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Father, seriously?
C'mon.

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I mean I apologize
for swearing.

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GORDON
Apologize for screaming
at all those cooks,

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but this is not fair.

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Well, I mean you can
apologize to me but it's not

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my name you're using in vain.

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True. I'm 53.
Right.

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So I should have
at least least a ten
second head start.

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Ten seconds?

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Or give me a
five second head start.

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Give me something
for the old man.

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Five seconds,
all right.

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Five seconds.
Who is that person there?

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Oh shit, shit.

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What are you doin'?

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GORDON I'm in the
Upper Peninsula of Michigan in

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the heart of the Great Lakes.

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The UP as it's known, is
home to nearly nine million

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acres of lush forest and 1,700
miles of rugged coastline.

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I'm starting my
journey in Keweenaw,

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in the northern most point
close to the Canadian border.

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GORDON
It's remote, it's wild

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and it's the definition
of uncharted.

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That was incredible.

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What a ride.

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Honestly, I feel
like a teenager.

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I'm here to meet local
talented chef James Rigato

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somewhere inside this
beautiful forest.

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Now James is a
true Michiganar.

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GORDON For some
reason he's asked me to meet

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him in an abandoned copper mine,
deep in the forest.

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Now, where is he? James!

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Yo!

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I mean, seriously?

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Yeah.
Finally!

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I know, where you been?
Man!

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GORDON
Chef James Rigato is
one of the

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Rust Belt's rising food stars.

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This Michigan native cut his
teeth in some of Detroit's

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finest restaurants.

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Before opening Mable Gray
where his rustic style

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showcases the finest
local ingredients

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the Great Lakes has to offer.

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Good to see you, my man.

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Hey, good to see you.

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Oh my god,
what a trek that was.

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Did you crash?
No.

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JAMES That's good.

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Nearly. First time
in UP, I mean stunning.

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It is.

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And you know it's a really
beautiful time of year to be

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here obviously.

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I've been comin' up here for
15 years and I'm still a troll.

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GORDON Got you.

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You know,
I'm not a Yooper.

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What is a Yooper?

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A Yooper is
somebody that lives in
the Upper Peninsula,

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anything below the
Mackinac Bridge is a troll.

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So 15 years in,
you're still a troll?

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Well, I've been
comin' up here for 15 years.

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I still live down state,
I'm a troll.

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I mean that's a
little bit derogative, troll.

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Absolutely, but I,
you know, we embrace it.

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So the secret of
becoming a Yooper in a week,

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we've got no chance.

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I don't wanna
say you have no chance,

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but you know it's
definitely tough.

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Sure.

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The Yoopers,
like mining,

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the ingredients that
they have up here you've
gotta work for it.

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The best meals eaten up
here are probably over a

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campfire like this.

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GORDON
James explains that he's
brought me to the old

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copper mines because the
comfort food that miners ate

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still inspire Yooper
cuisine today.

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All right, so if
we're gonna do this right.

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Yes.

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We're gonna need
a pasty because that's
the Yooper you know

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a flagship food item up here.

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You have pasties here?

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JAMES Oh yeah,
of course we have pasties.

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Cause we have pasties
back in the UK, in Cornwall.

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You brought 'em over.
Stop it.

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So that's, that's you
know what the miners would eat.

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They would take 'em down into
the mines and obviously you know

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it's like a, it's
like a hot pocket.

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We're gonna just slap
it on the shovel here.

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That's what they do.

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JAMES You have
the rutabaga, the potato,

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the beef and just put
it right on the fire.

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That is insane. Wow.

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Look at that. Woo.

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JAMES
Oh boy, look out.

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Thank you.
Of course.

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Look at that.
Man, cheers.

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Wow.

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James, it's exactly
like a Cornish pasty.

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Yeah? You approve?

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Honestly and
they're bloody delicious.

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I mean great
comfort food, right?

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I mean if you walk
around sayin' that I think

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it's gonna take you less than
a week to become a Yooper.

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Speaking of this week,
what I need you to do,

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I need you to go around, I
want you to discover things

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about this area and we're
gonna have a final cook-off

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and really take the
ingredients from the land and

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turn it into a great meal.

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Gotcha. So it'll
be troll against troll.

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Yes.

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Hopefully one of us
may come out of it as

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a slight Yooper at the end.

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There you go.

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If that's the start of
what's to come I can't wait to

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see it at the end
of the week, bud.

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Well good, cheers.
Good luck. Get out there.

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Thanks, bud.

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GORDON
Jams Rigato he is the
real deal, a prominent chef.

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There's a double-edged
sword this week.

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Goin' up against one of
Michigan's finest chefs,

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but then trying to prove
ourselves as a Yooper

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at the same time.

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I got my work cut out.

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I'm off to meet a local
hunter who's gonna show me

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how to hunt for a tiny
bird called a woodcock.

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And joining us are her
four-legged furry friends.

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Look at this forest,
how beautiful is this?

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Good morning.

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Good morning.
Morning.

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GORDON I'm
meeting Heather Shaw,

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a local conservationist
and hunter.

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What a gorgeous place.
Well welcome.

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GORDON She, and
her boyfriend Eric Travinski

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assure me there's a local
delicacy in these woods that

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will help give me some Yooper
cred and boost my chances

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at the final cook.

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We're gonna be
hunting for woodcock today.

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I've never been
on a shoot for woodcock.

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What is the secret?

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They may kind of
act like George Jetson.

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GORDON Right.

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They're gonna fly
straight up and hover for a

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second and then they're gonna
take off in cover there.

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Wow. And we've got
the furry friends with us?

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We do.
Yes, we do.

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We've got
Chip and Aspen with us.

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Amazing. Hey, hello.

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ERIC
These are the dogs.

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Good morning.
They are beautiful.

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What type of dogs are they?

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Aspen is a Brittany and
Chip is a Llewellin setter.

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Wow.

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HEATHER So we'll
start with Chip and let him burn

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a little energy off with us.

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GORDON
Wow look at him.

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He looks like
he's ready to go.

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HEATHER He is.

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GORDON
With Chip leading the way,

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I'm hoping this hunt will
help me start shedding

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my troll status.

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But with the woods this thick
it's harder to navigate

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than it looks.

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Whoa.

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Man, it's
dense in here.

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It is.
You gotta watch your step.

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And what else are
we likely to come across,

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do you reckon?

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Oh there's bears.

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Yeah there's bear,
wolf, mountain lion in the UP.

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We've got a little
bit of everything.

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GORDON If I
come up against a bear,

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they may not be the only
things that shit in the woods.

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Maybe I'll embrace being
a troll and forget

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the Yooper stuff.

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How old were you when
you first started hunting?

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I was actually
an adult-onset hunter,

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so I'm a wildlife
biologist by trade.

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Right. Oh wow.

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So in wildlife
biology we definitely rely on

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hunting as a tool for
conservation and management.

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Yes.

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Oh, there goes one!

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GORDON Where?

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HEATHER He
just flushed a bird right
in front of us here.

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GORDON Damn.

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ERIC
Oh, another one!

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There goes another one.
Did you see it over here?

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Damn.
Man, they're quick.

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Where was that?

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They are.

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So this one was right
where Chip's at right now.

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See how he's movin'
around really excited.

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He's getting
pretty bird-y there.

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GORDON Chip's
excitement for tracking game

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birds sends him b-lining towards
a hiding woodcock.

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Oh, he
might be on one here.

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Oh. So the idea is
he stops in front of it.

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Yeah.

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He flushed a grouse.

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Easy. Did he?

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GORDON
Unfortunately, his excitement is

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scaring the birds away
before we're in position.

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He's moving fast as well.

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HEATHER He is.

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This is insane.

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HEATHER Like
I said, he's still that

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young energetic young pup.

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GORDON Yeah.

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Let's hope he's
doing the same to those

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mountain lions.

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ERIC There's
a woodcock right there!

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Oh damn.

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They took flight before we
could even get the guns up.

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Yeah, before,
that's how it goes sometimes.

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So we'll switch dogs out
to our old pro, Aspen.

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Hey bud.

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All right, Chip,
time to take a breather.

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GORDON These
woodcocks are lightning quick.

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So we need a plan B.

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It's time to bring out the
calm and cool veteran,

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Aspen to give us a better
chance at a successful shot.

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Round two, we got this.

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ERIC Here.

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Gordon, she's
on point up here, so.

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Heather, you and Gordon
stay right in this opening,

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I'm gonna go in and try
to flush this bird out.

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Okay. Woo.

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ERIC All right,
get ready, guys.

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Okay.

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Let's see
what she picks up here.

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She's right
forward there.

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HEATHER Okay
Gordon, so go ahead and walk in.

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ERIC
Aspen will, okay.

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Gordon, come over this way.

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Hey, whoa!

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Oh shit.

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Damn.

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She didn't wait
quite long enough for
us to get there.

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Got ya.

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GORDON
Unfortunately,
it's a near miss by me.

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Lucky for us Aspen
doesn't skip a beat.

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ERIC
Aspen, what you got?

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Whoa. Whoa.

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That bird's gonna be
right in front of us, Gordon.

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GORDON Gotcha.

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ERIC You guys get.

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GORDON
I go to the left?

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So get into
this opening here.

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That'll give you a
good shot opportunity.

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Get a little
bit more open. Whoa.

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So get into that
opening and just go ahead and

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walk straight through it.

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ERIC
Where did it go?

253
00:08:41,981 --> 00:08:44,066
HEATHER
Where is it? Oh.

254
00:08:44,149 --> 00:08:45,192
ERIC Whoa.

255
00:08:45,276 --> 00:08:46,360
HEATHER
Its still here.

256
00:08:47,945 --> 00:08:49,113
HEATHER
There it goes!

257
00:08:49,196 --> 00:08:50,197
ERIC Gordon!

258
00:08:50,281 --> 00:08:51,240
HEATHER Nice!

259
00:08:51,323 --> 00:08:52,366
ERIC Dead bird!

260
00:08:52,449 --> 00:08:53,367
HEATHER All right.

261
00:08:53,450 --> 00:08:54,410
ERIC
Dead bird, Aspen!

262
00:08:54,493 --> 00:08:55,452
Yes.

263
00:08:55,536 --> 00:08:56,537
ERIC Come here.
Come here.

264
00:08:56,620 --> 00:08:58,622
Aspen, dead bird. Dead bird.

265
00:08:58,706 --> 00:08:59,707
HEATHER
Good shooting boys.

266
00:08:59,790 --> 00:09:00,874
Nice. Nice, nice, nice.

267
00:09:00,958 --> 00:09:04,044
Thank god for the dogs.
Aspen, she nailed it.

268
00:09:04,128 --> 00:09:05,296
You've gotta be quick.

269
00:09:05,379 --> 00:09:07,214
Super quick, beautiful.

270
00:09:07,298 --> 00:09:08,966
Well let's get
a bird in your bag here.

271
00:09:09,049 --> 00:09:10,050
Please.

272
00:09:10,134 --> 00:09:11,385
Thank you.

273
00:09:11,468 --> 00:09:12,261
HEATHER All right,
good shootin' guys.

274
00:09:12,344 --> 00:09:13,721
That was amazing,
seriously.

275
00:09:13,804 --> 00:09:16,932
Now one bird as you
know is not gonna

276
00:09:17,016 --> 00:09:18,559
complete the final cook.

277
00:09:18,642 --> 00:09:20,394
Would you mind
pickin' up some more?

278
00:09:20,477 --> 00:09:21,437
HEATHER
Absolutely.

279
00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:22,646
I've got a
lot to do this week.

280
00:09:22,730 --> 00:09:23,731
We'll see
what we can do.

281
00:09:23,814 --> 00:09:24,940
We'll
be here all day.

282
00:09:25,024 --> 00:09:26,400
That was a great start.
Great job.

283
00:09:26,483 --> 00:09:28,152
I'm startin' to understand
now what James was on about.

284
00:09:28,235 --> 00:09:31,071
Yoopers understand the land.

285
00:09:31,155 --> 00:09:34,116
You know, this bird is
not too rich, you know,

286
00:09:34,199 --> 00:09:37,244
it's very lean, hardly any fat
on there, so do I use berries?

287
00:09:37,328 --> 00:09:38,829
GORDON
Is it cherries, it is apple?

