10 Reasons Why You Need To Follow Australian Chef Adam Liaw On Social Media

If you've never heard of Adam Liaw, you may want to start paying attention.

Liaw is based in Sydney, Australia and was the second season winner of MasterChef Australia. The chef was born in Malaysia and moved to Australia when he was little.

He is also the host of the television show Destination Flavour Down Under on the Australian network SBS. And, if that weren't enough for his résumé, he has also published three cookbooks and is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal's Scene Asia.

Liaw has quite a following on his social media sites, and for good reason. He tweets witty tidbits on Twitter and knows how to take immaculate photos of food. We are big fans, and here are 10 reasons why you should start following him on social media, too.

1. He posts the most mouthwatering photos of food (obviously).

 

Today's lunch. Ramen weather! Well, it is if it's hiyashi ramen. Chilled noodles with a pour-over dressing of soy sauce, brown rice vinegar, stock and cold-pressed macadamia oil.

A photo posted by Adam Liaw (@liawadam) on Oct 1, 2015 at 8:29pm PDT

Just as importantly, he definitely knows how to present his food.

2. He just came out with a new book.

 

Very proud to be holding the first advance copy of "Adam Liaw's Asian Cookery School". I can say without a doubt it's my best book yet. It's basically the way I learned to cook, but in book form. Lots of tips and explanations (the *proper* way to make a "stir-fry", how to cook Asian greens just like restaurants do, the easiest way to fold dumplings, cutting a chicken "Chinese-style"), as well as super simple and authentic recipes from Japanese home cooking to Vietnamese street food. It'll be out officially next month but you can pre-order it already. Honestly, I can't wait for you all to see it.

A photo posted by Adam Liaw (@liawadam) on Aug 4, 2015 at 9:41pm PDT

Asian Cookery School hit stores on September 15. This is Liaw's third cookbook and he shows how to make simple Asian dishes at home. Some recipes include basic dumplings, Pad Thai, and green tea ice cream.

3. He's has the cutest family.

 

Father's Day would be nothing without these guys. I hope all the dads are having a great day!

A photo posted by Adam Liaw (@liawadam) on Sep 6, 2015 at 12:08am PDT

The Best Father Award goes to Liaw for sure!

4. He has a great sense of humor.

 

Today's lunch. Great yum cha, but the portions seem a little small.

A photo posted by Adam Liaw (@liawadam) on Aug 14, 2015 at 12:09am PDT

Did he get bigger or did the yum cha set just shrink? We're not sure.

5. He knows how to travel.

 

Today's breakfast. Smoked salmon eggs Benedict and rosé Champagne. Is this a thing? Should this be a thing? I think this should be a thing.

A photo posted by Adam Liaw (@liawadam) on May 25, 2015 at 3:35pm PDT

We wish we could dine like that at airports all of the time.

6. He loves sports.

I kinda feel sorry for people who don't like sport. It'd be like not understanding emotions. #NRLGF

— Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) October 4, 2015

Sports = life.

7. He's the best role model.

 

Never too early to learn how to cook.

A photo posted by Adam Liaw (@liawadam) on Jun 26, 2015 at 8:49pm PDT

Gotta start 'em out at a young age!

8. He's proud of his heritage.

Watching movies with my nearly 90 y.o. grandma and she's ranking the kung fu prowess of all the Cantonese movie stars of the last 50 years.

— Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) October 4, 2015

We also love that he watches movies with his grandma.

9. He gives great advice on how to tackle the world.

Dance like everybody is watching, and you're killing it.

— Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) September 29, 2015

Words to live by.

10. He gets as excited as we do about eating food.

 

The classic Danish roasted hotdog. Organic smoked sausage and wholemeal bun, crispy onion, raw onion, remoulade, mustard, sauce and pickles. From DØP.

A photo posted by Adam Liaw (@liawadam) on Mar 18, 2015 at 9:34pm PDT

And that's pretty awesome.