1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:05,000 Speaker 1: This is gem Nation with jes you must get hungry 2 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: when we talk about this. The search for the best 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:09,640 Speaker 1: club meal in New South Wales is on with the 4 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:12,880 Speaker 1: launch of the twenty twenty two Your Local Club Perfect 5 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: Plate Awards. And why wouldn't you enlist one of the 6 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: best chefs in the land to be the face of 7 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 1: this menu has the best job in the world. He 8 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 1: gets to taste all the parneyes, the pastors, the pad ties, 9 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: the fish and chips all around New South Wales. Hello Manu, 10 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: how are you. 11 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 2: Val? How are you going? 12 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: How do you not become enormous. 13 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:37,559 Speaker 2: Because I go a train on daily basis, you know, 14 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 2: so I can drink and wine and dine as much 15 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:41,919 Speaker 2: as I can. 16 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:44,199 Speaker 3: That's what you've got to do, your French, That's what 17 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 3: happens when you're French. 18 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 2: It's balance. The balance in life is important. 19 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 1: Well, speaking of you being French, it's very Australian to 20 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: have a club that has these kinds of food. When 21 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: you came to Australia, were you surprised at the culture 22 00:00:59,200 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: of the club? 23 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 2: Same, Yes, I thought I was traveling back in the future, 24 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 2: in the past, but today is so much more different, 25 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 2: and I think that's what the perfect competition actually between 26 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 2: clubs and chefs was created. Is tried to give them 27 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 2: a little kicking about to start creating something a bit 28 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:29,119 Speaker 2: more restaurants, I suppose, or a little a little bit 29 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 2: less gated. And we did that last year and it 30 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 2: worked so well that this year the competity is even 31 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 2: more fierce. We've got a hundred and sixty clubs in 32 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 2: the competition, and we've got some amazing foods. You know, 33 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 2: some buja risotto, We've got some handmade silky tofu with 34 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 2: resulted egg gilk, and we've got some crazy stuff. And 35 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 2: it's really cool to now go to a club and 36 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 2: feeling that you are in a normal restaurant, like if. 37 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 3: You're are, yeah, my local club. They go crazy. This thing. 38 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 3: It's a schnitzel, and then before you go it's a 39 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 3: chicken schnitzel. It's the chicken Schnitzel Italiano. But get this, 40 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,679 Speaker 3: it's got Chariso on it, which isn't Italian. That's how 41 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 3: they roll. 42 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 2: Well, you know it's true, I suppose. I mean, there's 43 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 2: the foe. You can travel the world on one plate nowadays, 44 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 2: so it's it's pretty good. 45 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 3: And Colin Fastenich. He runs his own he's got his 46 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:31,959 Speaker 3: own pub and he runs that. He's always cooking livers, though, 47 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 3: what's with his in session with livers? 48 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 2: Livers? 49 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: No, we don't have time to go into you like 50 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: liver as well. 51 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 3: I forgot that's dreadful. 52 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 2: What do you mean it's stretchful? 53 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: You Europeans love all that inside. 54 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:53,519 Speaker 2: We went through a couple of walls and when there's 55 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 2: nothing else to eat, liver was the number one, but. 56 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: Now there is something else to it. What about Nigella 57 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: Lawson joining you in my kitchen room? 58 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 2: Yeah? Amazing? Is that? I feel like I'm so I'm 59 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 2: so glad. She's such an amazing woman, and I think 60 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 2: she's perfect for the job because the competition is home 61 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 2: cooks and she's the quick of home cookery. So yeah, 62 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 2: I'm happy to be sitting next to her the moment 63 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 2: we're traveling in the country together. She's a lovely woman, 64 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 2: She's a talented, gorgeous and I think Australia is going 65 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,359 Speaker 2: to love her more than me. I'm going to be second. 66 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 2: So you're not saying I will be chop liver. 67 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 3: So you're not saying she's no Pete Evans but. 68 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 2: It sounds them but different. You know, my work with 69 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 2: Pete and my life with Pete. But you know, the 70 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 2: world moves on and I've got someone else, and you 71 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 2: know it's so beautiful. 72 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 3: You know, that's what it's all about, my man. I 73 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 3: like the idea of you. I'm gonna tell you on 74 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 3: m K. Will column be on the show as well? 75 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 2: Yes, it will be good good. 76 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 3: So they've got a Frenchman, an Irishman and english womanes 77 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 3: of everything. Does Nagella like awful as well? 78 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 2: I'm sure she does. 79 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 3: You're all in the awfulful that stuff, Manu. It's always 80 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 3: a treat to talk to you. Head to perfect plate 81 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 3: dot com dot are you to find out more about 82 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 3: the awards Maneu for Dell, Thank you, thank you, monsieur. 83 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 3: It is four to eight. The pop testers coming up 84 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 3: at eight o'clock. 85 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: I think you mean, oh yes, mate, mate,