WEBVTT 00:00:01.740 --> 00:00:02.574 That doesn't sound like a car, 00:00:02.674 --> 00:00:04.209 that sounds like, oh my goodness. 00:00:04.309 --> 00:00:05.577 What a car, man. 00:00:05.677 --> 00:00:06.578 Is that him? 00:00:06.578 --> 00:00:07.545 That's him. 00:00:07.645 --> 00:00:08.747 Are we good? Yeah. 00:00:10.648 --> 00:00:12.717 Derek, tell my wife I love her. 00:00:12.817 --> 00:00:14.252 Alright. 00:00:16.721 --> 00:00:20.592 Holy shit! Woo! 00:00:21.993 --> 00:00:24.162 bananas, man. 00:00:26.197 --> 00:00:28.033 Oh my God! 00:00:36.207 --> 00:00:37.942 GORDON I'm in the legendary Smoky Mountains, 00:00:38.143 --> 00:00:42.247 a bio diverse wilderness steeped in history. 00:00:42.247 --> 00:00:45.784 From the native Cherokee people to moonshiners, 00:00:45.784 --> 00:00:50.121 to NASCAR, this land has a past as diverse as its cuisine. 00:00:50.221 --> 00:00:52.624 And I can't wait to explore it all. 00:00:52.724 --> 00:00:55.126 Although they call these the Smoky Mountains, 00:00:55.226 --> 00:00:57.595 rivers are a plenty and I start my incredible journey 00:00:57.595 --> 00:01:00.598 fly fishing with a legendary local chef, 00:01:00.698 --> 00:01:01.800 William Dissen. 00:01:01.800 --> 00:01:04.769 Now, he said meet me somewhere on the river. 00:01:07.138 --> 00:01:09.107 Hey. Hey, good morning. 00:01:09.107 --> 00:01:10.275 Hi, how are you? 00:01:10.275 --> 00:01:11.309 You're not Chef William, that's for sure. 00:01:11.409 --> 00:01:12.777 I am not, no, no, no. My name is Sam. 00:01:12.777 --> 00:01:13.645 Nice to meet you. 00:01:13.645 --> 00:01:16.948 Uh, you're dressed up as if you're about to climb or? 00:01:17.048 --> 00:01:17.949 Do you wanna meet Chef William? 00:01:17.949 --> 00:01:18.783 Yes please. 00:01:18.783 --> 00:01:19.818 Okay, yeah, right down this way. 00:01:19.818 --> 00:01:21.319 He's down here? Uh-huh. 00:01:21.319 --> 00:01:23.788 I'm gonna follow you. Alright, come on down. 00:01:27.058 --> 00:01:28.159 So you wanna come this way? 00:01:28.259 --> 00:01:29.461 Are we there yet? 00:01:29.461 --> 00:01:31.496 Uh, nearly. It's right over here. 00:01:31.596 --> 00:01:33.765 What the hell is that? 00:01:37.302 --> 00:01:41.573 Holy shit. Oh my lord! 00:01:43.842 --> 00:01:44.642 He's down there? 00:01:44.742 --> 00:01:46.311 He's down there. 00:01:46.311 --> 00:01:48.480 William! Hey, Gordon! 00:01:48.480 --> 00:01:49.848 I'm coming! 00:01:49.848 --> 00:01:51.483 Welcome to Smoky Mountains. 00:01:51.483 --> 00:01:53.518 Bloody hell. Let's do this, girl. 00:01:53.618 --> 00:01:54.486 Woo! 00:01:54.486 --> 00:01:55.587 Man. 00:01:58.156 --> 00:01:59.858 This first section's pretty slick, 00:01:59.858 --> 00:02:02.327 so lean back a bit, take smaller steps. 00:02:05.630 --> 00:02:08.199 this is slippy as 00:02:08.299 --> 00:02:09.868 GORDON My journey has just begun and 00:02:09.868 --> 00:02:13.204 already the mountains are showing me who's in charge. 00:02:13.204 --> 00:02:15.673 Yeah, yeah. shit! 00:02:15.673 --> 00:02:16.708 You're fine. 00:02:16.708 --> 00:02:17.509 Repelling down anything, 00:02:17.609 --> 00:02:20.011 you need to get that firm grip and then relax. 00:02:21.279 --> 00:02:23.348 Shit. 00:02:23.448 --> 00:02:25.350 It's very hard to start that off 00:02:25.450 --> 00:02:26.851 when you can't even stand up straight. 