SINGAPORE - Since winning season two of Masterchef Australia in 2010, life for Adam Liaw has never been the same. The former lawyer now has a TV series, Destination Flavour, and three cookbooks under his belt. He’s also been appointed an ambassador for flat breads and tortilla wrap maker Mission Foods and will be putting up more of his recipes soon on the brand’s website.

“I feel really lucky to have all these opportunities,” Liaw said at an interview earlier today. “I love being a lawyer but this has been great fun.”

And he does have some advice to share with the contestants taking part in Masterchef Asia - which just announced its panel of judges on Tuesday.

“The most important thing is (to let) the food that you cook be a reflection of your personality. Food is always going to be an expression of your personality, and the faster that the contestants work out what that is, the better they will do,” he said. “I think people want to see that and it’s really important to reflect your own style. It’s not about who can chop the vegetables the fastest or who can make this fancy dessert. It’s more about having your own personal style in food.”

Meanwhile Masterchef wannabes can also look forward to Liaw’s new cookbook which will be out this Christmas. Titled Adam’s Cookery School, this cookbook promises to be more “instructional” as Liaw will take you through the basics of preparing different Asian cuisines from Japanese to Thai. “It’s like how do you want to cut up a chicken like your grandma does? And whether it’s a raw chicken or cooked chicken, the style of doing it is completely different.” Liaw explained. “I get asked those questions all the time so I decided to tackle them in this book.”