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Tell us about yourselves.
Jen: I am a freelance makeup artist. I grew up in Adelaide and now live in Sydney with my two gorgeous young boys and my hilarious husband, Waz. I'm happiest travelling and cooking, and I get extremely excited if you play me a song from the '80s and pour me a glass of wine. Let's dance!
Waz: I'm a photo retoucher and film colourist, a father of two and come from Syrian-Lebanese background. I'm also a cultural consumer, collecting everything from toys to Hawaiian shirts and art.
How did you end up being on a reality cooking series?
Waz: A producer I work with called out of the blue asking if I'd like to be on a reality show. At first, I was hesitant but when I realised it was a cooking show for SBS, I immediately agreed. I just had to convince Jen to go on with me… spoiler alert, she did!
What do you like or dislike about cooking?
Jen: Coming from an English-Italian background, my cooking is mostly inspired by nostalgia and major cravings. It represents travel with friends, family, laughter and celebration. I enjoy learning new techniques and spicing up the kitchen with new flavour combinations.
My cooking is mostly inspired by nostalgia and major cravings.
Waz: I like cooking for loved ones because it's a nice, unspoken show of appreciation. Growing up, my mum cooked for the family, all our friends and 40-50 unseen guests daily. Something about that stuck with me.
What was your favourite moment from the series?
Jen and Waz love a good cook up. Source: SBS Food
Waz: Hand whisking egg whites into a solid then being so confident in my labours that I turned it upside down on my head.
What was your funniest memory from the series?
Jen: Tempering chocolate with a hairdryer.
What is your most memorable kitchen fail?
Waz: I once tried impressing an ex-girlfriend by making lasagna. I lined the pan with pasta sheets and meticulously layered it with filling and more sheets. When the lasagna came out of the oven, I realised that I lined the pan with uncooked pasta sheets. They never cooked and she almost lost a tooth trying to be polite.
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If you could have any celebrity chef cook for you, who would you choose?
Jen: A candlelit dinner with my hall pass Jamie Oliver, of course. I'd also make plenty of space for Anthony Bourdain at the table.
Waz: Roy Choi – I love his style. I would also like Jon Favreau to tag along.
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