00:02:26.951 --> 00:02:30.388 I've got no grip 00:02:30.388 --> 00:02:32.190 And I was literally gliding across those rocks 00:02:32.190 --> 00:02:34.325 like Bambi on ice. 00:02:47.205 --> 00:02:49.374 Halfway down, my rope got stuck. 00:02:51.075 --> 00:02:54.879 You're going under that water and it's chilly, 00:02:54.879 --> 00:02:56.347 so you're holding your breath. 00:02:57.215 --> 00:03:00.852 There's a powerful amount of water coming full frontal. 00:03:02.387 --> 00:03:03.888 GORDON It's like taking a cold wet punch 00:03:03.888 --> 00:03:06.224 to the face over and over. 00:03:06.224 --> 00:03:09.861 This is not the southern hospitality I've heard so much about. 00:03:15.366 --> 00:03:17.101 GORDON When I finally reach the first plateau, 00:03:17.101 --> 00:03:20.238 I look down and see the sheer rock face and 00:03:20.338 --> 00:03:22.941 realize I still have a long way to go. 00:03:40.792 --> 00:03:43.628 Welcome to the Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina. 00:03:43.728 --> 00:03:45.863 That was insane. 00:03:48.566 --> 00:03:50.635 You said meet me for some fly fishing! 00:03:51.135 --> 00:03:52.470 Well, you were like Daniel Day Lewis coming down 00:03:52.470 --> 00:03:53.605 the waterfall, man. 00:03:53.605 --> 00:03:54.472 Good to see you, bud. 00:03:54.472 --> 00:03:55.573 Yes. 00:03:57.308 --> 00:04:00.979 GORDON William Dissen is a Smoky Mountain's legend, 00:04:00.979 --> 00:04:02.981 a multi award winning chef, 00:04:02.981 --> 00:04:06.084 with a focus on fresh, healthy and sustainable food. 00:04:06.985 --> 00:04:09.654 He works with a network of local farmers, fisherman, 00:04:09.754 --> 00:04:11.990 and artisan producers to create some of 00:04:11.990 --> 00:04:14.492 the best dishes this region has to offer. 00:04:17.161 --> 00:04:18.463 What an amazing spot. 00:04:18.563 --> 00:04:19.797 This is one of my favorite places to get out of 00:04:19.897 --> 00:04:21.165 the kitchen, to come and relax. 00:04:21.266 --> 00:04:23.134 I've got your gear here, we can head on downstream. 00:04:23.134 --> 00:04:24.902 Bingo. 00:04:25.570 --> 00:04:26.504 GORDON After that repel, 00:04:26.604 --> 00:04:29.841 I'm wetter than a Scottish summer and I'm excited to 00:04:29.941 --> 00:04:32.110 dry off and get out the rod and reel. 00:04:32.844 --> 00:04:34.145 And they're gonna be what Brook Trout? 00:04:34.145 --> 00:04:35.346 Brook and Brown Trout. 00:04:35.446 --> 00:04:36.981 And brownies, love that. 00:04:39.284 --> 00:04:41.653 My first time in the Smoky Mountains. 00:04:41.753 --> 00:04:44.856 I really love this region because it's such a beautiful place. 00:04:44.856 --> 00:04:47.358 You have fertile land and, as you'll find out, 00:04:47.458 --> 00:04:49.160 lots of wild food everywhere. 00:04:49.260 --> 00:04:51.195 And if you look back to the Native Americans and 00:04:51.195 --> 00:04:53.164 the Cherokee, in particular, who lived in this region, 00:04:53.164 --> 00:04:56.167 you know, no wonder they decided to make this their home. 00:04:56.267 --> 00:04:58.002 It's kind of like a little food-topia. 00:04:58.002 --> 00:05:00.338 Got ya. What lies beneath? 