called "the cook's tour." and i called him. >> yes. >> and i said, hey i'm a producer. would you ever even consider making "cook's tour" into a series. and he was like, whatever, yeah, sure. he was very nonplussed about the idea of doing anything television. it was not what was on his mind. a week and a half later, chris collins and i went up to les halles. >> we found tony, shot a demo with him, and had a conversation with him. >> and it became immediately clear he had never traveled. >> his travels were in his head. >> growing up as a kid, you know, i watched "the crimson pirate." they were all pirates and bad guys having great adventures.