I first knew Adam Liaw on BuzzFeed Australia "19 Reasons You Need To Follow Aussie Chef Adam Liaw On Twitter And Instagram" and those 19 reasons definitely convinced me to have a look then later follow him on his social medias. His sense of humour and sarcasm fit me too well haha! Just a little introduction of him from Wikipedia:

"Adam Liaw (born 8 September 1978) is an Australian lawyer and television chef. He was the winner of the second series of MasterChef Australia, defeating student Callum Hann in the final. Liaw is the son of a Malaysian-born Chinese father, Dr Siaw-Lin Liaw,^[2] and a Singaporean-born English mother, Dr Joyce Hill AM. After his parents divorced and his mother moved to New Zealand, Liaw lived with his paternal grandmother Kwei-Eng Chew, whom he credits with a huge influence on his cooking and his life. "

Having noticed I need to brush up my Asian culinary skills as well as the Asian culture, I thought Adam Liaw would be the best chef to follow from, since he grew up with his Malaysian grandmother, surely she has a huge influence on his cooking. His passion for food and culture is what really caught me. Having stayed in Brisbane for 10 months already, I noticed there is so little that I know of my own culture, what more to say the Asian culture. And I believe as an food enthusiast myself, the best way to learn one's culture is through food.

Got myself Adam Liaw's Asian Cookery School, for Christmas!

Just want to share a bit of what he said in his book,

"Food does not exist on its own. It goes hand-in-hand with culture and experience, and to try and separate food from those things or to reduce it to just a list of ingredients and a method in a written recipe, would be to only tell half the story. In this book I want to teach you all about Asian food - not just how to cook it, but also how to understand it and appreciate it."

C'mon Adam, that's exactly how I feel too! :'D
And that is why I've always been trying and understanding new foods and cuisines, and until recently, trying to cook them.

Just to end this post with another quote of him from the book,

"Home-cooked food is more than just a tasty meal. It's an experience, a process, and achievement, and an expression of who you are."