288
00:09:38,912 --> 00:09:39,955
I don't know yet.

289
00:09:40,039 --> 00:09:41,832
The good news is
I've got a bird.

290
00:09:44,335 --> 00:09:46,920
GORDON With
only three days to go
until the big cook,

291
00:09:47,004 --> 00:09:50,424
I've still got plenty of work
to do until I'm feeling

292
00:09:50,507 --> 00:09:52,092
like a true Yooper.

293
00:09:52,176 --> 00:09:55,804
So I'm off in search of
a true local delicacy,

294
00:09:55,888 --> 00:09:57,890
the chaga mushroom.

295
00:09:57,973 --> 00:10:00,726
This is not a mushroom
that you can easily spot

296
00:10:00,809 --> 00:10:02,436
on the floor of the wood.

297
00:10:02,519 --> 00:10:03,604
GORDON These
things are somewhat unique,

298
00:10:03,687 --> 00:10:05,397
so this is gonna be an
adventure and a half.

299
00:10:06,023 --> 00:10:07,858
bloody hells bells.

300
00:10:07,941 --> 00:10:09,943
These mushrooms
better be good.

301
00:10:11,028 --> 00:10:13,781
GORDON I'm here to
meet Brian Benzy a backwoods

302
00:10:13,864 --> 00:10:16,950
forager who has promised
to help me find this
illusive fungus.

303
00:10:18,035 --> 00:10:19,119
Gordon Ramsay!

304
00:10:19,203 --> 00:10:20,996
How are you, captain?

305
00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:23,123
GORDON Lookin'
at the tepee and that beard.

306
00:10:23,207 --> 00:10:24,625
Welcome to
the Upper Peninsula.

307
00:10:24,708 --> 00:10:26,168
GORDON I'm
hoping these mushrooms are not

308
00:10:26,251 --> 00:10:27,628
the magic kind.

309
00:10:27,711 --> 00:10:28,837
Pleasure to meet you.
It's an honor.

310
00:10:28,921 --> 00:10:30,506
Good to see you.
My goodness me what a spot.

311
00:10:30,589 --> 00:10:32,049
BRIAN
It's a beautiful spot.

312
00:10:32,132 --> 00:10:33,967
I'm dying to
pick these mushrooms.

313
00:10:34,051 --> 00:10:35,636
I'm a mushroom fan.

314
00:10:35,719 --> 00:10:37,554
We're gonna head
this way and we're
gonna find some chaga.

315
00:10:37,638 --> 00:10:38,681
Chaga.

316
00:10:38,764 --> 00:10:39,973
That's
what we're after.

317
00:10:40,057 --> 00:10:42,976
They grow on a tree, some people
say they're really illusive,

318
00:10:43,060 --> 00:10:45,354
but I know there's
chaga on this land.

319
00:10:45,437 --> 00:10:46,605
Well, I'm in
your hands, captain.

320
00:10:46,689 --> 00:10:48,774
So I wanna give
you this right here.

321
00:10:48,857 --> 00:10:51,110
Hold on a minute.

322
00:10:51,735 --> 00:10:53,487
We're, we're mushroom picking.

323
00:10:53,570 --> 00:10:55,197
Yeah, I know
we're mushroom picking.

324
00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:56,323
Not with an ax.

325
00:10:56,407 --> 00:10:57,574
There's bears,
there's mountain lions,

326
00:10:57,658 --> 00:10:58,534
there's wolves.

327
00:10:58,617 --> 00:10:59,827
Stop it. Mountain lions?

328
00:10:59,910 --> 00:11:02,788
Mountain lions.
Pretty deadly.

329
00:11:02,871 --> 00:11:03,872
Are they?

330
00:11:03,956 --> 00:11:05,207
So you don't wanna
go in the woods without

331
00:11:05,290 --> 00:11:06,333
some type of a weapon.

332
00:11:06,417 --> 00:11:07,501
And what
are you gonna use?

333
00:11:07,584 --> 00:11:08,794
What am I gonna use?

334
00:11:08,877 --> 00:11:10,295
I'm not gonna use anything,
you're gonna do all the work.

335
00:11:10,379 --> 00:11:13,132
Okay.
Shall we?

336
00:11:13,215 --> 00:11:14,883
We're headin'
this way, right here.

337
00:11:14,967 --> 00:11:17,094
And, and mountain lions,
seriously?

338
00:11:17,177 --> 00:11:18,178
Oh mountain lions.

339
00:11:18,262 --> 00:11:19,930
There's been one
spotted right up here.

340
00:11:26,353 --> 00:11:29,857
GORDON I'm
deep in the forests of
the Upper Peninsula, Michigan,

341
00:11:29,940 --> 00:11:31,692
trying not to get
killed by bears or

342
00:11:31,775 --> 00:11:35,195
mountain lions, or as my
guide Brian describes it,

343
00:11:35,279 --> 00:11:36,864
mushroom foraging.

344
00:11:36,947 --> 00:11:38,532
Now what's so special
about the chaga mushroom?

345
00:11:38,615 --> 00:11:40,409
It's definitely
a super food.

346
00:11:40,492 --> 00:11:41,702
Yep.

347
00:11:41,785 --> 00:11:43,537
It's full of antioxidants
and all kinds of goodies.

348
00:11:43,620 --> 00:11:44,788
Right. Got you.

349
00:11:44,872 --> 00:11:46,123
BRIAN But right
here we got some stuff.

350
00:11:46,206 --> 00:11:47,541
These are reishi mushrooms.

351
00:11:47,624 --> 00:11:48,876
GORDON
Can you eat them?

352
00:11:48,959 --> 00:11:50,419
If you know what
they are, you're fine,

353
00:11:50,502 --> 00:11:52,337
but if you don't know what
they are don't eat 'em.

354
00:11:52,421 --> 00:11:53,714
GORDON
So we'll leave them.

355
00:11:53,797 --> 00:11:54,715
BRIAN
We'll leave those.

356
00:11:54,798 --> 00:11:55,883
And what's up there?

357
00:11:55,966 --> 00:11:57,217
They look like
a shelf mushroom.

358
00:11:57,301 --> 00:12:00,721
And anything that grows on
a birch tree is medicinal.

359
00:12:00,804 --> 00:12:02,598
Yeah. Gotcha. Okay.

360
00:12:02,681 --> 00:12:05,225
GORDON
While I won't be using it
for medicinal purposes,

361
00:12:05,309 --> 00:12:08,061
I'm hoping a chaga
mushroom will add unique

362
00:12:08,145 --> 00:12:10,731
flavor to my menu
at the final cook.

363
00:12:10,814 --> 00:12:11,815
BRIAN See
that tree right there?

364
00:12:11,899 --> 00:12:13,066
GORDON Yes.

365
00:12:13,150 --> 00:12:14,443
That's a yellow birch.
Right.

366
00:12:14,526 --> 00:12:16,069
Chaga grows
on a tree like that.

367
00:12:16,153 --> 00:12:17,237
That high up?

368
00:12:17,321 --> 00:12:19,072
Oh sometimes they'll
be 60 feet in the air.

369
00:12:19,156 --> 00:12:20,073
GORDON Really?

370
00:12:20,157 --> 00:12:21,408
BRIAN Oh yeah.

371
00:12:21,492 --> 00:12:22,576
GORDON
And what color are they?

372
00:12:22,659 --> 00:12:23,744
BRIAN
They're black.

373
00:12:23,827 --> 00:12:24,953
GORDON Black.

374
00:12:25,037 --> 00:12:26,079
You gotta keep your eyes
out, they'll be high, low.

375
00:12:26,163 --> 00:12:27,581
Shit.
There you go.

376
00:12:27,664 --> 00:12:28,999
GORDON I
had no idea they were
gonna be that high up.

377
00:12:29,082 --> 00:12:31,919
Well, what we gotta do
is look for somethin' that we

378
00:12:32,002 --> 00:12:33,545
can climb, cause you
can get that one.

379
00:12:33,629 --> 00:12:35,130
GORDON
That's 12 to 15 feet.

380
00:12:35,214 --> 00:12:36,298
12 feet maybe?

381
00:12:36,381 --> 00:12:37,466
Look at the
size of that thing.

382
00:12:37,549 --> 00:12:38,926
That is a super
food right there.

383
00:12:39,009 --> 00:12:40,803
How am I gonna
get the bloody thing down?

384
00:12:40,886 --> 00:12:44,181
Well, let's see here.
See that leaner there?

385
00:12:44,264 --> 00:12:45,265
Yeah.

386
00:12:45,349 --> 00:12:46,934
Well, maybe we
can go chop that off.

387
00:12:47,017 --> 00:12:48,227
This one here?

388
00:12:48,310 --> 00:12:49,436
No, little further in
there, the next one in there.

389
00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:51,480
This thing here?
That thing right there.

390
00:12:51,563 --> 00:12:52,731
Just chop the base of it off.

391
00:12:56,235 --> 00:12:57,778
Almost got it, beautiful.

392
00:12:59,696 --> 00:13:00,989
How much do you weigh Gordon?

393
00:13:01,073 --> 00:13:02,616
220.

394
00:13:02,699 --> 00:13:05,118
Okay, well let's
test the branches and

395
00:13:05,202 --> 00:13:06,328
we'll see how good they are.

396
00:13:06,411 --> 00:13:07,788
Oh you mean
this is a step ladder?

397
00:13:07,871 --> 00:13:09,164
This is gonna
be a step ladder.

398
00:13:09,248 --> 00:13:11,792
I'll hold it and you
can manage up there.

399
00:13:11,875 --> 00:13:12,918
Gotcha, gotcha.

400
00:13:13,794 --> 00:13:15,963
Okay, let's
put her up there.

401
00:13:16,046 --> 00:13:21,468
Okay, now you don't wanna put
all your weight on the branch.

402
00:13:21,552 --> 00:13:25,639
So you gotta kinda pull your
upper body and then you've

403
00:13:25,722 --> 00:13:26,932
gotta put your foot there.

404
00:13:27,015 --> 00:13:28,225
Okay, gotcha. You sure
that's gonna take my weight?

405
00:13:28,308 --> 00:13:29,643
That's definitely
gonna take your weight.

406
00:13:29,726 --> 00:13:31,186
You said mushroom
picking, foraging,

407
00:13:31,270 --> 00:13:32,604
I've never foraged with an ax.

408
00:13:32,688 --> 00:13:34,481
Well, here we go,
here's your first time
for everything.

409
00:13:35,107 --> 00:13:37,651
Okay. Oh shit.

410
00:13:38,569 --> 00:13:41,989
What did I say? For god's sake.
Okay.

411
00:13:42,072 --> 00:13:43,031
Okay, okay.

412
00:13:43,115 --> 00:13:44,533
Let's try that again.

413
00:13:44,616 --> 00:13:47,077
Go ahead.
Toe right there.

414
00:13:51,039 --> 00:13:52,666
There you go.
Put your hands up.

415
00:13:52,749 --> 00:13:54,418
You're almost there, Gordon.

416
00:13:54,501 --> 00:13:55,502
GORDON
Oh, bollocks.

417
00:13:55,586 --> 00:13:56,587
Come on, you got it.

418
00:13:57,462 --> 00:13:58,672
Man!

419
00:13:58,755 --> 00:14:01,508
Okay, let's just get up
to these first two here.

420
00:14:01,592 --> 00:14:03,719
Right, here we go again.

421
00:14:03,802 --> 00:14:05,095
Third time lucky.

422
00:14:08,765 --> 00:14:09,933
You got me?

423
00:14:10,017 --> 00:14:11,059
I gotcha.

424
00:14:11,143 --> 00:14:12,728
Get your right
foot right there.

425
00:14:14,062 --> 00:14:16,189
BRIAN Close
to the tree, close as you
can get it to the tree.

426
00:14:16,273 --> 00:14:18,317
There you go. Beautiful.

427
00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:21,153
You're good, you're good.

428
00:14:21,236 --> 00:14:24,781
Ready?
Stand out the way.

429
00:14:26,617 --> 00:14:27,826
BRIAN
There you go, right there.

430
00:14:27,910 --> 00:14:30,704
C'mon swing like you're,
swing a little harder.

431
00:14:30,787 --> 00:14:32,372
Oh there you go, almost.

