Three things with Melissa Leong: ‘I think they revoke your licence to be Asian if you don’t own a rice cooker’

In Guardian Australia’s weekly interview about objects, the TV presenter tells us of the kitchen appliance that doubles as a beauty product – and how she lost, and found, her boundaries

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Melissa Leong made her name hosting cooking shows such as MasterChef Australia but her latest TV gig is something different entirely. For the new SBS documentary miniseries The Hospital: In The Deep End, which explores the inner workings of Australia’s health system, the presenter has scrubbed up and been put to work at Sydney’s St Vincent’s hospital.

Before she became a TV star, Leong worked as a food writer, a cookbook editor and food media consultant. But while many of the fooderati who grace this column name expensive knives as their most essential cooking tool, Leong relies on something different in the kitchen: her rice cooker.

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Continue reading… In Guardian Australia’s weekly interview about objects, the TV presenter tells us of the kitchen appliance that doubles as a beauty product – and how she lost, and found, her boundariesRead more Three Things interviewsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailMelissa Leong made her name hosting cooking shows such as MasterChef Australia but her latest TV gig is something different entirely. For the new SBS documentary miniseries The Hospital: In The Deep End, which explores the inner workings of Australia’s health system, the presenter has scrubbed up and been put to work at Sydney’s St Vincent’s hospital.Before she became a TV star, Leong worked as a food writer, a cookbook editor and food media consultant. But while many of the fooderati who grace this column name expensive knives as their most essential cooking tool, Leong relies on something different in the kitchen: her rice cooker.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading… Life and style, Australian lifestyle, SBS, Australian television, Australian media, Australian food and drink, Health, Food, Australia news 

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