SCAF – Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation

In association with the exhibition Tokujin Yoshioka: Waterfall
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation presents

Adam Liaw, lawyer, cook & author
in conversation with Margaret Throsby

Thursday, 20 October 2011
6 – 8 pm

Copies of Two Asian Kitchens will be available for purchase and signing by Adam.

Exhibition dates: 
7 October – 17 December 2011

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Speakers:

Adam Liaw is a lawyer, cook and author of the bestselling cookbook Two Asian Kitchens. He is best known as the winner of MasterChef Australia 2010. Born in Penang, Malaysia, Adam has lived and worked around the world including China, Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, India and most recently a seven year stint as a media lawyer for The Walt Disney Company in Tokyo, Japan. He has cooked at such global events as the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai and Good Food & Wine Show, Johannesburg, and is an ambassador for Malaysian cuisine in Australia.

Margaret Throsby is one of Australia’s most versatile, popular and admired broadcasters. Her highly successful career encompasses both radio and television. Margaret presents Mornings on ABC Classic FM. Accolades for her achievements include: Member of the Order of Australia (for Services to Broadcasting, 1989), Variety Club of Australia’s Radio Award, Two Avion Awards for the ‘Best in the World’ in-flight audio programmes (QANTAS), Golden Gavel Award presented by the Law Society of NSW for Excellence in Legal Reporting, Children’s Week Media Award and Rostrum Speaker of the Year.