00:05:00.338 --> 00:05:02.840 Oh Was that me or you? 00:05:02.840 --> 00:05:04.542 I think it was both of us. 00:05:04.542 --> 00:05:06.544 There's a big sense in community and local in 00:05:06.644 --> 00:05:08.546 this region and so that's really important because 00:05:08.646 --> 00:05:10.181 at the end of the week, 00:05:10.181 --> 00:05:11.716 we've gotta cook for all these locals. 00:05:11.716 --> 00:05:13.184 And when we cook at the end of the week, 00:05:13.284 --> 00:05:14.519 I've got a little bet for you. 00:05:14.619 --> 00:05:15.853 Go on. 00:05:15.853 --> 00:05:17.355 So when you're in the Smoky Mountains, 00:05:17.455 --> 00:05:19.023 you're gonna need a truck to get around, 00:05:19.023 --> 00:05:20.525 there's a lot of rugged off road. 00:05:20.625 --> 00:05:22.894 I've got a really sweet truck that you can borrow. 00:05:22.894 --> 00:05:24.028 Oh that'll be nice, thank you. 00:05:24.028 --> 00:05:24.896 Yeah, you're welcome. 00:05:24.896 --> 00:05:26.698 I'll let you borrow it though, under one condition. 00:05:26.698 --> 00:05:27.565 Go on. 00:05:27.665 --> 00:05:29.233 If they like my food better, 00:05:29.334 --> 00:05:31.035 you fly my family and I to London... 00:05:33.004 --> 00:05:34.572 And you treat us to dinner at your restaurant. 00:05:34.572 --> 00:05:35.740 Right. And if I win? 00:05:35.840 --> 00:05:37.575 If you win, I'll let you keep the keys. 00:05:37.575 --> 00:05:38.376 You are... 00:05:38.476 --> 00:05:39.877 Oh, you'll let me keep the truck? 00:05:39.977 --> 00:05:41.045 I'll let you keep the truck. 00:05:41.045 --> 00:05:42.213 Are you sure? 00:05:42.213 --> 00:05:44.749 So game on. I'm competitive. 00:05:44.849 --> 00:05:46.417 He's incredibly competitive and 00:05:46.417 --> 00:05:48.052 I've never competed for a truck. 00:05:48.152 --> 00:05:50.421 So extra motivation. 00:05:50.421 --> 00:05:53.224 I'm gonna give William a run for his money. 00:05:53.324 --> 00:05:54.392 Game on, big boy. 00:05:54.492 --> 00:05:56.227 Let's do it. And quick favor. 00:05:56.327 --> 00:05:57.061 What's that? 00:05:57.161 --> 00:05:58.062 The fact that we didn't catch any, 00:05:58.062 --> 00:05:59.764 or I didn't catch any trout this morning, 00:05:59.864 --> 00:06:02.433 any chance you could pull me a couple for the final cook, please. 00:06:02.433 --> 00:06:04.068 I'm sure, I'm sure I could get a few, 00:06:04.068 --> 00:06:05.603 but that's the last favor I'm doing for you this week. 00:06:05.703 --> 00:06:06.938 You are competitive. 00:06:07.038 --> 00:06:08.106 Uh, listen, tight lines. 00:06:08.106 --> 00:06:10.007 Good luck, I'll see you at the end of the week. 00:06:24.555 --> 00:06:26.290 GORDON I want this truck, 00:06:26.290 --> 00:06:31.028 so I need to get my hands on some of the most unique ingredients found here. 00:06:32.296 --> 00:06:34.365 Luckily, I've already got trout on the menu. 00:06:35.900 --> 00:06:38.469 But here, we have over 2,000 miles of amazing rivers 00:06:38.569 --> 00:06:40.605 and streams in the Smoky Mountains, 00:06:40.705 --> 00:06:41.939 so I want more. 00:06:42.039 --> 00:06:44.308 Now, William's hooked me up with an amazing craw fisherman 00:06:44.308 --> 00:06:45.777 and fingers crossed, 00:06:45.877 --> 00:06:47.979 today I'm gonna get my hands on those beauties. 00:06:50.548 --> 00:06:53.618 Keith. Ah, Chef Ramsay! 