432
00:14:32,456 --> 00:14:35,083
It's comin'. Pry it.
Pry it, pry it.

433
00:14:35,167 --> 00:14:39,546
BRIAN
There you go, beautiful.
Awesome.

434
00:14:40,547 --> 00:14:41,673
That's it.

435
00:14:41,757 --> 00:14:42,925
Beautiful,
that's it right there.

436
00:14:43,008 --> 00:14:44,009
It looks
like charcoal.

437
00:14:44,092 --> 00:14:45,719
Looks like
a bear shit, but.

438
00:14:45,802 --> 00:14:49,056
Looks like
someone shit on the tree. Shit.

439
00:14:49,139 --> 00:14:51,558
Yeah. Here's what
you're lookin' for, this
amber color in here.

440
00:14:51,642 --> 00:14:52,893
It doesn't
look that edible.

441
00:14:52,976 --> 00:14:55,270
Well, we'll have a cup
of tea right now and you can

442
00:14:55,354 --> 00:14:56,521
see what it tastes like.

443
00:14:56,605 --> 00:14:57,898
Gotcha.

444
00:14:57,981 --> 00:14:59,608
BRIAN
I got some chaga tea.

445
00:14:59,691 --> 00:15:01,151
I'm dying to taste
this, you know that.

446
00:15:01,234 --> 00:15:02,527
What's that for?

447
00:15:02,611 --> 00:15:04,571
Well, we gotta have
a little wedge of orange.

448
00:15:04,655 --> 00:15:05,572
It's like
a little cocktail.

449
00:15:05,656 --> 00:15:07,157
Well, it's
a woods cocktail.

450
00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,242
It just helps the flavor.

451
00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:11,578
GORDON Oh my god,
look at the color of that.

452
00:15:11,662 --> 00:15:13,080
Oh, it's nice.

453
00:15:13,163 --> 00:15:14,247
There you go.
You got it?

454
00:15:14,331 --> 00:15:15,582
I got it, thank you.

455
00:15:15,666 --> 00:15:19,419
A little teaspoon of honey.
Yes. Beautiful.

456
00:15:23,173 --> 00:15:24,758
Oh-la. Wow.

457
00:15:24,841 --> 00:15:27,135
It's got that bark flavor,
you can, you can taste that

458
00:15:27,219 --> 00:15:28,261
bark straight away, yeah.

459
00:15:28,345 --> 00:15:29,763
BRIAN Right.
It's kinda earthy.

460
00:15:29,846 --> 00:15:32,349
The orange is nice,
that makes it a little bit more

461
00:15:32,432 --> 00:15:34,393
zesty and the honey
just sweetens the
whole thing up, wow.

462
00:15:34,476 --> 00:15:36,103
Oh yeah, it's not too
shabby at all like this.

463
00:15:36,186 --> 00:15:37,938
I'm gonna take that
for the final cook at the end

464
00:15:38,021 --> 00:15:38,981
of the week.

465
00:15:39,064 --> 00:15:40,023
Shall we go
look for some more?

466
00:15:40,107 --> 00:15:41,441
Sure.
But can you climb this time?

467
00:15:41,525 --> 00:15:42,943
I'll climb this time.

468
00:15:43,026 --> 00:15:44,945
GORDON It's
gonna need some work that
chaga mushroom.

469
00:15:45,028 --> 00:15:47,280
Doesn't taste of much, but
when you start getting into

470
00:15:47,364 --> 00:15:49,825
that sort of deep
floral muddy,

471
00:15:49,908 --> 00:15:52,077
earthy flavor it's
actually quite delicious.

472
00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:55,330
I feel now I'm a little bit
further up the ladder

473
00:15:55,414 --> 00:15:56,999
to becoming a Yooper.

474
00:16:02,212 --> 00:16:04,047
GORDON With two
days left until the cook,

475
00:16:04,131 --> 00:16:06,341
it's time to get
out of the forest.

476
00:16:06,425 --> 00:16:09,845
Now, I'm told there's
another world that lies

477
00:16:09,928 --> 00:16:13,098
beneath the surface
of Lake Superior and
I'm gonna meet

478
00:16:13,181 --> 00:16:17,310
a super talented diver
who tells me there are
plenty of lake

479
00:16:17,394 --> 00:16:21,857
fish beneath these waters,
including one called a burbot.

480
00:16:21,940 --> 00:16:24,735
Now apparently it's
as ugly as it sounds,

481
00:16:24,818 --> 00:16:27,738
but supposedly it
tastes amazing.

482
00:16:27,821 --> 00:16:30,407
Fingers crossed
we'll find out.

483
00:16:33,952 --> 00:16:34,828
Dusty!

484
00:16:34,911 --> 00:16:36,121
Hey, Gordon,
you made it.

485
00:16:36,204 --> 00:16:37,831
How are you, sir?
Man, what a spot.

486
00:16:37,914 --> 00:16:38,915
Good to see you, man.

487
00:16:38,999 --> 00:16:40,125
Good to see you.
Likewise.

488
00:16:40,208 --> 00:16:41,251
GORDON
Diver Dusty Cliffman,

489
00:16:41,334 --> 00:16:43,211
knows the depths of
Michigan's lakes like the

490
00:16:43,295 --> 00:16:44,629
back of his hand.

491
00:16:44,713 --> 00:16:47,132
Now I come from a country
that we know turbot,

492
00:16:47,215 --> 00:16:49,009
but I've never
heard of a burbot.

493
00:16:49,092 --> 00:16:51,178
Burbot is a
bottom dweller that's

494
00:16:51,261 --> 00:16:52,554
not generally targeted.

495
00:16:52,637 --> 00:16:53,889
Right.

496
00:16:53,972 --> 00:16:55,182
So it's somethin' that
most people don't know about.

497
00:16:55,265 --> 00:16:56,391
And tasty?

498
00:16:56,475 --> 00:16:58,060
Poor man's
lobster is what they say.

499
00:16:58,143 --> 00:16:59,227
I'll take
that any day.

500
00:16:59,311 --> 00:17:00,395
Ready to go dive?

501
00:17:00,479 --> 00:17:01,438
I'm ready to
get some fish, yeah.

502
00:17:01,521 --> 00:17:03,065
Let's go.

503
00:17:03,148 --> 00:17:06,693
GORDON Out
here, Superior the world's
largest freshwater lake,

504
00:17:06,777 --> 00:17:09,154
feels more
like an ocean.

505
00:17:10,155 --> 00:17:12,032
This lake
swallows ships.

506
00:17:12,115 --> 00:17:14,034
Once you get out in the open
water there's nowhere to hide

507
00:17:14,117 --> 00:17:15,202
when the weather turns.

508
00:17:15,285 --> 00:17:16,369
Right.

509
00:17:16,453 --> 00:17:17,496
And some of these
huge freighters,

510
00:17:17,579 --> 00:17:19,706
1,000 feet long, they
get into trouble.

511
00:17:19,790 --> 00:17:22,709
That's how dangerous
these lakes can be.

512
00:17:22,793 --> 00:17:24,086
Yeah. Wow.
How rough does it get?

513
00:17:24,169 --> 00:17:26,588
You can have
waves 20 feet high.

514
00:17:26,671 --> 00:17:27,964
Stop it.

515
00:17:28,048 --> 00:17:30,175
Yeah. So it's
beautiful now but it can
get ugly real quick.

516
00:17:30,258 --> 00:17:31,510
Yeah.

517
00:17:33,762 --> 00:17:35,222
This is the spot?

518
00:17:35,305 --> 00:17:36,389
Now, this is the spot.

519
00:17:36,473 --> 00:17:38,433
This is actually a shipwreck,
called the Bermuda.

520
00:17:38,517 --> 00:17:39,976
What, right
under the boat?

521
00:17:40,060 --> 00:17:41,144
DUSTY
Right under the boat.

522
00:17:41,228 --> 00:17:42,354
That's incredible.

523
00:17:42,437 --> 00:17:43,563
In the Great Lakes
alone there's an estimated

524
00:17:43,647 --> 00:17:45,398
6,000 shipwrecks.

525
00:17:45,482 --> 00:17:46,650
6,000?

526
00:17:46,733 --> 00:17:48,568
6,000 between
the five Great Lakes.

527
00:17:48,652 --> 00:17:49,903
Wow.
How big is the wreck?

528
00:17:49,986 --> 00:17:51,363
It's a 150 feet long.

529
00:17:51,446 --> 00:17:52,531
GORDON Wow.

530
00:17:52,614 --> 00:17:54,116
It sank in 1870, so
it's a really big wreck,

531
00:17:54,199 --> 00:17:56,409
really intact, but
it's not that deep.

532
00:17:56,493 --> 00:17:58,245
Right, fish
potentially down there, burbot?

533
00:17:58,328 --> 00:18:00,956
Burbot, some other
species that we can't spear.

534
00:18:01,039 --> 00:18:03,917
Most likely will be
bass and sunfish.

535
00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:05,168
Right. Okay.

536
00:18:05,252 --> 00:18:06,586
Before we shoot
anything we'll just signal.

537
00:18:06,670 --> 00:18:08,630
Signal to go,
all clear, is what?

538
00:18:08,713 --> 00:18:09,714
Pew, pew!

539
00:18:09,798 --> 00:18:12,592
Gotcha. Let's go.

540
00:18:12,676 --> 00:18:13,885
Let's do it.
Amazing.

541
00:18:16,721 --> 00:18:19,558
So we're gonna
come down on the stern
of the shipwreck.

542
00:18:19,641 --> 00:18:20,809
Yeah.

543
00:18:20,892 --> 00:18:22,352
We got flashlights
so we're just gonna be lookin'

544
00:18:22,435 --> 00:18:25,313
in the crevices and then we'll
make our way to the bow.

545
00:18:25,397 --> 00:18:26,523
Gotcha. Gotcha.

546
00:18:26,606 --> 00:18:27,691
So hopefully we'll
find a burbot hidin'.

547
00:18:27,774 --> 00:18:29,442
Gotcha, thanks
for that, thanks, bud.

548
00:18:38,577 --> 00:18:41,663
GORDON
20 feet below the
surface the 150 year old

549
00:18:41,746 --> 00:18:44,457
rusted wreck sits
on the lake floor,

550
00:18:44,541 --> 00:18:48,086
remarkably preserved by the
cold freshwater of the lake.

551
00:18:49,045 --> 00:18:53,049
And of course the ship's hull
is teeming with bass and

552
00:18:53,133 --> 00:18:56,469
sunfish which I'm
not allowed to spear.

553
00:18:56,553 --> 00:18:59,472
I'll have to keep my
eyes peeled for burbot.

554
00:18:59,556 --> 00:19:02,809
As I navigate the wreck I
see a fish flash out of

555
00:19:02,893 --> 00:19:04,311
the corner of my eye.

556
00:19:04,394 --> 00:19:08,023
Hopefully, It's the burbot
I need for my final cook.

557
00:19:18,909 --> 00:19:20,493
GORDON I'm
in the Upper Peninsula,

558
00:19:20,577 --> 00:19:25,165
deep below the surface
of Lake Superior in
search of a local

559
00:19:25,248 --> 00:19:28,960
fish called burbot that I'm
told are hiding in the nooks

560
00:19:29,044 --> 00:19:31,338
and crannies of
this shipwreck.

561
00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:40,180
Out of the corner of my eye I
spot what could be a burbot,

562
00:19:40,263 --> 00:19:44,017
but it turns out it's a bass.

563
00:19:44,100 --> 00:19:47,229
I need a rod and reel to
catch them legally

564
00:19:47,312 --> 00:19:50,190
but all I'm holding right
now is a spear gun.

565
00:19:59,366 --> 00:20:02,953
Down in a crevice of a
ship I spot another fish.

566
00:20:03,745 --> 00:20:07,290
Unfortunately, it's
just more bloody bass.

567
00:20:09,793 --> 00:20:13,213
With our air running low, it
looks like we've struck out,

568
00:20:13,296 --> 00:20:16,841
the burbot will live
to die another day.

569
00:20:18,843 --> 00:20:20,971
Woo, that was beautiful.

570
00:20:21,054 --> 00:20:22,055
It was.

571
00:20:22,138 --> 00:20:23,306
Oh my god!

572
00:20:23,390 --> 00:20:24,557
So pristine down there.

