She may have missed out on the MasterChef Australia title to Julie Goodwin but runner-up Poh Ling Yeow has not left the series empty-handed. She has secured her own cooking show on the ABC along with a two-book deal with ABC Books.

The ABC confirmed yesterday that production will begin in November on the series Poh's Kitchen in her home town of Adelaide. The year-long series will see the 35-year-old artist travelling across the nation trying new recipes.

Her first book is due for release next year and will be followed by a second in 2011. Stand by to become much more familiar with the thousand-year-old egg.

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