00:06:53.618 --> 00:06:55.119 How are you, sir. Good to see you. 00:06:55.219 --> 00:06:56.621 Nice, good to see you. 00:06:56.621 --> 00:06:58.489 Now, Chef William said that we've got a 00:06:58.489 --> 00:07:00.992 strong possibility of getting more protein ahead of the big cook. 00:07:00.992 --> 00:07:04.796 Yeah, so I brought a means of transportation for you. 00:07:04.796 --> 00:07:05.630 Yes. Did you forget them? 00:07:05.630 --> 00:07:07.298 Chef William explained to me you're a man that 00:07:07.398 --> 00:07:12.303 enjoys a challenge, so, um, I brought these. 00:07:12.303 --> 00:07:13.805 Ha-ha, yeah. 00:07:13.905 --> 00:07:15.473 So these are hand paddles. 00:07:15.473 --> 00:07:16.841 For, for your... 00:07:16.841 --> 00:07:19.644 This is, no, they go on your hands, see, 00:07:19.644 --> 00:07:21.846 just like this, um. 00:07:21.846 --> 00:07:23.481 Hand paddles? Yeah. 00:07:23.481 --> 00:07:25.483 It's very intuitive. 00:07:25.483 --> 00:07:26.651 Oh my lord. 00:07:26.651 --> 00:07:29.020 You've got long arms, I think you're gonna rock this. 00:07:29.020 --> 00:07:30.822 Let's get suited up. 00:07:30.922 --> 00:07:33.124 Let's go captain. I'm in your hands, my man. 00:07:38.629 --> 00:07:39.697 This is so beautiful. 00:07:39.797 --> 00:07:41.032 Yeah. 00:07:41.132 --> 00:07:43.868 It's one of the most wonderful things about paddling white water, 00:07:43.868 --> 00:07:46.170 is you see places few people see. 00:07:46.270 --> 00:07:47.205 Man. 00:07:47.205 --> 00:07:48.706 GORDON Keith makes using these hand paddles 00:07:48.706 --> 00:07:50.842 look easy, but it isn't for me. 00:07:50.842 --> 00:07:52.844 The only thing harder than paddling with them would be 00:07:52.944 --> 00:07:53.845 cooking with them. 00:07:53.845 --> 00:07:56.180 And it should seem rather intuitive, 00:07:56.180 --> 00:07:59.350 but you wanna just keep your boat in line with the water, 00:07:59.450 --> 00:08:04.121 you're exposing the side of the boat to catch a rock and tip you out. 00:08:05.056 --> 00:08:06.724 Kayaks are amazing fun, 00:08:06.724 --> 00:08:08.059 but when you've got a paddle, you know, 00:08:08.059 --> 00:08:09.527 you've got so much more control. 00:08:09.627 --> 00:08:12.230 Go around this. Shit! 00:08:13.798 --> 00:08:15.032 When you're paddling with your hands, 00:08:15.032 --> 00:08:17.034 then 15, 20 minutes in, you're gonna get tired. 00:08:20.705 --> 00:08:21.906 Stay away from that rock! 00:08:21.906 --> 00:08:23.641 Oh no! 00:08:27.178 --> 00:08:30.314 GORDON This is exactly what I was hoping to avoid. 00:08:30.314 --> 00:08:33.150 Now you see why I don't want you to touch the rock. 00:08:33.150 --> 00:08:35.353 GORDON Keith, this stays between you, 00:08:35.353 --> 00:08:36.921 me and the river. 00:08:40.024 --> 00:08:40.825 With my ego in check and 00:08:40.925 --> 00:08:43.828 my frozen nether regions tucked in my stomach, 00:08:43.928 --> 00:08:46.330 you bet your ass that won't happen again. 00:08:46.330 --> 00:08:50.034 Alright. Right this way. 00:08:50.134 --> 00:08:52.336 Woo-hoo! Nice. 00:08:52.436 --> 00:08:54.205 It's fine until you get into that fast water. 00:08:54.305 --> 00:08:56.707 When you hit that fast water, then you've gotta be a rudder 00:08:56.707 --> 00:08:58.543 as well, very quickly, and then you've gotta turn left, 00:08:58.643 --> 00:08:59.544 lean left, turn right. 