573
00:20:24,641 --> 00:20:25,642
Sorry we
didn't catch anything.

574
00:20:25,725 --> 00:20:27,227
That's why it's
called fishing.

575
00:20:27,310 --> 00:20:29,062
So could you sort me
something out for the end of

576
00:20:29,145 --> 00:20:30,313
the week?

577
00:20:30,397 --> 00:20:31,398
I think I can have
somethin' for you, no worries.

578
00:20:31,481 --> 00:20:34,067
Yeah? Thanks, bud.
Amazing.

579
00:20:35,402 --> 00:20:38,947
We didn't get any burbot,
but one step further

580
00:20:39,030 --> 00:20:40,740
to becoming a Yooper.

581
00:20:40,824 --> 00:20:42,200
You know, diving
on these wrecks,

582
00:20:42,284 --> 00:20:45,662
understanding what's going on
underneath this pristine lake

583
00:20:45,745 --> 00:20:48,206
I'm starting to
feel like a local.

584
00:20:53,670 --> 00:20:57,090
Now I've been told if you're
up in the UP it's an absolute

585
00:20:57,173 --> 00:21:01,094
must to visit a unique
monastery that's run by a

586
00:21:01,177 --> 00:21:04,097
group of monks that have
a very, very sweet tooth.

587
00:21:04,180 --> 00:21:06,850
Looks like I'm gonna have to
get on the old Sunday best,

588
00:21:06,933 --> 00:21:10,770
behave myself and clearly
mind by Ps and Qs.

589
00:21:10,854 --> 00:21:12,314
Oh boy.

590
00:21:12,397 --> 00:21:14,024
I'm

591
00:21:19,195 --> 00:21:20,739
Good morning, Father.

592
00:21:20,822 --> 00:21:22,198
Morning.

593
00:21:22,282 --> 00:21:24,451
GORDON
Father Ephraim and his
fellow monks produce a

594
00:21:24,534 --> 00:21:27,620
legendary jam made from
thimbleberry which could be

595
00:21:27,704 --> 00:21:30,206
the secret ingredient I
need for the final cook

596
00:21:30,290 --> 00:21:31,791
in two days' time.

597
00:21:32,375 --> 00:21:33,793
Now your
jam's legendary.

598
00:21:33,877 --> 00:21:35,295
Apparently.

599
00:21:35,378 --> 00:21:37,130
Can I start off
with two small jars?

600
00:21:37,213 --> 00:21:38,965
I think we should
get some work done first.

601
00:21:39,049 --> 00:21:40,800
Work done?
Yeah.

602
00:21:40,884 --> 00:21:42,635
We're kinda shorthanded, we've
only got about six monks.

603
00:21:42,719 --> 00:21:44,471
Right, okay.

604
00:21:44,554 --> 00:21:47,307
We've got some,
some work to do to get
this fence in

605
00:21:47,390 --> 00:21:48,725
before winter hits.

606
00:21:48,808 --> 00:21:51,770
So if you help me with the
fence, we'll eat some jam.

607
00:21:51,853 --> 00:21:53,438
Does that work for you?

608
00:21:53,521 --> 00:21:54,647
Serious? Yeah.
Yeah, I'm serious.

609
00:21:54,731 --> 00:21:55,774
Okay, yeah, let's go.

610
00:21:55,857 --> 00:21:56,983
Of course I'm
serious, all right.

611
00:21:57,067 --> 00:21:58,193
Now we need some poles.

612
00:21:58,276 --> 00:21:59,152
Why are we
protecting them so much.

613
00:21:59,235 --> 00:22:00,487
Who's comin' for
these berries?

614
00:22:00,570 --> 00:22:03,156
The deer and
particularly the bear.

615
00:22:03,239 --> 00:22:05,033
GORDON Those
bloody bears again.

616
00:22:05,116 --> 00:22:08,328
At least he hasn't mentioned
mountain lions, yet.

617
00:22:08,411 --> 00:22:13,124
But with a fence to put up I'm
learning there's no such thing

618
00:22:13,208 --> 00:22:15,377
as a free lunch in the UP.

619
00:22:15,460 --> 00:22:17,670
This feels like I'm back in
Scotland with tossing the caber.

620
00:22:17,754 --> 00:22:19,089
You know, I thought
about caber tossing,

621
00:22:19,172 --> 00:22:20,882
but I thought post hole
digging would be more useful.

622
00:22:20,965 --> 00:22:22,634
Are you saying
these aren't that heavy?

623
00:22:22,717 --> 00:22:23,843
I don't think so.

624
00:22:23,927 --> 00:22:25,011
GORDON
Just down here.

625
00:22:25,095 --> 00:22:26,346
Huh?
Yeah, put it right there.

626
00:22:26,429 --> 00:22:27,722
Maybe my log's
heavier than yours.

627
00:22:27,806 --> 00:22:29,516
Could be.
Just here.

628
00:22:29,599 --> 00:22:31,976
You might
consider this part of
the Yooper experience.

629
00:22:32,060 --> 00:22:33,269
Right.

630
00:22:33,353 --> 00:22:34,604
EPHRAIM
It's a little sandy.

631
00:22:36,272 --> 00:22:37,690
GORDON
Okay, father.

632
00:22:37,774 --> 00:22:40,360
Man, you mean
business, man, huh?

633
00:22:41,653 --> 00:22:45,532
Now this recipe doesn't
sound like a sort of
bog-standard jam.

634
00:22:45,615 --> 00:22:47,700
EPHRAIM A
lot of jam is just a
matter of figuring out the

635
00:22:47,784 --> 00:22:49,494
pectin and the acid ratio.

636
00:22:49,577 --> 00:22:52,872
Yeah and why has
it got such a demand?

637
00:22:52,956 --> 00:22:55,583
Thimbleberry,
for whatever reason,

638
00:22:55,667 --> 00:22:58,086
is sort of the trademark of
the Upper Peninsula I think.

639
00:22:58,169 --> 00:23:00,296
Yes.
Are there many bears here?

640
00:23:00,380 --> 00:23:01,714
EPHRAIM
Quite a lot.

641
00:23:01,798 --> 00:23:03,383
More bears in the UP
than people, I'm told.

642
00:23:03,466 --> 00:23:05,135
Serious?

643
00:23:05,218 --> 00:23:09,222
I hear wolves up
here sometimes but they
don't eat thimbleberry.

644
00:23:09,305 --> 00:23:11,224
That's kind of them.

645
00:23:11,933 --> 00:23:13,268
You deep enough?

646
00:23:13,935 --> 00:23:15,270
Oh you beat me.

647
00:23:15,353 --> 00:23:16,980
GORDON We good?

648
00:23:17,063 --> 00:23:18,231
EPHRAIM You're
out of breath but you got a
deeper hole than I do.

649
00:23:18,314 --> 00:23:19,983
Shit!
Should be good.

650
00:23:20,066 --> 00:23:21,401
Oh, excuse me.
All right.

651
00:23:21,484 --> 00:23:23,403
Keep the lord out of it
and I don't mind the
swearing so much.

652
00:23:23,486 --> 00:23:24,904
There you go.

653
00:23:24,988 --> 00:23:26,072
EPHRAIM All right.

654
00:23:26,156 --> 00:23:27,198
Yeah, happy?

655
00:23:27,282 --> 00:23:28,491
That should work.
Yeah.

656
00:23:28,575 --> 00:23:31,786
Now you
need some cement.

657
00:23:31,870 --> 00:23:33,746
Okay, great.

658
00:23:33,830 --> 00:23:36,749
Right. Man, this jam
better taste good.

659
00:23:36,833 --> 00:23:38,376
So. It is.
It is.

660
00:23:38,460 --> 00:23:40,086
I love that confidence.

661
00:23:40,170 --> 00:23:41,379
Now put
your posts in here.

662
00:23:41,463 --> 00:23:42,422
Gotcha.

663
00:23:42,505 --> 00:23:43,423
EPHRAIM Got it?

664
00:23:43,506 --> 00:23:45,758
Yeah. Hell.

665
00:23:45,842 --> 00:23:49,804
Are monks allowed female
companions in the winter?

666
00:23:49,888 --> 00:23:51,139
EPHRAIM No.

667
00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:53,975
Would you,
if you could?

668
00:23:54,058 --> 00:23:57,103
The spiritual life
is difficult enough as it is.

669
00:23:57,187 --> 00:23:58,605
Right, so
less distraction.

670
00:23:58,688 --> 00:24:01,107
Less distraction
because essentially my job is

671
00:24:01,191 --> 00:24:03,735
to pray for the world, it's
not somethin' I wanna mess up.

672
00:24:03,818 --> 00:24:05,278
Yes, no, but
you're quite a cool man,

673
00:24:05,361 --> 00:24:08,448
so I don't know if there's a
secret Tinder account that a

674
00:24:08,531 --> 00:24:09,699
monk can swipe on.

675
00:24:09,782 --> 00:24:10,950
No.
No.

676
00:24:11,034 --> 00:24:12,327
Not that
I know of anyways.

677
00:24:12,410 --> 00:24:14,120
GORDON
Okay, just, just asking.

678
00:24:14,204 --> 00:24:17,123
Okay, so is there a monk
in charge of the kitchen?

679
00:24:17,207 --> 00:24:18,208
Kind of.

680
00:24:18,291 --> 00:24:19,292
GORDON Right.

681
00:24:19,375 --> 00:24:20,376
I mean
Father Basil cooks.

682
00:24:20,460 --> 00:24:21,503
Stop it.

683
00:24:21,586 --> 00:24:22,712
His name is Father Basil?

684
00:24:22,795 --> 00:24:24,047
Yeah.

685
00:24:24,130 --> 00:24:25,131
After the herb?

686
00:24:25,215 --> 00:24:26,549
He says he
goes well with tomatoes.

687
00:24:27,550 --> 00:24:29,052
Don't hump it, just
pat the soil down.

688
00:24:29,135 --> 00:24:30,428
GORDON
Okay, gotcha.

689
00:24:30,512 --> 00:24:34,015
Sorry, I'm excited, I've
never built a fence before.
Happy?

690
00:24:34,098 --> 00:24:36,142
I think so.
Jam time?

691
00:24:36,226 --> 00:24:37,435
We got,
we got 23 more posts.

692
00:24:37,519 --> 00:24:38,686
Stop it.

693
00:24:38,770 --> 00:24:40,021
I've gotta pick
my own berries.

694
00:24:40,104 --> 00:24:41,231
EPHRAIM All right,
all right, all right.

695
00:24:41,314 --> 00:24:42,565
I'll tell you what, we've got
these two wheelbarrows

696
00:24:42,649 --> 00:24:43,983
loaded up with soil,
you know what I think.

697
00:24:44,067 --> 00:24:45,235
Go on.

698
00:24:45,318 --> 00:24:46,986
I think we should
have a wheelbarrow race.

699
00:24:47,070 --> 00:24:48,696
You want me to
race with a wheelbarrow?

700
00:24:48,780 --> 00:24:50,657
Wouldn't that be fun?
From where to where?

701
00:24:50,740 --> 00:24:53,326
Let's go from right
over there and we'll go to the

702
00:24:53,409 --> 00:24:54,994
end of the
intersection down here.

703
00:24:55,078 --> 00:24:56,746
Right.
Father, seriously, come on.

704
00:24:56,829 --> 00:24:59,332
I mean I apologize
for swearing,

705
00:24:59,415 --> 00:25:01,543
I'll apologize for screaming
at all those cooks,

706
00:25:01,626 --> 00:25:03,002
but this is not fair.

707
00:25:03,086 --> 00:25:05,213
Well, I mean you can
apologize to me but it's not

708
00:25:05,296 --> 00:25:06,673
my name you're using in vain.

709
00:25:06,756 --> 00:25:09,551
True. I'm 53.
Right.

710
00:25:09,634 --> 00:25:12,178
So I should have at
least a ten second head start.

711
00:25:12,262 --> 00:25:13,346
Ten seconds?

712
00:25:13,429 --> 00:25:14,889
Oh give me a
five second head start.

713
00:25:14,973 --> 00:25:16,349
Give me something
for the old man.

714
00:25:16,432 --> 00:25:17,517
Five seconds,
all right.

715
00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:19,519
Five seconds.
Who is that person there?

716
00:25:20,770 --> 00:25:22,021
All right.

