Bondi Banquet

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Bondi Banquet
Genre
Created byJohn O'Brien
Written byJohn O'Brien
Directed by
  • Ray Argall
  • Stuart McDonald
  • Kay Pavlou
ComposerAlan John
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
Producer Robyn Kershaw
CinematographyJenni Meaney
Running time26 minutes
Original release
Network SBS
Release20 June 2000 (2000-06-20) –
2000 (2000)

Bondi Banquet is a 2000 Australian TV series broadcast on the SBS. The seven part series was described as part soap opera, part cooking show. [1] Set in a Bondi apartment building, each episode focuses on different groups of residents cooking and interacting, until the final episode when they all join for a rooftop BBQ. [2] The recipes for the series were created by Barbara Sweeney. [3]

Contents

Cast

Episode 1: Mixed Entree

Jon Pollard as Midge Beaugeling, Paul Winchester as Andy Meadmore, Asako Izawa as Ikuko Kamonohashi, Valentina Oustimovitch as Mira Reznik, Nicolay Tokor as Mikhail 'Misha' Reznik, Tatiana Poliakova as Lilia Tsukerman, Tara Jakszewicz as Kara Schubert

Episode 2: Take Away

Paul Goddard as Gerry Svorecki, Kenneth Moraleda as Tim Young, Jason Clarke as Stewie Trembath, Martin Vaughan as Hal Trembath, Carole Skinner as Judy Trembath, Ditch Davey as Dasher Rorschach, David Peatfield as Max Danglars

Episode 3: Smorgasbord

Elaine Lee as Drusilla Owens, Paul Chubb as Bart L. Booth, Desan Padaychee as Vishwanathen 'Vish' Seth, Pia Miranda as Jo Tognetti, Marco Pio Venturini as Roberto Tognetti, Tara Jakszewicz as Kara Schubert, André Eikmeier as Gaspard Winckler, Imelda Corcoran as Barbara Costello, Elizabeth Maywald as Julie Bocuse, Max Mayward Howard as Maxie Flarn

Episode 4: Family Favourities

Elaine Lee as Drusilla Owens, Lola Nixon as Maude O'Brien, Imelda Corcoran as Barbara Costello, Elizabeth Maywald as Julie Bocuse, Max Maywald Howard as Maxie Flarn, Cameron Stewart as Iain Stewart

Episode 5: Leftovers

Mary Coustas as Self, Deborah Mailman as Self, Jacki Weaver as Self, Russell Dykstra as Rufus

Episode 6: Steaming

Xue Jun Wang as Wang Jiang, Vina Lee as Suzie Ling, Cindy Pan as Yao Wang Yin, Jason Chong as Yao Ming Di, Christian Manon as Georges Quelleure

Episode 7: Feast

Ensemble cast drawn from previous episodes

Reception

Michael Idato of The Sydney Morning Herald gave it a mixed review stating "It works, barely but it teaches an interesting lesson about technique and program content: there is too little instruction to lend it any culinary value, and too little plot to make it a compelling soap opera." [1] Jenny Tabakoff of The Sydney Morning Herald gave it a negative review calling it a "lemon (with a touch of oregano)." She the mix of the drama and cooking did not work together. [4] Also in The Sydney Morning Herald Robin Oliver was positive and finished "Offbeat, certainly, but where else were we going to be served Martin Vaughan, Carole Skinner, Mary Coustas, Jacki Weaver and the elusive Paul Chubb (and his tomato relish sandwich) all on the one plate? I shall return for seconds." [5]

The Age’s Nicole Brady wrote "The first episode of this quirky new Australian series is a real winner." [6] The Age's Brian Courtis gave it 1 star. He writes "the feast offered proves, on first taste at least, to be a somewhat patchy fusion of food and soapie fiction." [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Idato, Michael (19 June 2000), "Bondi Banquet", The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ↑ Saunders, Alan (8 July 2000), "Mixed blessings", The Age
  3. ↑ Austin, Keith (29 November 1999), "Beachhead revisited", The Sydney Morning Herald
  4. ↑ Tabakoff, Jenny (26 June 2000), "Bondi Banquet", The Sydney Morning Herald
  5. ↑ Oliver, Robin (3 July 2000), "Bondi Banquet", The Sydney Morning Herald
  6. ↑ Brady, Nicole (15 June 2000), "Bondi Banquet", The Age
  7. ↑ Courtis, Brian (18 June 2000), "Fantasy for foodies", The Age
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