the ice. this is a normal behavior? people actually do this for fun? david: yeah, yeah. absolutely. this is every day, québécois growing up, playing hockey. canadian national sport, man. anthony: right. and this young one is already being indoctrinated. hello, young man. david: you gonna play hockey? boy: yes. david: you re you re good at hockey? boy: yes. david: are you gonna be a goalie or a player? boy: player. anthony: wow. david: a player. man: oh! anthony: oh, man. wait, am i gonna get, like, a mouthful of puck, by the way? it s being catered with fred and dave s usual restraint. [ david hums fanfare ] david: come eat. anthony: hot cocoa in styrofoam cups? uh, no. try a titanic choucroute garnie a la alsacienne containing flintstone-size hunks of pork belly, poitrine, bacon, homemade boudin blanc, kielbasa, smoked chops, plus, like, veal and pork links. oh, yeah. this is a truly heroic, uh,
anthony: once every few decades, maybe every century, a nation will produce a hero. an escoffier, a muhammad ali, a dalai lama, joey ramone. someone who changes everything about their chosen field, who changes the whole landscape. life after them is never the same. martin picard is such a man. a heretofore unencountered hybrid of rugged outdoorsman, veteran chef with many years of fine dining experience, renegade, innovator. he is one of the most influential chefs in north america. he is also a proud québécois. and perhaps he, more than anyone else, has defined for a new generation of americans and canadians what that means. he is an unlikely ambassador for his country and his province. but maybe not so unlikely. i mean, look at him.