717
00:25:22,105 --> 00:25:24,983
Oh shit.
What are you doin'?

718
00:25:31,447 --> 00:25:32,657
What is
that down there?

719
00:25:32,740 --> 00:25:34,242
Who is that person there?

720
00:25:35,451 --> 00:25:36,619
All right.

721
00:25:37,620 --> 00:25:39,372
Oh shit, shit, shit!

722
00:25:39,455 --> 00:25:40,498
What are you doin'?

723
00:25:40,582 --> 00:25:42,542
Damn!
Put on some speed.

724
00:25:42,625 --> 00:25:44,711
GORDON I'm
in the Upper Peninsula
where alongside the

725
00:25:44,794 --> 00:25:48,548
incredibly fit Father Ephraim
I'm doing the Lord's work,

726
00:25:48,631 --> 00:25:50,592
wheelbarrow racing.

727
00:25:50,675 --> 00:25:52,302
Shit!

728
00:25:52,385 --> 00:25:54,929
Father! Slow down!

729
00:25:55,597 --> 00:25:57,390
For sake!

730
00:26:01,185 --> 00:26:05,148
Congratulations, Father,
please may I have some jam.

731
00:26:05,231 --> 00:26:07,442
Yeah,
let's have some jam.

732
00:26:07,525 --> 00:26:08,901
My god!

733
00:26:08,985 --> 00:26:11,613
GORDON
After building a fence
and racing a wheelbarrow

734
00:26:11,696 --> 00:26:13,239
just to get a taste of it,

735
00:26:13,323 --> 00:26:15,908
this jam better be
something special.

736
00:26:15,992 --> 00:26:18,244
And how long does the
thimbleberry season last for?

737
00:26:18,328 --> 00:26:22,290
Thimbleberry season is about six
weeks if you're lucky.

738
00:26:22,373 --> 00:26:25,001
They say it's
a tarter raspberry.

739
00:26:25,084 --> 00:26:26,336
How would you describe it?

740
00:26:26,419 --> 00:26:28,296
It's earthier.
Earthier.

741
00:26:28,379 --> 00:26:30,089
Here, why
don't you try a taste?

742
00:26:30,173 --> 00:26:31,299
GORDON Thank you.

743
00:26:33,509 --> 00:26:36,971
Wow. Oh delicious.

744
00:26:37,055 --> 00:26:38,598
GORDON Look how
dark and rich that is.

745
00:26:38,681 --> 00:26:40,224
Father, it's beautiful,
the colors are amazing.

746
00:26:40,308 --> 00:26:42,435
And the seeds are somewhat
softer than a raspberry.

747
00:26:42,518 --> 00:26:43,770
EPHRAIM Yeah.

748
00:26:43,853 --> 00:26:45,396
They disintegrate,
they don't linger.

749
00:26:46,356 --> 00:26:50,943
Mm. Do you know what,
that's good?

750
00:26:51,027 --> 00:26:53,946
I mean I think we found the
new raspberry, I think.

751
00:26:54,030 --> 00:26:55,615
This is fit for
Buckingham Palace.

752
00:26:55,698 --> 00:26:57,533
I can see the Queen having
this on her scones.

753
00:26:57,617 --> 00:26:59,077
Thimbleberry jam.

754
00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:00,286
Mm-hm.

755
00:27:00,370 --> 00:27:01,537
And it's definitely
given me another source of

756
00:27:01,621 --> 00:27:02,664
inspiration for the final
cook at the end of the week.

757
00:27:02,747 --> 00:27:03,665
Amazing, thank you, sir.

758
00:27:03,748 --> 00:27:04,832
You're welcome.

759
00:27:04,916 --> 00:27:06,125
Right now I
feel like a pig in shit.

760
00:27:06,209 --> 00:27:08,461
Sorry, a pig in,
a pig in mud.

761
00:27:09,754 --> 00:27:11,214
I can't help myself.

762
00:27:12,715 --> 00:27:14,258
GORDON
Father Ephraim, he's a
beast, let me tell you.

763
00:27:14,342 --> 00:27:15,635
Fit as a butcher's dog.

764
00:27:15,718 --> 00:27:17,804
The jam, beautiful.

765
00:27:17,887 --> 00:27:20,848
It's exciting stuff, a
chef's dream big time.

766
00:27:23,393 --> 00:27:26,145
GORDON With
one day until Chef James
and I battle for

767
00:27:26,229 --> 00:27:28,147
the honor of being
deemed Yoopers,

768
00:27:28,231 --> 00:27:31,484
I'm off to meet a man who's
famous for three words you

769
00:27:31,567 --> 00:27:35,363
don't normally hear together,
smoked fish sausages.

770
00:27:35,446 --> 00:27:37,240
Now it sounds
a bit mad, doesn't it,

771
00:27:37,323 --> 00:27:41,536
smoked fish sausage,
but if you're a Yooper
it's a tradition.

772
00:27:41,619 --> 00:27:44,497
GORDON
Hopefully, it's a secret that
I can take with me to the

773
00:27:44,580 --> 00:27:45,957
final cook.

774
00:27:48,084 --> 00:27:50,128
What the hell does
this baby plug into?

775
00:27:51,129 --> 00:27:52,505
Captain Ron!

776
00:27:52,588 --> 00:27:53,965
Oh how you doin', bud?

777
00:27:54,048 --> 00:27:56,384
How are you, sir?
Oh my goodness me.

778
00:27:56,467 --> 00:27:58,553
Yeah, you wanna come
see what the Yoopers do?

779
00:27:58,636 --> 00:28:01,347
GORDON
Captain Ron has made
fish sausages

780
00:28:01,431 --> 00:28:02,682
since he was a boy.

781
00:28:02,765 --> 00:28:04,016
This week is about
becoming a Yooper.

782
00:28:04,100 --> 00:28:05,268
Yeah.

783
00:28:05,351 --> 00:28:07,186
And they said you've got
the best smoked fish sausage

784
00:28:07,270 --> 00:28:09,021
anywhere in the UP.

785
00:28:09,105 --> 00:28:11,190
Yeah, oh yeah. Yep, I'd
put it up against anybody's.

786
00:28:11,274 --> 00:28:13,693
Now I could smell
that smoked sausage from
down the road.

787
00:28:14,235 --> 00:28:16,446
Oh yeah, we get a lot of
people smelling that up there.

788
00:28:17,155 --> 00:28:18,698
So this could be a key
ingredient for my final cook.

789
00:28:18,781 --> 00:28:19,991
Yep, yeah.
Here we go, bud.

790
00:28:20,074 --> 00:28:21,617
Okay. Let's go.

791
00:28:22,285 --> 00:28:23,202
They're little babies.

792
00:28:23,786 --> 00:28:25,538
Oh my lord. Stop it.

793
00:28:25,621 --> 00:28:26,789
That's a trout?

794
00:28:26,873 --> 00:28:28,040
That's a lake trout.

795
00:28:28,124 --> 00:28:29,500
Captain Ron,
that's huge.

796
00:28:29,584 --> 00:28:30,793
RON Oh yeah.

797
00:28:30,877 --> 00:28:33,004
You sure that's trout?
I believe so. Right there.

798
00:28:33,087 --> 00:28:34,630
That's incredible.

799
00:28:34,964 --> 00:28:36,466
Have you ever
filleted a fish?

800
00:28:36,924 --> 00:28:38,050
100,000 times.
Oh 100?

801
00:28:38,134 --> 00:28:39,552
Absolutely.

802
00:28:39,635 --> 00:28:41,387
Oh, okay.
There's your good
knife right there.

803
00:28:41,471 --> 00:28:42,889
I got you a good
sharp on, watch out.

804
00:28:42,972 --> 00:28:45,600
Yes. Very carefully in.

805
00:28:45,975 --> 00:28:47,351
You gotta take the
rib bones off there.

806
00:28:47,810 --> 00:28:48,770
Yeah, right there, see.

807
00:28:48,853 --> 00:28:50,146
Shit man.

808
00:28:50,229 --> 00:28:53,107
Yeah, I don't want that
going through the grinder
because we don't want to eat it.

809
00:28:53,191 --> 00:28:54,192
GORDON No.

810
00:28:54,275 --> 00:28:55,860
RON You got a
big bone there, you see it?

811
00:28:55,943 --> 00:28:57,653
GORDON Man, you're
missing nothing, are you?
There's no flies on you today.

812
00:28:57,737 --> 00:28:58,863
I've been
doin' it all my life, bud.

813
00:28:58,946 --> 00:28:59,947
Gotcha.

814
00:29:00,031 --> 00:29:01,365
Me and my one eye can
see better than you.

815
00:29:01,449 --> 00:29:03,826
That one eye is
a powerful eye, man,
I'm telling you.

816
00:29:03,910 --> 00:29:05,411
Yeah.
Very powerful.

817
00:29:05,870 --> 00:29:07,205
GORDON
Fish filleted.

818
00:29:07,288 --> 00:29:08,623
Not bad for a troll.

819
00:29:08,706 --> 00:29:10,750
GORDON It's time
to start seeing how the sausage

820
00:29:10,833 --> 00:29:11,959
is made.

821
00:29:12,043 --> 00:29:14,921
Okay, now we
just gotta grind her.

822
00:29:16,172 --> 00:29:17,590
And then we got that.

823
00:29:19,675 --> 00:29:21,093
All right.

824
00:29:22,845 --> 00:29:24,722
Come on, get in
there you little prick.

825
00:29:25,723 --> 00:29:27,558
I swear a little bit
at it all the time.

826
00:29:28,184 --> 00:29:29,560
Did you
hear what he said?

827
00:29:29,644 --> 00:29:32,188
GORDON
Turns out, I'm not the
only potty mouth chef

828
00:29:32,271 --> 00:29:33,773
in this neck of the woods.

829
00:29:33,856 --> 00:29:35,274
I'm a clean nut too.

830
00:29:35,358 --> 00:29:37,026
GORDON We can't
work on a dirty surface.

831
00:29:37,109 --> 00:29:38,277
no.

832
00:29:39,070 --> 00:29:41,113
All right. Now we can mix.

833
00:29:41,572 --> 00:29:43,950
I got secret ingredients
that I can't even tell you.

834
00:29:44,033 --> 00:29:46,202
I could tell you, but
I'd have to drown ya.

835
00:29:47,370 --> 00:29:48,663
GORDON If I'm
gonna become a Yooper I
need to know the secret.

836
00:29:48,746 --> 00:29:51,123
Give me a few
secret ingredients. Whisper.

837
00:29:51,207 --> 00:29:52,250
I got some salt in there.

838
00:29:52,750 --> 00:29:53,793
Salt.
That's not a secret.

839
00:29:53,876 --> 00:29:55,044
Smell that right now.

840
00:29:55,586 --> 00:29:56,796
All spice.

841
00:29:56,879 --> 00:29:58,047
Oh no.

842
00:29:58,548 --> 00:30:00,258
That's ******** stuff.

843
00:30:00,925 --> 00:30:02,468
Ginger?
Nope.

844
00:30:02,552 --> 00:30:04,637
Curry powder?
No.

845
00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:06,305
Nutmeg?

846
00:30:06,389 --> 00:30:08,015
Yeah. There you go.

847
00:30:08,099 --> 00:30:10,142
So you gotta give
it a little oil.

848
00:30:10,226 --> 00:30:11,394
And mix it
up with the hand?

849
00:30:11,477 --> 00:30:13,479
Well, no. I'll get some,
you want daubers right?

850
00:30:13,563 --> 00:30:15,189
I'll mix
it with my hand.

851
00:30:15,648 --> 00:30:17,275
You might have been pickin'
your ass, I don't know.

852
00:30:17,692 --> 00:30:18,985
We can't mix like that.

853
00:30:19,402 --> 00:30:20,403
My hands are clean.

854
00:30:20,486 --> 00:30:21,696
Captain Ron, look
at those hands.

855
00:30:22,113 --> 00:30:22,655
Okay.

856
00:30:22,738 --> 00:30:23,990
Let 'em have it.

857
00:30:24,407 --> 00:30:25,491
Absolutely.

858
00:30:25,575 --> 00:30:26,993
GORDON Nutmeg and
secret spice is added,

859
00:30:27,076 --> 00:30:29,245
it's time to start
the casing process.