00:08:59.644 --> 00:09:00.845 Lean right. 00:09:00.945 --> 00:09:02.213 Alright. 00:09:02.213 --> 00:09:03.514 You see this little wave, 00:09:03.614 --> 00:09:05.349 we're gonna clip the left side of it. 00:09:05.349 --> 00:09:07.051 Shit my boots. 00:09:07.151 --> 00:09:08.853 And then brace yourself. 00:09:12.156 --> 00:09:14.525 Nicely done, sir! 00:09:14.625 --> 00:09:18.195 Yeah! That's first class three. 00:09:20.164 --> 00:09:21.032 GORDON After sticking the landing on 00:09:21.132 --> 00:09:22.700 my first class three rapids, 00:09:22.800 --> 00:09:25.036 I was feeling pretty pleased with myself. 00:09:25.036 --> 00:09:27.405 Come hard, this way. 00:09:27.505 --> 00:09:32.076 Get in the glacier bango, point this way, quickly! 00:09:32.076 --> 00:09:33.544 GORDON But then, out of nowhere, 00:09:33.644 --> 00:09:36.080 Keith's soothing southern drawl takes on an urgency 00:09:36.080 --> 00:09:37.748 I haven't heard before. 00:09:37.748 --> 00:09:41.052 As soon as I realize why, I almost lose my lunch. 00:09:45.489 --> 00:09:47.358 Keith come back, don't leave me here. 00:09:50.561 --> 00:09:52.229 GORDON The river is pulling me towards raging rapids 00:09:52.330 --> 00:09:55.232 that drop into a series of vertical waterfalls. 00:09:55.333 --> 00:09:57.768 And the last thing I wanna do is die 00:09:57.768 --> 00:09:59.403 wearing these hand paddles. 00:09:59.403 --> 00:10:01.238 Shit. 00:10:12.049 --> 00:10:13.918 GORDON I'm on a river in the Great Smoky Mountains 00:10:13.918 --> 00:10:17.588 and it appears my day of carefree fun is over. 00:10:17.588 --> 00:10:18.789 Holy 00:10:18.889 --> 00:10:20.558 GORDON Along with possibly my life. 00:10:34.805 --> 00:10:36.474 What a moment that was. 00:10:36.574 --> 00:10:38.643 That was a big blur for 30 seconds, 00:10:38.643 --> 00:10:41.278 descending down those rapids because I thought I'd lost it. 00:10:41.278 --> 00:10:42.480 And then all of a sudden, boop, 00:10:42.580 --> 00:10:46.150 you pop up, take a breath and then stay calm. 00:10:46.150 --> 00:10:47.818 So what a ride. 00:10:49.487 --> 00:10:51.322 GORDON Smoky Mountain sleigh ride completed, 00:10:51.322 --> 00:10:53.624 it's finally time to focus on finding 00:10:53.624 --> 00:10:55.292 the crawfish I came for. 00:10:57.161 --> 00:10:59.497 This is where our traps are set and hopefully, 00:10:59.597 --> 00:11:01.465 uh, when we get there, 00:11:01.465 --> 00:11:02.967 we'll have some protein in 'em! 00:11:04.101 --> 00:11:05.136 Good job, my man. 00:11:05.136 --> 00:11:07.638 Alright. Good job, high-five. 00:11:07.638 --> 00:11:09.974 So you see what I've got here, 00:11:09.974 --> 00:11:12.343 I recessed it into the river bottom. 00:11:12.343 --> 00:11:15.346 And then inside, um, bacon. 00:11:15.346 --> 00:11:16.347 Bacon, stop it. 00:11:16.347 --> 00:11:18.315 Yeah, uh, that's what I had, um. 00:11:18.315 --> 00:11:20.017 So hopefully this worked. 00:11:20.017 --> 00:11:21.986 I'm gonna just move away the ramps. 00:11:22.086 --> 00:11:24.021 As you can see, it's very high tech. 00:11:24.021 --> 00:11:25.022 Man. 00:11:25.022 --> 00:11:27.324 Woo, look in there, yeah. 00:11:27.425 --> 00:11:29.326 May I? Oh my God. 00:11:29.427 --> 00:11:33.330 So we have 28 different species of crayfish in North Carolina. 