jeremy b: for a long time we jeremy b: for a long time we were forgotten about. we were the joke of the country, you know? and now i think we re the ones having the last laugh. it s a magical, beautiful place to live, and we re surrounded by amazing things. to be able to go outside and go out and jig a fish, or shoot a moose, or, you know, go out and pick some berries. to be able to bring that to the table and create a centerpiece for people when they look out the window they know they re in
jeremy b: this is the shed, this is what every newfoundlander, you know, this is there hangout spot is the shed. oddly enough, it s like an escape. anthony: how do i say newfoundland? i ve got to get this right. jeremy c: understand, newfoundland. anthony: i know, everyone says that to me, but that s not helping me. i ve gotten my balls busted so bad. jeremy b: think of it like new-fun-land. new-fun-land. anthony: new-fun-land. new-fun-land. jeremy c: there you go. anthony: not new-found-land. jeremy b: not new-found-land. new-fun-land. yup. anthony: newfoundland, a rocky island off the east coast of canada, extending into the north atlantic. they may not be from here, but chefs, restaurateurs, noted raconteurs fred morin and dave mcmillian were excited to explore this wild and beautiful rock with me. it s a part of canada all its own, with its own distinctive history and culture. so as entertaining as my quebecois friends might be, i
anthony: thankfully, fully aware of my jinx-like effect on on-camera hunting scenes, the boys have stocked our larder with many delicious things. so we re covered. anthony: whoa, cotechino. group: finocchina. anthony: what? what did you call me? fred: finocchio. anthony: oh, that s awesome. fred: do you often eat in the rain? jeremy b: like i said, you re in newfoundland. dave: it was miami like five minutes ago. jeremy c: you don t come here for the weather. anthony: oh no, literally five minutes ago it was like sunglasses. jeremy c: and that s that s newfoundland. four seasons in one day. anthony: how many times have you been here? dave: i ve never been here. no, never. anthony: whoa whoa, wait a minute, this is your first time. dave: our first time in newfoundland, and we ve tried to come on a couple of occasions,
out the main source of income for the province, and ended a way of life. and though it s been loosened some, the moratorium is still in effect today. dave: what was the spirit of people in 92? jeremy c: destroyed. jeremy b: think about it, think about your number one industry dave: no one could fish? nothing? zero? jeremy c: it went from going out to jig a fish with your family or whenever you wanted to absolutely nothing. so it just like tore the heart and soul out of people. fred: what did people change cod for? tilapia? dave: can i ask this though, was it warranted? the closing down of the fishery? jeremy b: yeah, it was. i think it was. i mean, a lot of the in-shore, small guys were talking about it for years, talking about, we can t keep this up. like, factory trawlers, and the fishery was just getting bigger and bigger. and it s like, how do you put a factory trawler that s just dragging the seas from multiple countries, including our own, for years and years
but no, we ve never been here. anthony: as proud canadians dave: this is not one of the destinations that a canadian ends up in. anthony: and yet you ve decided to open a fine-dining restaurant that by definition is seasonal, and requires at least a significant part of your clientele to get on a plane and make the kind of commitment that these [ bleep ] clearly have not made. and this is them. jeremy c: yeah, i mean, we just wanted to do what you love to do, cook good food and celebrate newfoundland product. anthony: and where do these oysters hail from? jeremy b: these are beausoleil oysters. anthony: named after the early manson family killer? dave: was there a beausoleil in the manson family? anthony: bobby beausoleil, in fact the entire manson family s killings were designed to draw suspicion away from bobby beausoleil. dave: i was always a fan of squeaky fromme. anthony: they just let leslie van houten out of the joint. dave: correct. anthony: and i hea