860
00:30:29,328 --> 00:30:30,329
Gotcha.

861
00:30:30,413 --> 00:30:31,497
RON Yeah,
that's probably good, eh?

862
00:30:31,581 --> 00:30:32,832
And this is
where the magic starts.

863
00:30:32,915 --> 00:30:34,083
Yeah, crank that baby.

864
00:30:34,542 --> 00:30:36,210
Ready?

865
00:30:36,294 --> 00:30:37,670
Oh, you're
goin' backwards.
I'm good.

866
00:30:37,753 --> 00:30:39,922
Holy Christ now you just
went backwards? What the hell?

867
00:30:40,006 --> 00:30:41,549
It's coming out,
it's coming, it's
coming, it's coming.

868
00:30:41,632 --> 00:30:43,467
Yeah, it's comin'.
It's comin'. See.

869
00:30:43,551 --> 00:30:44,677
RON
Yeah, see all nicely.

870
00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:45,845
GORDON
That's nice.

871
00:30:45,928 --> 00:30:47,471
See that's far enough,
then you tie that, yeah,

872
00:30:47,555 --> 00:30:48,514
there you go.

873
00:30:48,598 --> 00:30:49,682
And then
tie that nice.

874
00:30:49,765 --> 00:30:51,183
RON Yeah.

875
00:30:51,267 --> 00:30:53,019
GORDON
Casing complete, it's time
to put them into the

876
00:30:53,102 --> 00:30:56,355
wood smoker which is filled
with more of Captain Ron's

877
00:30:56,439 --> 00:30:57,857
secret ingredients.

878
00:30:57,940 --> 00:30:59,483
Now what flavor is this?

879
00:30:59,901 --> 00:31:01,861
That's just
Captain Ron's flavor.

880
00:31:02,445 --> 00:31:03,946
GORDON I'm
too afraid to ask what

881
00:31:04,030 --> 00:31:05,865
Captain Ron's flavoring is.

882
00:31:06,699 --> 00:31:08,034
GORDON So how long
will they smoke in there for?

883
00:31:08,117 --> 00:31:10,453
That one will
be like six hours,

884
00:31:10,536 --> 00:31:12,204
but I got some for you
in there, right now.

885
00:31:12,288 --> 00:31:13,372
You got some ready?

886
00:31:13,456 --> 00:31:14,582
I got some ready for ya.

887
00:31:14,665 --> 00:31:16,042
Inside here?
Inside there.

888
00:31:19,545 --> 00:31:20,713
I know what
that's about, bud.

889
00:31:20,796 --> 00:31:22,298
Yeah, you always get smoke.

890
00:31:22,381 --> 00:31:24,842
You wanna be a Yooper?
You gotta get in there, buddy.

891
00:31:25,801 --> 00:31:27,428
GORDON
Having been immersed in
Captain Ron's flavor,

892
00:31:27,511 --> 00:31:31,223
whatever that is, it's time to
taste the fruits of our labor.

893
00:31:31,307 --> 00:31:32,850
I love how juicy they are.

894
00:31:33,351 --> 00:31:34,435
Look at how nice that is.

895
00:31:35,019 --> 00:31:36,354
Oh yeah.

896
00:31:36,687 --> 00:31:37,939
That'll put
hair on your nuts.

897
00:31:40,066 --> 00:31:41,108
It will.

898
00:31:42,526 --> 00:31:45,988
Mm, that's some good shit.

899
00:31:46,072 --> 00:31:47,448
Yeah, that's lovely.

900
00:31:47,531 --> 00:31:49,784
See, and it won't break
apart when you cut it either.

901
00:31:50,409 --> 00:31:51,243
May I
take those three?

902
00:31:51,327 --> 00:31:52,286
Yes you can.

903
00:31:52,370 --> 00:31:53,704
That was incredible.
Yeah.

904
00:31:53,788 --> 00:31:54,997
They said
it was the best.

905
00:31:55,081 --> 00:31:57,667
Having tasted it now for me I
think it's gonna be a little

906
00:31:57,750 --> 00:31:58,960
secret weapon for
the final cook.

907
00:31:59,043 --> 00:32:00,044
Yeah. There you go.

908
00:32:00,127 --> 00:32:01,295
Sir, take care.
Take care.

909
00:32:01,379 --> 00:32:02,755
Thanks, Captain!

910
00:32:02,838 --> 00:32:04,006
GORDON
What a sausage.

911
00:32:04,090 --> 00:32:07,093
The spice is perfect, but
after that smoke the flavor

912
00:32:07,176 --> 00:32:10,638
and the moisture inside so
it's given me ideas now.

913
00:32:10,721 --> 00:32:14,725
I don't think James will
have that at his final cook.

914
00:32:21,524 --> 00:32:22,650
GORDON
What a journey.

915
00:32:22,733 --> 00:32:23,943
An amazing week.

916
00:32:24,026 --> 00:32:27,113
Honestly, I feel like I've
just gone through a baptism of

917
00:32:27,196 --> 00:32:30,324
fire in the Upper Peninsula
and these Yoopers do have a

918
00:32:30,408 --> 00:32:33,953
true love and lots of pride
for simple and unique

919
00:32:34,036 --> 00:32:36,122
ingredients that surround
them on a daily basis.

920
00:32:36,205 --> 00:32:38,916
I just hope that I've learned
enough to impress them.

921
00:32:40,835 --> 00:32:41,794
James.

922
00:32:41,877 --> 00:32:43,170
Hey, what's up Chuck?

923
00:32:43,254 --> 00:32:44,463
Good to
see you, my man.

924
00:32:44,547 --> 00:32:45,464
JAMES
Good to see you.

925
00:32:45,548 --> 00:32:47,133
Oh my goodness me.
Are you good?

926
00:32:47,216 --> 00:32:49,010
I'm very good.
What an amazing week.

927
00:32:49,093 --> 00:32:50,302
Oh yeah, I bet.

928
00:32:50,386 --> 00:32:51,470
You said
get out there,

929
00:32:51,554 --> 00:32:54,765
start understanding
what this Yooper means,

930
00:32:54,849 --> 00:32:56,142
the importance of that.

931
00:32:56,225 --> 00:32:57,893
Yeah. Right.
Man, they're hard.

932
00:32:57,977 --> 00:32:59,020
Yeah, that grit.

933
00:32:59,103 --> 00:33:01,147
One of us has gotta
leave this waterside

934
00:33:01,230 --> 00:33:02,314
as a Yooper.

935
00:33:02,398 --> 00:33:03,315
Yeah, yeah, exactly.

936
00:33:03,399 --> 00:33:04,525
Don't blow it for
me today, please.

937
00:33:04,608 --> 00:33:05,651
GORDON
With our battle underway,

938
00:33:05,735 --> 00:33:07,862
hopefully James and I
will both leave this

939
00:33:07,945 --> 00:33:09,655
shoreline as Yoopers.

940
00:33:09,739 --> 00:33:13,159
But only one of us can be
victorious in mastering

941
00:33:13,242 --> 00:33:14,326
the local cuisine.

942
00:33:14,410 --> 00:33:17,621
It will be a race
to the finish.

943
00:33:23,586 --> 00:33:26,338
GORDON I'm on
the coast of Lake Superior
where Chef James

944
00:33:26,422 --> 00:33:29,425
Rigato and I are attempting
to become Yoopers.

945
00:33:29,508 --> 00:33:32,344
But first, we face off
in a battle to master

946
00:33:32,428 --> 00:33:33,888
their local cuisine.

947
00:33:33,971 --> 00:33:36,223
So troll versus troll.
Woodcock?

948
00:33:36,307 --> 00:33:37,349
Yeah, the woodcock.

949
00:33:37,433 --> 00:33:38,642
I got some smoked whitefish.

950
00:33:38,726 --> 00:33:40,019
Do you
have any monk jam?

951
00:33:40,102 --> 00:33:41,520
Of course I do.
That's the best.

952
00:33:41,604 --> 00:33:42,772
Come on.
Have you met those monks?

953
00:33:42,855 --> 00:33:44,190
Yeah,
they're great guys.

954
00:33:44,273 --> 00:33:45,274
GORDON Oh my god.

955
00:33:45,357 --> 00:33:46,442
Father Ephraim's,
he's somethin' else.

956
00:33:46,525 --> 00:33:47,651
But have you
seen how fit they are?

957
00:33:47,735 --> 00:33:49,028
Good thing he's a
monk cause he terrifies me.

958
00:33:50,780 --> 00:33:52,573
So I'm gonna make a
bit of a sort of casserole

959
00:33:52,656 --> 00:33:54,116
with those woodcock.

960
00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:55,367
JAMES Yeah.

961
00:33:55,451 --> 00:33:57,536
And then I'm gonna use
some of that beautiful

962
00:33:57,620 --> 00:33:58,579
local maple syrup.

963
00:33:58,662 --> 00:34:00,539
JAMES Yeah.

964
00:34:00,623 --> 00:34:03,542
GORDON And I'm
gonna make a succotash and
start grilling that corn.

965
00:34:03,626 --> 00:34:05,211
I'm gonna get a little
fancy and do a little Waldorf

966
00:34:05,294 --> 00:34:08,214
salad so I, I hope it
doesn't make me even
more of an outsider.

967
00:34:08,297 --> 00:34:09,632
Is that what
you're gonna do? Waldorf?

968
00:34:09,715 --> 00:34:10,966
Stop it. Really?

969
00:34:11,050 --> 00:34:12,134
Yeah, yeah, I swear.

970
00:34:12,218 --> 00:34:13,135
Look you're getting
all fancy on me, yeah.

971
00:34:13,219 --> 00:34:14,178
I know, exactly.

972
00:34:14,261 --> 00:34:15,429
To the point that
they kick me out.

973
00:34:15,513 --> 00:34:17,223
GORDON What you
doin' with those woodcock?

974
00:34:17,306 --> 00:34:18,891
JAMES The
woodcock I'm gonna do a little
bit of simple salt and pepper.

975
00:34:18,974 --> 00:34:20,267
GORDON Yep. Yep.

976
00:34:20,351 --> 00:34:22,645
Roasted in the pan
and then with the trout here I

977
00:34:22,728 --> 00:34:24,688
take wild rice and I
make a flower out of it.

978
00:34:24,772 --> 00:34:25,940
Uh-huh.

979
00:34:26,023 --> 00:34:27,316
JAMES And then
just dust that, pan fry it.

980
00:34:27,399 --> 00:34:28,692
Right.

981
00:34:28,776 --> 00:34:30,444
GORDON
Dusty wasn't able to
catch any burbot,

982
00:34:30,528 --> 00:34:34,365
but he provided us with some
beautiful lake trout instead.

983
00:34:34,990 --> 00:34:36,325
JAMES To me
you can't come up here

984
00:34:36,408 --> 00:34:37,827
and not, not be
inspired to cook.

985
00:34:37,910 --> 00:34:41,413
I think, I barely cook
inside too, it's almost
always over a fire.

986
00:34:41,497 --> 00:34:44,583
I'm gonna roast these
vegetables off for puree and

987
00:34:44,667 --> 00:34:45,960
sit that underneath
that lake trout.

988
00:34:46,043 --> 00:34:47,795
GORDON With my
woodcock casserole started,

989
00:34:47,878 --> 00:34:50,172
it's time to bring some of
Brian's chaga mushrooms

990
00:34:50,256 --> 00:34:52,133
to the party.

991
00:34:52,216 --> 00:34:54,510
It's amazing how dark
that chaga mushroom and look I

992
00:34:54,593 --> 00:34:55,803
just put it with
my vegetables now.

993
00:34:55,886 --> 00:34:58,430
GORDON It's like a
dark, rich, ruby color, right?

994
00:34:58,514 --> 00:35:00,057
JAMES
Yeah. That's beautiful.

995
00:35:00,141 --> 00:35:02,852
I made a little cornbread,
all Michigan ingredients.

996
00:35:02,935 --> 00:35:04,436
Gotcha.

997
00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:05,271
JAMES I'm
just gonna let it hang out
and get a little warm

998
00:35:05,354 --> 00:35:06,355
by the side.

999
00:35:06,438 --> 00:35:07,398
Love that.

1000
00:35:07,481 --> 00:35:08,941
Cause this
grill's ripping.

