In a blockbuster finale that involved three rounds of challenges – a basic skills test, an invention test and a gobsmacking pressure test – Adam out-cooked fellow finalist Callum Hann to take out the competition.
“I just can’t believe it,” says a tearful Adam, 31, from Adelaide. “I’m sure I’ve fallen down some stairs and I’ll wake up in a hospital bed and it’s all a dream. It’s extraordinary. I don’t think I’ve ever been this happy!
“Today I did everything I wanted to do and I’m just so happy.”
Tonight’s highly anticipated finale was fought out over three rounds, with the contestant garnering the most points out of 100 declared the winner.
In the end, the final score was as close as a toothpick, with Adam on 89 out of 100, and Callum on 82 out of 100.
The title ensures Adam’s dream of ditching a career signing legal documents to one surrounded by food has been realised. He now looks forward to working on his own cookbook, a cash prize of $100,000 to kickstart his food plans plus work experience in some of the world’s most sought after restaurants.
