Peter Daryl Evans (born 29 August 1973[citation needed]) is an Australian chef, and former television presenter, who was a judge of the competitive cooking show My Kitchen Rules.

Evans remained a judge on MKR throughout its run, which in 2015 was the highest rated reality television competition in Australia with about two million weekly viewers.

[10][11][12] Evans also hosted the show A Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking, which aired on PBS in the United States, which was nominated in 2014 for a Daytime Emmy Award.

[13] In 2017, Evans produced and narrated a Netflix documentary called The Magic Pill, which promoted the ketogenic diet, and claimed that it can help manage autism, asthma and cancer.

[14] In May 2020, Evans' contract with Channel Seven was terminated after poor ratings from the eleventh season of My Kitchen Rules, and the TGA fining him A$25,000 for promoting a device he claimed could cure COVID-19.

[28] Evans is the first person to win the Australian Skeptics' Bent Spoon Award twice, most recently in 2020 when he won for the second time for his promotion of the pseudoscientific non-medical BioCharger for treating COVID-19, and for his promotion of the anti-vaccination cause, through interviewing defrocked medico Andrew Wakefield to discuss his debunked suggestion of a link between vaccines and autism, and his support of the Informed Medical Options Party in the Queensland state election.

[32] In 2018, Evans furthered his opposition to the use of sunscreens, and promoted brief and direct looks into the sun without any means of protection, during sunrise and sunsets, which drew criticism as it can cause vision loss.

GP Brad McKay said that "Pete Evans has peddled nonsense for years" and that the community "has tolerated his anti-science rantings for long enough" and that he is contributing to an "undermining of important public health efforts".

[40] The national president of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), Harry Nespolon, also responded that "Pete Evans should stick to talking about 'activated almonds' and leave vaccinations alone", adding that the anti-vax movement is "intensely frustrating" and undermining gains made in improving public health.

After the president died due to pancreatic cancer, Evans quipped that Nespolon didn’t know how to "deal with" his illness, and wished the doctor had a chat with him beforehand.

Evans had been promoting a "subtle energy platform" product online called the BioCharger NG for AUD$15,000, which he claimed had a "recipe ... there for Wuhan coronavirus."

The notices mentioned that the infringements were in "respect of the representation made in the live stream/video" and "advertising breaches on the website www.peteevans.com" where it was said the "BioCharger included claims such as: "proven to restore strength, stamina, co-ordination and mental clarity," "sharpening your mental clarity," "recovery ... from an injury, stress" and "accelerating muscle recovery and reducing stiffness in joints.

[52] In November 2020, Evans came under criticism for sharing a picture incorporating the "Black Sun" on his social media platforms – a symbol widely used by neo-Nazis and white supremacists.

[58] Evans previously lived in Sydney in the suburb of North Bondi[59] before purchasing a $1.2 million farm in Round Mountain, northern New South Wales, in 2015.