1001
00:35:09,024 --> 00:35:10,442
I'm gonna treat
those woodcock almost
like a sort of pigeon.

1002
00:35:10,526 --> 00:35:12,653
Yeah, I think it needs
to be just kinda pink on the

1003
00:35:12,736 --> 00:35:14,321
bone and barely
cooked through.

1004
00:35:14,405 --> 00:35:16,824
Yes, I'm gonna
quickly sear them and
then literally throw

1005
00:35:16,907 --> 00:35:18,284
them in the casserole
at the very end.

1006
00:35:18,367 --> 00:35:19,368
JAMES It's
not like duck though,

1007
00:35:19,451 --> 00:35:20,619
so if it's too rare it's
gonna be a little gummy.

1008
00:35:20,703 --> 00:35:21,912
Yeah.

1009
00:35:21,996 --> 00:35:22,830
JAMES If it's
under or over, you're dead.

1010
00:35:22,913 --> 00:35:23,956
Gotcha.

1011
00:35:24,039 --> 00:35:25,166
So you broke 'em down?
I'm goin' whole.

1012
00:35:25,249 --> 00:35:26,375
Oh really?
Yeah.

1013
00:35:26,458 --> 00:35:27,751
GORDON I'm
literally 30 seconds each side.

1014
00:35:28,419 --> 00:35:29,962
Look at the size
of these things.

1015
00:35:30,045 --> 00:35:31,338
So these are one
bite aren't they.

1016
00:35:31,422 --> 00:35:32,548
JAMES Yeah, right.

1017
00:35:32,631 --> 00:35:34,717
Quick taste,
little fillet.

1018
00:35:36,927 --> 00:35:38,470
Oh my god.

1019
00:35:38,554 --> 00:35:40,806
That's nice.
Wow. Bloody hell.

1020
00:35:40,890 --> 00:35:43,142
If that doesn't get my Yooper
badge I'll come up here and

1021
00:35:43,225 --> 00:35:45,060
open a donut shack.

1022
00:35:46,061 --> 00:35:47,646
GORDON
With a variety of new
ingredients to test out,

1023
00:35:47,730 --> 00:35:49,690
I'm starting to fall behind.

1024
00:35:49,773 --> 00:35:51,358
GORDON Are
you starting to plate up?

1025
00:35:51,442 --> 00:35:52,860
No.
What you doing then?

1026
00:35:52,943 --> 00:35:54,236
Man.

1027
00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:55,362
I'm gonna plate
up so I can come over

1028
00:35:55,446 --> 00:35:56,488
and sabotage you.

1029
00:35:56,572 --> 00:35:57,781
I need to catch up.

1030
00:35:57,865 --> 00:35:59,742
This man's moving
fast my man, I'm telling you.

1031
00:35:59,825 --> 00:36:00,826
I can slow down.

1032
00:36:00,910 --> 00:36:02,328
No, no, no, no,
it's not for the old man.

1033
00:36:02,411 --> 00:36:04,163
That bread looks fantastic.

1034
00:36:04,246 --> 00:36:06,665
You can't go wrong,
a little thimbleberry jam
on the cornbread.

1035
00:36:06,749 --> 00:36:10,169
Now I'm gonna finish a
couple of the thimbleberries

1036
00:36:10,252 --> 00:36:12,755
inside this casserole here.

1037
00:36:12,838 --> 00:36:14,173
That's nice.
Yeah.

1038
00:36:14,256 --> 00:36:15,507
Do you know what the
big shock for me was?

1039
00:36:15,591 --> 00:36:16,675
JAMES What's that?

1040
00:36:16,759 --> 00:36:18,177
They weren't
as tart as a raspberry.

1041
00:36:18,260 --> 00:36:19,595
No, they're jammier.

1042
00:36:19,678 --> 00:36:22,681
Obviously, it's a jam,
but it's like more of
a cooked fruit.

1043
00:36:22,765 --> 00:36:24,308
GORDON
It's exactly that.

1044
00:36:24,391 --> 00:36:25,726
With guests arriving soon,

1045
00:36:25,809 --> 00:36:27,603
I need to snap into high gear.

1046
00:36:27,686 --> 00:36:29,730
Now, c'mon,
think, think, think.

1047
00:36:29,813 --> 00:36:31,440
Whitefish.

1048
00:36:32,691 --> 00:36:35,027
So with the sausage,
you suggest what?
Grilling that first?

1049
00:36:35,110 --> 00:36:36,403
Yeah, you might wanna
warm it up a little bit.

1050
00:36:36,487 --> 00:36:37,571
Yep.

1051
00:36:37,655 --> 00:36:38,906
So charcoals on top of the
cast iron to finish the

1052
00:36:38,989 --> 00:36:40,199
top of the cornbread.

1053
00:36:40,282 --> 00:36:41,158
JAMES Yeah, I
just wanna melt that butter.

1054
00:36:41,242 --> 00:36:43,035
GORDON
I love that.

1055
00:36:43,118 --> 00:36:44,495
Get it nice and, you
know, get a nice glaze.

1056
00:36:44,578 --> 00:36:45,955
Now Jerry, what you
got left to do, my man?

1057
00:36:46,038 --> 00:36:47,456
JAMES I'm
gonna plate and garnish.

1058
00:36:47,539 --> 00:36:48,707
I'm pretty much ready to go.

1059
00:36:48,791 --> 00:36:50,167
I'm still
on my first dish.

1060
00:36:52,127 --> 00:36:55,547
JAMES
Let's go, man! Let's go.

1061
00:36:56,799 --> 00:37:00,052
me, can we have
a quick taste James, please.

1062
00:37:00,970 --> 00:37:02,054
Grilled succotash.

1063
00:37:02,137 --> 00:37:05,057
So I'm gonna serve
that with the lake.

1064
00:37:05,140 --> 00:37:07,601
Money. I love it.

1065
00:37:08,852 --> 00:37:10,062
Money!

1066
00:37:11,647 --> 00:37:13,065
What, what
does money mean?

1067
00:37:13,148 --> 00:37:14,942
That's a troll thing.
It means you're killing it.

1068
00:37:15,025 --> 00:37:16,068
Oh. Okay, right.

1069
00:37:16,151 --> 00:37:17,361
I'd eat that all day.

1070
00:37:17,444 --> 00:37:18,946
If we become Yoopers
today why don't you and I open

1071
00:37:19,029 --> 00:37:20,197
a restaurant up here?

1072
00:37:20,281 --> 00:37:21,156
That's a great idea.
C'mon, seriously.

1073
00:37:21,240 --> 00:37:22,283
I love it, I love it.

1074
00:37:22,366 --> 00:37:23,575
What should we call it?

1075
00:37:23,659 --> 00:37:24,618
You'll get us our first
Michelin Star in the state.

1076
00:37:24,702 --> 00:37:25,786
The Troll, Troll Café.

1077
00:37:25,869 --> 00:37:27,246
Troll Café!

1078
00:37:27,329 --> 00:37:28,914
No-one will come, Troll Café.

1079
00:37:28,998 --> 00:37:30,791
Pasties and monk jam.

1080
00:37:30,874 --> 00:37:32,001
There you go.

1081
00:37:32,543 --> 00:37:33,627
GORDON
Are you ready?

1082
00:37:33,711 --> 00:37:34,753
Did you slow down for me?

1083
00:37:34,837 --> 00:37:35,879
Oh no.

1084
00:37:35,963 --> 00:37:36,964
You've
cooked everything?

1085
00:37:37,047 --> 00:37:38,048
Maybe.

1086
00:37:38,132 --> 00:37:39,091
Okay, one of the
most exciting parts now.

1087
00:37:39,174 --> 00:37:40,843
I'm gonna cook
that lake trout.

1088
00:37:44,179 --> 00:37:45,597
Oh that's looking good.

1089
00:37:45,681 --> 00:37:46,974
My god.
That looks great.

1090
00:37:47,057 --> 00:37:48,475
How firm is that?
Beautiful.

1091
00:37:48,559 --> 00:37:49,560
That's beautiful.
Isn't it?

1092
00:37:49,643 --> 00:37:50,644
Beautiful.

1093
00:37:50,728 --> 00:37:51,729
GORDON What
do you reckon of trout?

1094
00:37:51,812 --> 00:37:53,272
Leave it pink?

1095
00:37:53,355 --> 00:37:54,815
JAMES You
know, I think they're
gonna probably prefer

1096
00:37:54,898 --> 00:37:56,150
a little more cooked
through, but not well done.

1097
00:37:56,233 --> 00:37:57,443
Gotcha.

1098
00:37:57,526 --> 00:37:59,194
Smells pretty good
all the way down here.

1099
00:37:59,278 --> 00:38:01,488
Good afternoon,
nice to see you all.

1100
00:38:01,572 --> 00:38:03,824
GORDON The guests
have arrived and seeing their

1101
00:38:03,907 --> 00:38:06,410
familiar faces, I'm
feeling the pressure.

1102
00:38:07,119 --> 00:38:09,371
Last one. Woodcock.
Here we go, baby.

1103
00:38:09,955 --> 00:38:11,623
With our table of
Yoopers seated,

1104
00:38:11,707 --> 00:38:14,168
it's gonna be a mad
dash to the finish line.

1105
00:38:14,877 --> 00:38:15,961
Looks fancy.

1106
00:38:16,045 --> 00:38:17,463
Yours looks really fancy.

1107
00:38:17,546 --> 00:38:18,630
JAMES Oh I dunno.

1108
00:38:18,714 --> 00:38:20,132
I'm tryin' to go for the,
the rustic,

1109
00:38:20,215 --> 00:38:21,633
classic Yooper at home.

1110
00:38:21,717 --> 00:38:22,885
Stop it,
that's what I'm doing.

1111
00:38:22,968 --> 00:38:23,844
Oh yeah.

1112
00:38:23,927 --> 00:38:26,472
Okay,
woodcock dressed.

1113
00:38:26,555 --> 00:38:29,141
Fit for the Queen.
Boom.

1114
00:38:29,224 --> 00:38:32,478
Right my man, please do not
keep our Yoopers waiting.

1115
00:38:32,561 --> 00:38:34,313
You're not putting flowers.

1116
00:38:34,396 --> 00:38:35,981
These are
local flowers.

1117
00:38:36,065 --> 00:38:37,191
You're
putting flowers?

1118
00:38:37,274 --> 00:38:38,525
They're local.

1119
00:38:39,234 --> 00:38:41,362
Hey, we're gonna
get banned from the UP.

1120
00:38:41,445 --> 00:38:42,654
No way.

1121
00:38:42,738 --> 00:38:44,114
You're puttin' a
daisy chain on your woodcock.

1122
00:38:44,198 --> 00:38:46,658
Come on, man.

1123
00:38:46,742 --> 00:38:49,536
Man, bang goes the
Yoopers this week.

1124
00:38:49,620 --> 00:38:51,497
Woo.

1125
00:38:52,414 --> 00:38:54,500
GORDON
With a table of hungry
Yoopers ready to dig in,

1126
00:38:54,583 --> 00:38:57,961
I'm hoping James and
I have done enough to
impress them.

1127
00:38:58,587 --> 00:39:00,047
Let's go.

1128
00:39:04,468 --> 00:39:07,846
GORDON I'm on
the coast of Lake Superior
where Chef James Rigato

1129
00:39:07,930 --> 00:39:10,933
and I are racing to
feed a table of hungry Yoopers

1130
00:39:11,016 --> 00:39:14,353
in the hopes shedding
our troll status.

1131
00:39:14,436 --> 00:39:15,854
Here we go. You good?

1132
00:39:15,938 --> 00:39:17,022
Yes.

1133
00:39:17,106 --> 00:39:19,024
Man, that smells good.
Hello down there!

1134
00:39:19,108 --> 00:39:21,860
GORDON
However, only one of us will
be crowned the winner

1135
00:39:21,944 --> 00:39:24,988
of mastering the
Yooper cuisine.

1136
00:39:25,072 --> 00:39:26,990
Man, what a
feast, look at that.

1137
00:39:27,074 --> 00:39:28,242
Wow, look at that.
Oh right.

1138
00:39:28,325 --> 00:39:29,284
What a feast.

1139
00:39:29,368 --> 00:39:30,536
Beautiful.

