Daniel Q&A
Fast facts
1. Favourite chef: Whoever cooks the suckling
pig at Supper Inn!
2. Favourite restaurant: Supper Inn in Chinatown,
Melbourne.
3. Favourite cuisine: Middle Eastern.
4. Favourite place to travel: The pub.
5. Favourite dish to cook: BBQ'd
anything.
6. Favourite vegetable: Artichoke.
7. Sweet or savoury: Both.
8. How do you like your eggs: Poached -
whites just set, yolks yummy.
Q&A
Favourite ingredient and why?
Chilli because they're red and shiny!
What's your favourite meal of the day - breakfast, lunch or
dinner?
Dinner because I feel bad drinking wine at breakfast.
What dish would be the way to your heart?
A good Chicken Parmigiana.
What are your favourite tunes to cook to?
The King, The Boss and Wilco.
What do you think you'll learn from being on
MasterChef?
Patience.
Which judge makes you the most nervous?
The big man!
Tell us about how you got into cooking and how old were
you?
I was about 21 when I moved out of home. It was either cook or
starve.
What's the first meal you remember cooking and was it a
success or a disaster?
It was a dry and hot curry. I thought it was a success, but my
little sister Clair was really sick as it was too
hot.
What three ingredients would you take with you to a desert
island and what would you cook with them?
Malted barley, yeast, hops&beer! What else do you need on a
deserted island?
If you were having any three people, alive or dead, over
for dinner, who would they be and what would you cook for
them?
Elvis, Sailor Jerry and Jason Molina. I'd cook them fried peanut
butter and banana sandwiches&Elvis loves them!
What inspired you to go on MasterChef?
I loved series one and was pressured into it by my mates!