00:11:33.330 --> 00:11:35.700 We don't have the giant ones they have in Louisiana, 00:11:35.700 --> 00:11:37.668 but they taste about the same. 00:11:37.668 --> 00:11:39.870 That is incredible, all because of those little bits of bacon. 00:11:39.970 --> 00:11:40.838 Yeah. 00:11:40.938 --> 00:11:42.006 Did you design this trap? 00:11:42.106 --> 00:11:45.042 I did. If you wanna break down the cost of it, um. 00:11:45.142 --> 00:11:48.679 The jug was cheese balls and this is a Gatorade, um. 00:11:48.679 --> 00:11:51.348 So it was $5 for the cheese balls and at the Dollar Store, 00:11:51.348 --> 00:11:52.883 that Gatorade was only $1. 00:11:52.983 --> 00:11:56.053 So it's a $6 trap, unless you like cheese balls and Gatorade 00:11:56.153 --> 00:11:58.556 and then you can say it's a free trap. 00:11:58.556 --> 00:12:01.025 You'd make a lot of money as a chef, 00:12:01.125 --> 00:12:01.892 you know that? 00:12:01.992 --> 00:12:03.227 Making sure there's no waste. 00:12:03.327 --> 00:12:04.395 They look amazing. 00:12:04.495 --> 00:12:05.896 Oh my God, good job. 00:12:05.996 --> 00:12:07.398 Keith is the perfect nut bag, 00:12:07.398 --> 00:12:08.899 you know to be in a forest with, 00:12:08.899 --> 00:12:10.067 because he utilizes everything. 00:12:10.167 --> 00:12:11.736 So what a trap. 00:12:11.736 --> 00:12:14.038 Good news is, tiny bit of bacon and 00:12:14.138 --> 00:12:15.573 we got a dozen crawfish. 00:12:15.573 --> 00:12:17.408 Big cook, in a couple of days. 00:12:17.508 --> 00:12:18.743 I don't know if that's gonna be enough. 00:12:18.843 --> 00:12:20.044 Oh we have more traps. 00:12:20.144 --> 00:12:21.045 I went all out. 00:12:21.145 --> 00:12:23.881 There's $24 worth of traps out here, so. 00:12:23.981 --> 00:12:26.083 I'll take care of that. 00:12:26.183 --> 00:12:27.885 Amazing. 00:12:37.728 --> 00:12:40.064 Now the Smoky Mountains are one of the oldest mountain ranges anywhere 00:12:40.164 --> 00:12:44.235 in the world and also one of the most biologically diverse. 00:12:44.235 --> 00:12:47.571 Amongst these trees are some of the best ingredients a chef 00:12:47.671 --> 00:12:50.007 could ever ask for, mushrooms. 00:12:55.346 --> 00:12:56.947 Alan. Hey. 00:12:57.047 --> 00:12:58.115 How are you, sir, are you well? 00:12:58.215 --> 00:12:59.083 Yeah, great. How are you doing? 00:12:59.083 --> 00:13:00.451 Good to see you. Uh, congratulations. 00:13:00.551 --> 00:13:03.621 They say that you are the best forager and 00:13:03.721 --> 00:13:06.624 I would love some mushrooms for the final cook. 00:13:06.724 --> 00:13:08.759 Well there's some right here, watch your step. 00:13:08.859 --> 00:13:10.961 Oh shit. No stop it. 00:13:10.961 --> 00:13:12.930 Uh-huh. So it is. 00:13:13.030 --> 00:13:14.465 Uh-huh. And what is that? 00:13:14.465 --> 00:13:16.267 That is a Boletes, like a Porcini. 00:13:16.267 --> 00:13:17.434 These are beauties. 00:13:17.434 --> 00:13:19.303 Obviously, I'm gonna need more than three mushrooms. 00:13:19.303 --> 00:13:20.137 Well let's get in the woods. 00:13:20.137 --> 00:13:21.372 Let's get in the woods. 00:13:23.274 --> 00:13:25.476 This is a beautiful trail, my goodness me. 00:13:25.576 --> 00:13:27.778 This is super bio diverse area. 00:13:27.878 --> 00:13:28.646 Wow. 00:13:28.746 --> 00:13:30.948 We have more here than probably anywhere outside of 00:13:31.048 --> 00:13:32.983 the tropics in the whole hemisphere. 