throws great parties. prep starts early with shep s friend julio, a maui born and bred rancher, with help from local chef sheldon simeon. middle of the night and a traditional imu is dug. filled with lava rocks, the fire allowed to burn down to coals before the pig, wrapped in a combination of banana leaves and tea leaves, is dropped in. okay, you guys ready for the unveiling? here we go. all right. twelve hours later, you dig em up and, well, it s party time. so what you ve been saying is you ve been drinking steadily since 5:00 this morning. i didn t say that. it didn t come out of my mouth. behold the magnificence. it s a very important part of your childhood. dun-dun-dun-dun-dun. wow, look at that. you could just lift those bones out by hand. yep.
sheldon works up a potato-mac salad. shep: that gonna do it? sheldon: one more time! shep: okay, hittin ya one more time. sheldon: one more time! shep: okay, hittin ya one more time. anthony: julio carves up some unicorn fish which he caught himself earlier in the day. chef mark tarbell stuffs a couple of fresh red snappers before throwing them in the oven. there s poi pounded fresh out back. and somewhere, somewhere pig s foot soup is happily bubbling away. man: here try this chili pepper water. julio: chili pepper water. anthony: wait a minute, why do i want to do this? there s chili pepper water, used for dipping or taken as an auxiliary shot for regularity or boner medicine or whatever. oh yeah, there s also spam noodles.
morning are, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. every day. anthony: shep is famously one of the most generous and enthusiastic of hosts. a more stand-up, loyal guy you could barely imagine. and it s no wonder they call the documentary based on his life supermensch. that s how he s known around the world. here here s known as that guy who throws great parties. prep starts early. with shep s friend julio, a maui born and bred rancher. with help from local chef sheldon simeon. middle of the night and a traditional imu is dug. filled with lava rocks, the fire allowed to burn down to coals before the pig, wrapped in a combination of banana leaves and tea leaves, is dropped in. julio: okay, you guys ready for the unveiling? here we go. all right. anthony: twelve hours later you dig em up and, well, it s party time. anthony: so what you ve been
saying is you ve been drinking steadily since five o clock this morning. sheldon: i didn t say. it didn t come out of my mouth. it just anthony: behold the magnificence. it s a very important part of your childhood. dun-dun-dun-dun-dun. wow, look at that. you could just lift those bones out by hand. julio: yep. shep, ready? anthony: whoa, you just dump them into a bucket. awesome. wow. wow, that s pretty much the way i want to end up. just be able to pour me right into a pot. there s lots to do, and everyone pitches in to help. it s an extended all-day affair of prepping, chopping, dicing, slicing, mixing. and of course, there s some sampling along the way. like this wild pig sausage that someone was nice enough to stop by with.
there is no party without spam. by dinnertime the beer, wine, and festive beverages have been flowing for hours. also, moods have been properly adjusted in a completely natural way indigenous to the islands, of course. shep: how about julio and the pigs? anthony: i cooked a lot of pigs. i ve never seen one poured into a pot neatly. julio: that s what i love. this is what we do in the islands. that s what it s all about. shep: and always bring the ohana. bring the family, bring the kids, you know? you rarely ever see a party where there aren t kids. anthony: ohana means willie: family. anthony: how shep: extended family. anthony: extended family. shep: yeah, like you re now ohana to everybody here. willie: ohana means if you won t be offended if we came to borrow money from you. [ laughter ] anthony: and, as happens, i ve come to find out, things end up in the most natural just kind of happens way.