1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:01,240 Speaker 1: Paradise to me. 2 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 2: You know, Lisa is just a room full of food. 3 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 2: It is. 4 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 3: I don't know what I'm going to do with my 5 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 3: seven thirties at night now. Because you know, Master Chef 6 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 3: goes for a while, you get pretty invested. 7 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 2: Quite a few months, isn't it. 8 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,600 Speaker 3: And last night it all wrapped up and Master Chef 9 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 3: for twenty twenty four is nat type and good morning, 10 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:23,600 Speaker 3: night mat good morning. 11 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: Welcome, good morning, good morning. How are we congratulations? 12 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:29,479 Speaker 4: Thank you so much. 13 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 3: It's been I mean, it really is such a you know, 14 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:34,480 Speaker 3: it's a tough competition. 15 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: Do you cook? How many days a week do you 16 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: actually cook? 17 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 4: Oh? You don't even want to know. When I was 18 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 4: living New Zealand, I was cooking. I couldn't get out 19 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 4: of the kitchen. I remember timing myself once and I 20 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 4: spent eleven hours in the kitchen. Oh my gosh, cooking. 21 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:52,239 Speaker 3: But during the actually during the competition, because you know, 22 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 3: we see it from Sunday night to Thursday night sometimes, 23 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 3: are you how many days of the week do you 24 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 3: actually go into the Master Chef kitchen and cook? 25 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: Oh? 26 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 4: Like five days? 27 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: Five days? 28 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 3: Really, I mean the contents And you know it's hard 29 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 3: because we see in hour long episode, but you know, 30 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 3: quite often you've got five hours to cook. 31 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:13,559 Speaker 1: I can't imagine doing anything for five hours straight. 32 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 4: It's really long. But the thing is it goes, it 33 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:22,400 Speaker 4: completely flies by, Like, yeah, I wanted more time. I 34 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:23,960 Speaker 4: think six hours would have been good. 35 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's like a bit of a video game, isn't it? 36 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 2: Beat the Butcher, which you did. Now that I've been 37 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 2: many to catch up and find out what we're doing 38 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 2: without two hundred and fifty grand. 39 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 4: Two hundred and fifty grand, I mean that's a lot 40 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 4: of money, and I really want to travel around the world, 41 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 4: go to loads of different restaurants and go work at 42 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 4: those restaurants as well. I wanted to, like, you know, 43 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 4: go like just go lap of those experiences. Broaden my palates, 44 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 4: broaden my knowledge, you know, get really good at understanding 45 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 4: of the industry. Before I opened something. 46 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 3: Maybe I believe you said that because I was going 47 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 3: to say to you on the first show, you won 48 00:01:57,800 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 3: the opportunity to go and spend some time in Jamie 49 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 3: Oliver's restaurant in the UK, and then when you were 50 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 3: in Hong Kong, you seem pretty keen on that. 51 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: Michelin Star chef's invitation to. 52 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 3: Any of you to spend a bit of time in 53 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 3: his restaurant, And I thought, you know, with that money, 54 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 3: how cool would it be to go on a bit 55 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 3: of a food tour of these amazing chef's restaurants? 56 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 1: Say? 57 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 3: Can I just spend a bit of time in your 58 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 3: kitchen and come back with a stock pile of experience? 59 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, the same person. 60 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 3: That's a cook's facts, that's a better cook. 61 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: Just that is a really amazing idea. I think I 62 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: think it's. 63 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 4: No. 64 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 2: We're very excited for you. I just want to just 65 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 2: want to say, not only do you win, you get 66 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:42,800 Speaker 2: the money and all the rest of it and the trophy, 67 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:45,359 Speaker 2: hold the trophy up proudly. But is it pressured all 68 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 2: of a sudden they say, oh, by the way, you 69 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 2: got a residency at crown in at the Alumni restaurant. 70 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 2: I mean, that's a very very prestigious place. And it's 71 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 2: an instant pressure on you, doesn't it. 72 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 4: You have no idea. I'm actually terrified. I really sleep 73 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 4: at night. I was like thinking about my menus like 74 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 4: they could laugh, like the whole entire public of death. 