that s elitist? eric: embrace the experience. [ laughs ] chen: we re about, maybe, 115 kilometers away from the center city of chengdu. anthony: chen zhong is a filmmaker from beijing who often returns to chengdu, the place of his birth, to enjoy the more laid-back pace. anthony: so, on the weekends, everybody comes out to, what s it called? chen: it s a term to describe a place like this. it means, you know, that the agricultural family happiness. something like that. anthony: agricultural family happiness. or rural family happiness. chen: rural, yeah, rural family happiness. it s like the rural families, they are holding the business like this. a restaurant and also an entertainment place for people to come over to eat, to enjoy the view, to fish, and to play mahjong. anthony: you ever do that? when you go back to france, go a weekend, help somebody pick grapes, do agricultural work? eric: not really.
sichuan province, located in the southwest of china. over a thousand miles from beijing. a region so fertile and lush that it s been referred to as china s breadbasket. and its capitol, chengdu. despite its ever-growing skyline, it hasn t lost its deep culinary roots and traditions. man: heart. anthony: and i figured if i m going back to sichuan i should bring a friend. someone unused to the, how shall i say, level of heat commonly found in the food here. someone who s never been to china before and is unused to its ways. i m talking, of course, about chef eric ripert, of such three-star michelin restaurants as new york s le bernardin. so, welcome to china, eric. eric: thank you. anthony: first time to the
right? anthony: i got news for you. it yeah, you better look at yourself in the mirror, man. go: just slow down. don t rush. eric: slow down, right? go: yeah, slow down a little bit. anthony: man, those, those peppercorns are awesome. eric: ah. i need towels. holy cow. whoa. [ anthony laughs ] eric: they re all looking at me from the kitchen. they are like, this guy s gonna survive or what? i love getting more for less. that s why this control enthusiast rents from national. where i can skip the counter. .and choose any car in the aisle. on average, four out of every five rentals at national is a free upgrade. getting a full-size and paying for a mid-size? whoa, oh, whoa, whoa, lovin every minute of it. as the boys from loverboy so eloquently noted. i m lovin every minute of it. go national. go like a pro. the image on the surface book, transports you into the world
hanging out and drinking a nice bottle of rose and snacks who would you rather see? wolf blitzer, sanjay gupta or anderson cooper? that s a tough one. none of them. really? in a speedo? you know what is a speedo? it s a banana hammock. in slow motion down the beach in a speedo, who would you choose? i don t know. come on. anderson cooper. the guy who works out. that s a good-looking man. is it? i don t know. you disappoint me. you really do.
it s called always discreet watch this. this super absorbent core turns liquid to gel, for incredible protection that s surprisingly thin. so i know i m wearing it, but no one else will. always discreet for bladder leaks