Alvin Q&A
Fast facts:
1. Favourite chef: Kylie Kwong and Poh.
2. Favourite restaurant: Jade Kingdom,
Melbourne.
3. Favourite cuisine: Malaysian.
4. Favourite place to travel: Italy.
5. Favourite dish to cook: Chicken
Arrabiata.
6. Favourite vegetable: Chinese
broccoli.
7. Sweet or savoury: Both.
8. How do you like your eggs: Scrambled.
Q&A
Favourite ingredient and why?
Onion because it's so versatile. You can use it in sweet and
savoury dishes.
What's your favourite meal of the day - breakfast, lunch or
dinner?
Dinner.
What dish would be the way to your heart?
Sweet, sweet dessert. Probably something thick and gooey.
What are your favourite tunes to cook to?
None. I cook in silence.
What do you think you'll learn from being on
MasterChef?
Endurance and cooking under pressure.
Which judge makes you the most nervous?
All three.
Tell us about how you got into cooking and how old were
you?
I was 17 years old. I've never been interested in outdoor sports or
cars. Mum got me interested in the art of cooking.
What's the first meal you remember cooking and was it a
success or a disaster?
Chocolate mud cake. It was a success.
What three ingredients would you take with you to a
desert island and what would you cook with them?
Ginger, garlic and chilli. If I catch fish, I'll make
steamed fish with garlic, ginger and chilli, wrapped in palm
leaves.
If you were having any three people, alive or dead, over
for dinner, who would they be and what would you cook for
them?
Pink. Drew Barrymore. Sandra Bullock. These girls have such spunk
and attitude. I would cook them a Malaysian banquet, dessert and
all.
What inspired you to go on MasterChef?
Poh.