1140
00:39:30,619 --> 00:39:31,870
First of all for me
it's been an amazing week.

1141
00:39:31,954 --> 00:39:33,622
Let me give you a little
insight to what we've got.

1142
00:39:33,705 --> 00:39:35,874
GORDON Start off
with the beautiful white fish.

1143
00:39:35,958 --> 00:39:36,959
I grilled the sausage.

1144
00:39:37,042 --> 00:39:38,210
RON Yeah.

1145
00:39:38,293 --> 00:39:39,878
GORDON And then
made almost like a sort of

1146
00:39:39,962 --> 00:39:42,381
crème fraîche,
fragrant bruschette
on top of there.

1147
00:39:42,464 --> 00:39:44,675
Next to that we
got the lake trout.

1148
00:39:44,758 --> 00:39:47,886
GORDON
Succotash that's been roasted
on the grill and then the

1149
00:39:47,970 --> 00:39:51,306
woodcock, the illusive bird,
I caramelized them with that

1150
00:39:51,390 --> 00:39:53,642
incredible chaga mushroom,
finished with some

1151
00:39:53,725 --> 00:39:54,893
thimbleberries as well.

1152
00:39:54,977 --> 00:39:56,395
I had the
smoked white fish.

1153
00:39:56,478 --> 00:39:58,730
JAMES Kinda
doin' a Waldorf salad and
then we have some wild

1154
00:39:58,814 --> 00:40:00,107
char roe, that's
from Lake Michigan.

1155
00:40:00,190 --> 00:40:02,568
Down state caviar, just trying
to impress you guys a little

1156
00:40:02,651 --> 00:40:04,278
bit, let you know that
trolls are cool too.

1157
00:40:04,361 --> 00:40:07,239
JAMES And
then we have lake trout and
I, I take wild rice,

1158
00:40:07,322 --> 00:40:09,408
make a flower out of it
and kind of pan fry it

1159
00:40:09,491 --> 00:40:10,868
in that flour.

1160
00:40:10,951 --> 00:40:12,327
JAMES A
little sauerkraut,
apple butter and then

1161
00:40:12,411 --> 00:40:13,787
fresh apple shave on top.

1162
00:40:13,871 --> 00:40:15,956
We got some cornbread
that's all Michigan,

1163
00:40:16,039 --> 00:40:18,625
so the honeycomb, the butter,
the buttermilk that's in it,

1164
00:40:18,709 --> 00:40:19,960
the thimbleberry jam.

1165
00:40:20,043 --> 00:40:22,838
And then the woodcock as well,
besides chef makin' fun of me

1166
00:40:22,921 --> 00:40:24,590
for putting
flowers on my dish,

1167
00:40:24,673 --> 00:40:27,176
they're a little bit of
caramelized ham with some

1168
00:40:27,259 --> 00:40:30,762
lovely stock and then a
little bit of pickled mustard

1169
00:40:30,846 --> 00:40:31,763
seeds and onion.

1170
00:40:31,847 --> 00:40:32,931
GORDON
Mm, I love that.

1171
00:40:33,015 --> 00:40:34,600
Brian you look 20 years
younger with no beard.

1172
00:40:34,683 --> 00:40:36,435
Yeah, well I figured
I'm comin' to town,

1173
00:40:36,518 --> 00:40:37,769
I gotta shave for you, Gordon.

1174
00:40:37,853 --> 00:40:39,271
You look immaculate.

1175
00:40:39,354 --> 00:40:40,981
You know it's <i>Uncharted</i> ,
not <i>The Bachelor</i> .

1176
00:40:41,064 --> 00:40:43,609
You know that, right, just
in case you thought you

1177
00:40:43,692 --> 00:40:44,943
auditioned for the wrong show.

1178
00:40:45,027 --> 00:40:46,778
Amazing. Please enjoy.

1179
00:40:46,862 --> 00:40:48,030
HEATHER
Thank you so much.

1180
00:40:51,366 --> 00:40:53,619
BRIAN Ooh,
this looks fabulous here.

1181
00:40:53,702 --> 00:40:54,870
That's lake trout.

1182
00:40:54,953 --> 00:40:56,455
A tough table, huh?

1183
00:40:56,538 --> 00:40:58,207
Foraged in the
four seasons up here.

1184
00:40:58,290 --> 00:41:00,751
GORDON But
Captain Ron's munching
away, isn't he?

1185
00:41:00,834 --> 00:41:01,960
JAMES
He's still eating, yeah.

1186
00:41:02,044 --> 00:41:03,045
Which is a
good sign, right?

1187
00:41:03,128 --> 00:41:04,421
It is a good
sign, they seem happy.

1188
00:41:04,505 --> 00:41:06,006
I really like
James's white fish.

1189
00:41:06,089 --> 00:41:07,424
RON Yeah.

1190
00:41:07,508 --> 00:41:09,009
It was, I think
that was phenomenal.

1191
00:41:09,092 --> 00:41:11,136
Gordon's was a little
bit too tart for me.

1192
00:41:11,220 --> 00:41:13,847
This reminds me
of salmon. It's so good.

1193
00:41:13,931 --> 00:41:17,142
I'm kinda
likin' James's myself.

1194
00:41:17,226 --> 00:41:18,393
They're serious.

1195
00:41:18,477 --> 00:41:19,436
JAMES Yeah.

1196
00:41:19,520 --> 00:41:20,479
Aren't they?
It's quiet now.

1197
00:41:20,562 --> 00:41:21,730
What do you think
they're thinking now?

1198
00:41:21,813 --> 00:41:22,940
I mean they're
smiling, I see smiles.

1199
00:41:23,023 --> 00:41:26,527
The woodcock is the
best of everything of the

1200
00:41:26,610 --> 00:41:27,819
whole meal I'm thinking.

1201
00:41:27,903 --> 00:41:29,821
Oh that woodcock,
I mean man that's good.

1202
00:41:29,905 --> 00:41:32,199
I think I like the
woodcock with the beets just a

1203
00:41:32,282 --> 00:41:34,076
little bit better from Gordon.

1204
00:41:34,159 --> 00:41:36,161
James's woodcock
is a bit overcooked.

1205
00:41:36,245 --> 00:41:39,498
Tasted more like wild a
little bit, too much wild.

1206
00:41:39,581 --> 00:41:41,667
DUSTY
The cornbread, I just
had a taste of it

1207
00:41:41,750 --> 00:41:42,834
and it's fantastic.

1208
00:41:42,918 --> 00:41:44,670
Oh It's awesome,
yeah it's really good.

1209
00:41:44,753 --> 00:41:46,171
Man, looks like
they're done. Shall we?

1210
00:41:46,255 --> 00:41:47,548
Yeah.
Let's go.

1211
00:41:49,633 --> 00:41:50,968
Well.

1212
00:41:51,051 --> 00:41:53,345
Well from up
there it looked like
you guys were happy.

1213
00:41:53,428 --> 00:41:55,013
Yeah. Very.

1214
00:41:55,097 --> 00:41:56,348
Everything was excellent.

1215
00:41:56,431 --> 00:41:57,683
Superb, superb food.

1216
00:41:57,766 --> 00:41:59,726
Great.
How was the white fish?

1217
00:41:59,810 --> 00:42:01,270
RON
To me it was good.

1218
00:42:01,353 --> 00:42:04,690
It was somethin' like
my spread that I make

1219
00:42:04,773 --> 00:42:06,066
and I did like it.

1220
00:42:06,567 --> 00:42:07,568
And then my trout...

1221
00:42:07,651 --> 00:42:09,194
...see I don't like
sauce on my trout.

1222
00:42:09,278 --> 00:42:10,529
I liked his trout better.

1223
00:42:11,196 --> 00:42:12,239
Right, no
sauce on the trout.

1224
00:42:13,031 --> 00:42:14,283
I ain't no sauce man.

1225
00:42:15,033 --> 00:42:16,034
It wasn't a
sauce it was a puree.

1226
00:42:16,118 --> 00:42:17,202
In Yooper talk
it was a sauce, okay.

1227
00:42:17,286 --> 00:42:18,203
Oh sorry,
gotcha, okay.

1228
00:42:18,287 --> 00:42:19,871
Nobody, nobody
would say puree.

1229
00:42:19,955 --> 00:42:21,582
No, okay. Yeah, true.

1230
00:42:21,665 --> 00:42:23,208
You warned me about
that didn't you?

1231
00:42:23,292 --> 00:42:26,211
I'll tell you
what, the best of the
best was this right here.

1232
00:42:26,295 --> 00:42:27,588
Hey!

1233
00:42:27,671 --> 00:42:29,881
Which is the,
which is the woodcock
with the beets.

1234
00:42:29,965 --> 00:42:31,758
It was extraordinaire.

1235
00:42:31,842 --> 00:42:33,051
Great.

1236
00:42:33,135 --> 00:42:35,053
It's hard to say ooh
this one's a little bit better

1237
00:42:35,137 --> 00:42:36,221
or that one's a
little bit better,

1238
00:42:36,305 --> 00:42:39,266
but we did a little
bit of a vote here, so.

1239
00:42:39,349 --> 00:42:41,435
Uh-oh, okay. I gotcha.
Okay. Come on.

1240
00:42:41,518 --> 00:42:47,065
So by a very,
very slim margin...

1241
00:42:47,149 --> 00:42:48,066
Gordon's the winner.

1242
00:42:48,150 --> 00:42:49,735
Oh see, I told you.
That's good.

1243
00:42:49,818 --> 00:42:51,236
BRIAN
Very, very slim.

1244
00:42:51,320 --> 00:42:53,739
You won it with
that right there.

1245
00:42:53,822 --> 00:42:55,782
We all went with this
right here it was like,

1246
00:42:55,866 --> 00:42:57,284
the woodcock's superb.

1247
00:42:57,367 --> 00:43:01,121
If you had everything
to go this is out of
this world right here.

1248
00:43:01,204 --> 00:43:03,457
Cooking alongside
this super-talented chef.

1249
00:43:03,540 --> 00:43:05,417
Yeah.

1250
00:43:05,500 --> 00:43:10,589
The big question
is are we a step closer
to becoming Yoopers?

1251
00:43:10,672 --> 00:43:12,090
Yeah, you're
gettin' there.

1252
00:43:12,174 --> 00:43:13,675
No more trolls.

1253
00:43:13,759 --> 00:43:16,428
You're definitely,
you're definitely honorary
Yoopers for sure.

1254
00:43:16,511 --> 00:43:17,929
BRIAN
Excellent job.

1255
00:43:18,013 --> 00:43:19,598
RON You did it.

1256
00:43:19,681 --> 00:43:22,601
I knew it was
gonna be good in the UP,

1257
00:43:22,684 --> 00:43:25,187
but I didn't realize it was
gonna be this good underwater

1258
00:43:25,270 --> 00:43:26,396
and on ground.

1259
00:43:26,480 --> 00:43:29,358
So thank you for making me
fall in love with the UP.

1260
00:43:29,441 --> 00:43:30,317
Chef.

1261
00:43:30,400 --> 00:43:31,485
Hey.
Continued success.

1262
00:43:31,568 --> 00:43:32,653
Thank you,
appreciate it.

1263
00:43:32,736 --> 00:43:33,779
GORDON
Take care all of you.

1264
00:43:33,862 --> 00:43:35,155
God bless and show some
love for those trolls.

1265
00:43:35,238 --> 00:43:37,074
Yeah, all right.

1266
00:43:38,659 --> 00:43:41,828
GORDON
What an amazing journey
it's been crossing the

1267
00:43:41,912 --> 00:43:43,664
stunning Upper Peninsula.

1268
00:43:43,747 --> 00:43:46,166
Whether it's diving in
those beautiful waters,

1269
00:43:46,249 --> 00:43:49,461
hunting those tiny woodcock
with my furry friends

1270
00:43:49,544 --> 00:43:51,463
or even grafting with
those incredible monks.

1271
00:43:51,546 --> 00:43:54,049
And I may not have
become a Yooper,

1272
00:43:54,132 --> 00:43:56,885
but I sure as hell
damn got close.

1273
00:43:56,968 --> 00:43:58,887
Now I'm goin' back
down the road,

1274
00:43:58,970 --> 00:44:02,808
joining the trolls and
on to my next adventure.

1275
00:44:06,478 --> 00:44:07,729
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