75 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 4: Last chef, I'm going to want to come and eat, 76 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 4: they don't want to come meet me, and I'm just like, 77 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 4: that's a lot of pressure. You know, I'm going to 78 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,399 Speaker 4: have to put my a game on and you guys 79 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 4: to see me on the show. I am so like 80 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 4: hard than myself, you know. But so, yeah, I. 81 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 3: Reckon they go in with a sort of vibe of 82 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 3: I'm really excited to try your food, rather than going 83 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 3: in with a okay, impress. 84 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: Me type of attitude. 85 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, so I. 86 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 3: Think I think that would be very kind to you. Now, 87 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 3: how long did you have to keep it under wraps 88 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 3: that you'd won? 89 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 4: Honestly, not too long because I went straight to London 90 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 4: after the show finish. Are so I was attracted. I 91 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 4: was liker to my in my eyes, I felt like 92 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 4: I read ready one by hanging out with Jamie. 93 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, I was. 94 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 4: I completely forgot about it and like was just living 95 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 4: a whole entire life after the show finish. 96 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 3: So yeah, So otherwise it's got to be halfmetally, want 97 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 3: to keep it, keep it Sigarette and everyone around you 98 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 3: with all the family. 99 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 2: Speaking of family, how emotional is it when you start 100 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 2: the Grand final of the Grand Finale and your family 101 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 2: walk in. 102 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 4: Oh, it was so emotional. And I could just feel 103 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 4: the pressure as well. I remember my mom was telling me, 104 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 4: she was just like a cop, You're going to become 105 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:24,479 Speaker 4: a chef. She whispered this in in like the Master 106 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 4: Chef kitchen. I was like, Mom, I can't tell me 107 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 4: this right now. 108 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 2: Do you have? 109 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 3: Is there something that stands out across the competition as 110 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 3: the most tough challenge, the most challenging day you had. 111 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 4: My most challenging day was definitely probably my day in 112 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:45,600 Speaker 4: Hong Kong because it was so goddamn cold. But I 113 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 4: couldn't I couldn't feel my fingers. But but that was 114 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 4: also my favorite. It was also my break. It was 115 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:53,039 Speaker 4: like my my turning point of realizing I'm going to 116 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 4: become a chef. Well, so it just made me realize 117 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 4: I could work in any condition, like I'm very adaptable, 118 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 4: and made me kind of, you know, quite proud of myself. 119 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 1: Yeah, we could see how cold that was there is fat. 120 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:06,040 Speaker 1: I was surprised. 121 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 3: I wasn't expecting that it was going to be so cold. 122 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 4: All I know, I know it gets really cold. Yeah. 123 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, there was a scene last night when you had 124 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 2: to you know, knock back some ingredients you didn't want 125 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 2: you both ended up happy with the black peppercorns, but 126 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 2: my wife was going. 127 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: They knocked back the fennel. 128 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 2: There's so many things you can do with fennel, but 129 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 2: you've gotta make choices on the on the spirit of 130 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:26,280 Speaker 2: the moment. 131 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 1: Know what to do with I've got no idea. Could 132 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:29,919 Speaker 1: You're gonna be. 133 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:32,919 Speaker 4: So in those moments, You're gonna be so strategic. I 134 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 4: was like, looked at black peppercorns and I was like, 135 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 4: I reckon, I know exactly what Pether is going to make. 136 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 4: I'm going to pick black peppercorns so that I can 137 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 4: make fun. 138 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 2: So rogue. 139 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 4: Does that make sense? 140 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 3: Well, you were still still taking risks right until the 141 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 3: end that that proved to. 142 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: Work for you. 143 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 4: Yeah. Yeah, I as much as I take on the 144 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 4: judges feedback, I was very much like, I'm going to 145 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 4: stick to my guns. 146 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 1: Yeah. 147 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 3: Well, Nat congratulations, good luck with the Crown residency and 148 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 3: the food tour, which is the best idea ever I 149 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 3: think to come back with all that experience. 150 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 2: It sounds like a Vegas and. 151 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:15,480 Speaker 1: You know, maybe we'll see you in the jungle. They 152 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: like to get a chef there you anywhere? 153 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, the world congratulations and not enjoy it. 154 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 4: Thank you so much, thanks for having me. 155 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 3: Bye.