00:13:32.983 --> 00:13:34.952 Serious. Keep your eyes open. 00:13:35.052 --> 00:13:36.153 Yes. 00:13:36.153 --> 00:13:38.322 GORDON My eyes are open and I'm ready to spot 00:13:38.422 --> 00:13:40.324 some fantastic ingredients. 00:13:40.324 --> 00:13:41.492 Oh look at that one there. 00:13:41.592 --> 00:13:43.160 Yeah. How bright is that? 00:13:44.829 --> 00:13:46.330 GORDON Just as I reach down to grab what 00:13:46.330 --> 00:13:47.998 looks like a perfect mushroom. 00:13:47.998 --> 00:13:49.967 That is so beautiful. Uh-huh. 00:13:49.967 --> 00:13:51.836 GORDON Alan stops me in my tracks. 00:13:51.836 --> 00:13:53.304 Yeah, it's gorgeous but, you know, 00:13:53.404 --> 00:13:54.672 that could be deadly. 00:13:54.672 --> 00:13:55.639 Really? Seriously? 00:13:55.739 --> 00:13:56.974 Uh-huh. My God. 00:13:57.074 --> 00:13:58.976 They're called Destroying Angel, 00:13:58.976 --> 00:14:00.010 the deadly one. 00:14:00.110 --> 00:14:01.846 Wow. Is that poisonous? 00:14:01.946 --> 00:14:03.681 Yeah, one will work. 00:14:03.681 --> 00:14:06.183 Bloody hell, so no eating those. 00:14:06.183 --> 00:14:07.651 GORDON Unfortunately, our first find 00:14:07.651 --> 00:14:10.855 could have killed my guests before the second course. 00:14:10.955 --> 00:14:13.591 After that, you'll never get a decent Yelp review. 00:14:14.859 --> 00:14:15.993 Oh great, check it out. See this? 00:14:16.093 --> 00:14:17.695 What is that? 00:14:17.695 --> 00:14:20.030 This is basically a puff ball on a stick. 00:14:20.030 --> 00:14:23.167 They call it hot lips because of the mouth right there. 00:14:23.167 --> 00:14:25.002 And if I'm lucky, when I squeeze this. 00:14:25.102 --> 00:14:27.171 See what came out. 00:14:27.271 --> 00:14:28.038 Wow. 00:14:28.138 --> 00:14:29.707 It's edible, it's just like rubber bands. 00:14:29.707 --> 00:14:30.708 Gotcha. But, you know. 00:14:30.808 --> 00:14:31.876 But not very flavorsome. 00:14:31.876 --> 00:14:34.511 No, just chewy. 00:14:34.612 --> 00:14:36.213 GORDON Our second find wasn't gonna kill 00:14:36.313 --> 00:14:39.350 the guests, but something that spits in their face isn't 00:14:39.450 --> 00:14:41.218 going on my menu. 00:14:41.218 --> 00:14:42.553 Alright, we're off roading it now. 00:14:42.653 --> 00:14:43.520 Off roading. 00:14:46.490 --> 00:14:49.360 Keep your... Oh. Come on. 00:14:49.460 --> 00:14:51.061 You did it. Bloody hell. 00:14:51.161 --> 00:14:56.066 Look at that. Now that, that right there. 00:14:56.066 --> 00:14:56.867 That's the prize. Is the money. 00:14:56.967 --> 00:14:58.235 Oh my God. 00:14:58.335 --> 00:14:59.236 You hit it. 00:14:59.336 --> 00:15:01.038 So is that the head? Yeah, this is it. 00:15:01.038 --> 00:15:02.907 Bloody hell. 00:15:02.907 --> 00:15:04.074 GORDON Hen of the woods is not only 00:15:04.074 --> 00:15:05.576 unique and beautiful, 00:15:05.576 --> 00:15:07.878 it's one of the best tasting mushrooms on earth. 00:15:07.978 --> 00:15:10.547 I would just come under and try to, 00:15:10.547 --> 00:15:11.715 don't even slice. 00:15:11.815 --> 00:15:12.549 Just lift it up? 00:15:12.650 --> 00:15:14.718 Yeah, yeah, it should come out whole. 