Pete Luckett

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Pete Luckett, originally a native of Nottingham, England, who now makes his home in Gaspereau, Nova Scotia, Canada, is a celebrity culinary fruit and vegetable expert who has appeared numerous times on Canadian television.

Luckett came to Canada in 1979, settling in Saint John, New Brunswick, where he opened his first Pete's Frootique store prior to 1981 in the Saint John Market. In 1992 Luckett opened a second Pete's Frootique at the now locally well-known Bedford, Nova Scotia market. Pete's Frootique independently houses Pete's Power Juice Bar, Gourmet Fruit & Gift Baskets, a European delicatessen, a gourmet butcher and fish shop, a British specialty food emporium named Best of Britain plus a wine shop. Luckett now owns a third Pete's Frootique, which is located off Spring Garden Road on Dresden Row in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He also now operates a farm that supplies locally-grown vegetables and fruits to his Frootiques and commercial customers.

In 1999, Pete made headlines when he won a court battle against the provincial government, to open his stores on Sunday. In order to get around Nova Scotia's then antiqued Sunday shopping laws, Pete had to register separate sections of his Bedford Frootique (his Halifax location didn't open until 2004) as separate businesses. He had to do the same thing for his Halifax location when it opened.

Pete is also the host of the Food Network series The Food Hunter. On the show he travels around the world, showing his viewers different types of food that come from around the world. Luckett's TV career started on the CBC television show Midday. He later joined the Halifax CTV affiliate, ATV. There he hosted a biweekly look into the world of fruit and vegetables. Luckett writes a column for the Halifax Herald. Luckett also serves as a consulant for Chartwells service at Acadia University.

Luckett's famous catchphrase is "Toodlee-doo".