his feet. >> he lifted me a good foot and a half off the ground. >> matt gives several hard thrusts. and then -- >> it pretty much flew right out of my mouth. >> matt's heimlich works, propelling the piece of food from paul's windpipe. >> i took a huge breath of air. i was really starved for some oxygen. that first breath was the biggest sigh of relief i've ever had in my whole life. >> i looked on the chair and saw -- i mean, it was a good size piece of steak and cheese. i grabbed a napkin real quick and scooped that up. i think he had seen enough of the black and bleu quesadilla for one night. >> paul is visibly shaken and slowly makes his way back to his table. >> i couldn't thank him enough. he had just saved my life. >> matt, ever the professional, jumps right back into waiter mode. >> i made sure my other tables were doing okay. like nothing had happened. >> and yes, paul does finish the