Halmagyi AO and bush regenerator Sue Halmagyi OAM. He has an older sister Catherine and a younger brother Nicholas.
At 15 Halmagyi began his culinary career as a kitchenhand, then as an assistant chef. Throughout his school years at Trinity Grammar School, Halmagyi worked in Sydney restaurants, then undertook a Bachelor of Arts/Law at Sydney University. He continued to work as a chef alongside his studies. In 1995 he travelled to the Solomon Islands to participate in a program of community development and aid work.
Subsequently, Halmagyi pursued a Bachelor of Business degree through Southern Cross University (not yet completed) and qualified as a beekeeper.
Halmagyi is best known for his role on Network 7's lifestyle show Better Homes and Gardens, where he has been a cast member since 2003. He contributes to the eponymous monthly magazine. In November 2023, Halmagyi announced he was leaving the series to focus on a personal business venture.[1][2]
He was the host for three seasons of the travel show Discover Tasmania, as well as hosting his own afternoon cooking show Fast Ed's Fast Food.
Halmagyi published five cookbooks – Nove Cucina (2004), Dinner in 10 (2009), An Hour's the Limit (2010), The Food Clock: A Year of Eating Seasonally (2012) and The Everyday Kitchen (2017).
He writes a weekly syndicated column for the News Local network of newspapers, produced his own magazine called Better Basics, and contributes to other magazines in Australia and abroad.
Halmagyi is a successful commercial photographer, running a food and product media business in Sydney that specialises in editorial imagery and commercial product work.
Commercially, Halmagyi works as a brand ambassador for Mitsubishi Electric, Ingham Poultry and Décor Australia. He is the Ambassador for A Taste of Harmony.
As a chef and pastry chef, Halmagyi's resume includes stints at Rockpool and Bennelong in Sydney, as well as Cruise, Beach Road and Nove Cucina. His favourite job was working at the Wickaninnish Inn in Tofino, Canada.
He is a regular guest on ABC Radio 702, and the Better Homes and Gardens Radio.
He lives in Bilgola, Sydney, with his graphic designer wife Leah, daughter and son. Over the last decade Halmagyi performed charitable work with organisations, including the Dry July Foundation, Cancer Council NSW and others.