Claire Q&A
Fast facts:
1. Favourite chef: Neil Perry, Stephanie
Alexander, Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers.
2. Favourite restaurant: The Black Cow Bistro
(Launceston)
3. Favourite cuisine: Any Asian cuisine
4. Favourite place to travel: Tasmania
5. Favourite dish to cook: Italian lemon
tart
6. Favourite vegetable: Cucumber
7. Sweet or savoury: Both!
8. How do you like your eggs: In a
soufflé
Q&A
Favourite ingredient and why?
Chilli - more than a flavour, it's a sensation.
What's your favourite meal of the day - breakfast, lunch or
dinner?
Any meal I don't have to eat at my desk.
What dish would be the way to your heart?
A well cooked steak and a nice glass of red.
What are your favourite tunes to cook to?
My sister's mixed tape.
What do you think you'll learn from being on
MasterChef?
The best thing about Masterchef is the opportunity to
learn everything you can from the best in the business.
Which judge makes you the most nervous?
All of them!
Tell us about how you got into cooking and how old were
you?
I learnt to cook based on the teachings of my two grandmothers from
an early age. But it wasn't until I discovered the River
Café Cook Book at the age of 17 that I really got into
cooking. I've never looked back.
What's the first meal you remember cooking and was it a
success or a disaster?
The first thing I remember cooking was a sponge cake with my
Grandma. It was a success thanks to her skill.
What three ingredients would you take with you to a desert
island and what would you cook with them?
Chilli, garlic and lime juice. With those three ingredients you
could cook a delicious, freshly caught steamed fish with a chilli,
garlic and citrus dressing.
If you were having any three people, alive or dead, over
for dinner, who would they be and what would you cook for
them?
Being apart from my family is probably the hardest thing about the
MasterChef experience. So the 3 people I'd have for dinner would be
my Mum, my Dad and sister. I'd cook them Gary's Beef
Wellington.
What inspired you to go on MasterChef?
The thing that inspired me to go on MasterChef was my passion for
cooking and my desire to make big changes in my life.
