Julia Jenkins鈥檚 passion for food and cooking has catapulted her into the finals of Ten鈥檚 new TV show MasterChef Australia.
Ms Jenkins graduated from 麻豆直播 of Technology with a Bachelor of Arts (in Communication and Cultural Studies) with a major in Professional Writing in 2005.
鈥淢aking it to the finals of MasterChef Australia has been an incredible journey full of surprises,鈥� said Ms Jenkins, 23, formerly of Nedlands.
鈥淚 am obsessed with cooking and cuisine.
鈥淪ince my late teens I have been doing lots of cooking classes and reading up on anything to do with food.
鈥淢y love of cuisine led to food writing at a newspaper as part of a 鈥榳ork experience鈥� unit for Professional Writing.
鈥淭his taste for food writing whetted my appetite to get more involved in the food industry.鈥�
Ms Jenkins said she was in Melbourne working when she saw the advertisement for the national television program.
鈥淚 was astonished when I was accepted, so I left my job and now I鈥檓 concentrating on the show which includes doing 鈥榳ork experience鈥� at a Melbourne restaurant,鈥� she said.
鈥淚t would be a dream come true for me to win MasterChef Australia.
鈥淭he writing skills that I learned at Curtin will come in handy too as one of the prizes is a cookbook deal, so I really hope I win.
鈥淥ne day I would like to open my own restaurant, and write lots of cookbooks.鈥�
