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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Ray Athwal

From 'mortal enemies' to partners: the love story behind a popular eatery

Two decades ago, Kim and Jay were "mortal enemies" in a Manila culinary classroom, locked in a quiet war for the number one spot.

Today, those former rivals are husband and wife chefs at the helm of Lolo and Lola, a Filipino restaurant that has quietly become one of Canberra's small business success stories.

Named in honour of their grandmother and grandfather, the restaurant has been serving Watson for almost ten years, an outlier in a city where fewer than three in five food and beverage businesses live long enough to see their fifth birthday.

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