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Katie Woolf spoke with The Laksa Festival Golden Bowl winners Choks Place Jason Chin · 360 with Katie Woolf

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  Speaker 1: Well, some fantastic news today that we all sort of
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  Speaker 1: started to hear about late yesterday afternoon and the luxA
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  Speaker 1: Festival Golden Bowl winner well once again two years in
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  Speaker 1: a row, went to Chalk's place. And joining me on
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  Speaker 1: the line right now to talk more about the win
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  Speaker 1: is Jason chin get a. Jason, good eh, Katie?
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  Speaker 2: How are you going?
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  Speaker 1: Oh mate, how are you going after finding out that
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  Speaker 1: you've won two years in a row?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, we're going very well. Thanks. Hasn't really sunk it
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  Speaker 2: in yet, but mum just brought the bow and we've
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  Speaker 2: placed at the front of the house and I'm really
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  Speaker 2: sinking in now.
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  Speaker 1: I just think it's wonderful. And I tell you what, Jason,
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  Speaker 1: that photo of you and your mum on the front
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  Speaker 1: page of the paper today is just beautiful.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah. Thanks Katie that I'm really proud of that. And
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  Speaker 2: you know, it was a teaming effort. It's unfortunate the
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  Speaker 2: other two members of my team wouldn't make it on
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  Speaker 2: the day.
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  Speaker 1: Tell me, you know, I know that running a small business,
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  Speaker 1: it's it is a really tough gig and no doubt,
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  Speaker 1: it's been a pretty tough year this year. But you guys,
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  Speaker 1: I have no doubt that you put your heart and
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  Speaker 1: soul into everything that you do there.
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  Speaker 2: That's absolutely right, Katie. You know, given what's happening around
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  Speaker 2: the world and what we've gone through, you know, I
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  Speaker 2: really want to thank our layer of customers for supporting
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  Speaker 2: us to hell these hard times. And it's yeah, we'll
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  Speaker 2: welcome new customs as well. And we because it's a
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  Speaker 2: small business, family business, we really stuck together and got
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  Speaker 2: through these hard times.
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  Speaker 1: And how's your mom feeling after the second win?
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  Speaker 2: She's a static. It's she's couldn't believe that I we
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  Speaker 2: did back to back wins. It was it was hard
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  Speaker 2: to do. It wasn't impossible, but you know, I really
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  Speaker 2: wanted to show you that this was for her. And yeah,
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  Speaker 2: she's overwhelmed by all of this.
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  Speaker 1: I reckon, it's just wonderful, such a you know, such
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  Speaker 1: a nice story to come out and and mate, you know,
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  Speaker 1: talk me through. Really what makes your luxA different to
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  Speaker 1: everybody else's how I like?
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  Speaker 2: So it's it's equality and consistency. Though with you, Katie,
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  Speaker 2: we are we put everything from scratch. There's nothing that's
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  Speaker 2: instant about it. So our broth is made from scratch
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  Speaker 2: from you know, chicken bones to other various parts of
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  Speaker 2: an animal. So and also we source the freshest produce
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  Speaker 2: where possible. Some of our local projects that we sources
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  Speaker 2: from our local markets such as Rabbit Creek. So I
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  Speaker 2: like to support local business work here. And it's you
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  Speaker 2: know the amount of time for us to do twenty batches.
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  Speaker 2: It takes me four hours to do.
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  Speaker 1: Wow. So there's certainly you know, a lot that goes
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  Speaker 1: into to cooking the perfect lightser.
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely, Katie, there's no there's no shortcut about it. If
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  Speaker 2: I'm going to do it right, I'll do it right.
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  Speaker 2: I won't take any shortcuts at all.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, and that's the way you got to
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  Speaker 1: do it. I'll tell you what. Up against some pretty
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  Speaker 1: stiff competition.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, it was big this share. I think I believe
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  Speaker 2: there was forty nine contestants which was shortlisted to ten.
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  Speaker 2: So it's a bit different compared to last year. But
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  Speaker 2: I gave it everything I had, Katie, So I really
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  Speaker 2: thought that I was I was going to take it out,
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  Speaker 2: which I did. And Yeah, there was positive aura or
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  Speaker 2: all around the shop.
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  Speaker 1: A lot of love and time, no doubt going into
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  Speaker 1: what you do.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, yes, a lot of a lot of heart. We
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  Speaker 2: put our heart and so into this, and there was
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  Speaker 2: a lot of sweats during this last four weeks. But
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  Speaker 2: I'm glad it's over. But now it's the start of
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  Speaker 2: a new The next two three weeks will be very positive. Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: the business.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, have you had many customers coming this morning? And
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  Speaker 1: congratulate you already already, Kate.
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  Speaker 2: I've had around about four customers ready. A guy actually
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  Speaker 2: turned up at a thirty this morning winning lucks. How
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  Speaker 2: bad I had to turn them away because I wasn't
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  Speaker 2: quite ready yet. So hopefully you'll come back.
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  Speaker 1: I just think it's so nice now, Jason. For anybody
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  Speaker 1: out there listening who hasn't tried one of your lux
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  Speaker 1: as yet, where exactly are you guys and where can
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  Speaker 1: they come and try one?
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  Speaker 2: We're located in the Galleria. It's the biggest gallery of
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  Speaker 2: shopping center on the city. So are we located on
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  Speaker 2: the moor and you'll find us at Shop eleven.
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  Speaker 1: Oh well, I reckon. There'll be a few extras coming
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  Speaker 1: down at lunchtime today.
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  Speaker 2: Jason, absolutely, Katie, absolutely looking forward to it, looking forward
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  Speaker 2: to our regard customers and also new faces.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I'll make congratulations and please pass on our congratulations
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  Speaker 1: to your mum and your whole team as well.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, I'll do that, thank you.
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  Speaker 1: Thanks Jason good, thanks so much for your time this morning.
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  Speaker 2: Hey Katie, great, good to talk to.
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  Speaker 1: You you too, that's Jason Tin there and and good
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  Speaker 1: on them. How lovely, hey, four hours to to you know,
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  Speaker 1: put together that luxA at different times because they use everything,
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  Speaker 1: you know, right from scratch. It's it's lots of time
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  Speaker 1: and lots of love going into those dishes, which is
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  Speaker 1: I guess why they were the Golden Bowl winner two
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  Speaker 1: years in a row. Wonderful news