Watching Adam Liaw cook was a bit like watching Yoda of the culinary world in action – precised, focused, with one hand expertly manoeuvring a knife like it’s a lightsabre.
Every now and then, the 37-year-old Australian Masterchef champion, whose mile-wide smile and trademark hairdo are as well-known Down Under as the jedi master, would dispense – in perfect English – gems such as this: “I think the systematic and organised way of cooking can be really beautiful and almost Zen-like. It’s all about doing things the right way – and it’s not always about the result but also about the process.”