00:15:14.718 --> 00:15:17.254 Wow. Yeah. 00:15:17.354 --> 00:15:19.390 That is beautiful. Thank you. 00:15:19.490 --> 00:15:20.925 Oh my God. 00:15:21.025 --> 00:15:23.427 It's almost like a beautiful piece of coral, isn't it? 00:15:23.527 --> 00:15:24.595 Like a sculpture, yeah. 00:15:24.595 --> 00:15:25.396 Look at that. 00:15:25.496 --> 00:15:26.563 I think you got what you needed. 00:15:26.563 --> 00:15:28.098 That's, that's gonna be a feast. 00:15:28.198 --> 00:15:29.767 That is beautiful. 00:15:29.867 --> 00:15:31.568 Almost looks like a piece of art. 00:15:31.568 --> 00:15:32.937 It's like a bloody flower arrangement, 00:15:32.937 --> 00:15:33.771 look at that. 00:15:33.871 --> 00:15:34.605 Uh-huh. 00:15:34.705 --> 00:15:35.906 But this is the money, let me tell you. 00:15:36.006 --> 00:15:37.408 This is gonna give me a little edge. 00:15:37.508 --> 00:15:38.409 I know William's busy. 00:15:38.509 --> 00:15:39.910 I know this is his home town, 00:15:40.010 --> 00:15:41.612 he's got a very successful restaurant, 00:15:41.612 --> 00:15:43.781 but he's not out foraging the way I am. 00:15:43.781 --> 00:15:46.583 So one nil to Ramsay. 00:15:46.583 --> 00:15:48.786 I hope that gives, uh, William a run for his money. 00:15:48.786 --> 00:15:49.620 Thank you. 00:15:49.720 --> 00:15:51.121 That's gonna kick his ass, man. 00:15:51.221 --> 00:15:52.423 That I wanna see. 00:15:59.396 --> 00:16:01.966 I've already got some incredible ingredients that, 00:16:02.066 --> 00:16:04.435 fingers crossed, I'm gonna impress my guests. 00:16:04.435 --> 00:16:08.939 But I know another way to try and win them over, alcohol. 00:16:09.039 --> 00:16:13.143 And, as you can see, I'm in the absolute perfect spot because, 00:16:13.143 --> 00:16:17.214 right here, is called the moonshine capital of the world. 00:16:18.749 --> 00:16:19.950 GORDON I'm meeting with a family that 00:16:20.050 --> 00:16:22.286 operates a legal distillery in town. 00:16:22.286 --> 00:16:24.955 But today, they're showing me how this corn whiskey was made 00:16:25.055 --> 00:16:28.492 the old fashioned way, deep in the woods hidden away from 00:16:28.492 --> 00:16:31.795 prying eyes and a Sheriff's shot gun. 00:16:31.795 --> 00:16:35.165 Derek, how are you, captain? 00:16:35.265 --> 00:16:36.667 Great, nice meeting you. 00:16:36.767 --> 00:16:37.634 It's an absolute pleasure. 00:16:37.735 --> 00:16:41.138 What an amazing drive up and I'm excited to, 00:16:41.138 --> 00:16:43.507 fingers crossed, get my hands on some moonshine. 00:16:43.507 --> 00:16:45.009 We can make that happen. 00:16:45.009 --> 00:16:46.176 Amazing. 00:16:46.276 --> 00:16:47.511 What's so special about your moonshine? 00:16:47.511 --> 00:16:49.980 We've got an old family recipe that 00:16:49.980 --> 00:16:52.850 goes back about 200 years. 00:16:52.850 --> 00:16:53.650 Wow. 00:16:53.751 --> 00:16:55.652 How long have you been making moonshine for? 00:16:55.652 --> 00:16:58.489 Oh, I started when I was 14 year old. 00:16:58.589 --> 00:17:00.324 You're not allowed to drink till you're 21. 00:17:00.424 --> 00:17:01.859 I, I know. 00:17:01.859 --> 00:17:03.827 My mom got me on whiskey at the age of 12. 00:17:03.927 --> 00:17:07.364 She put it on my tooth to numb a toothache. 00:17:07.364 --> 00:17:08.866 Right. It'll do it. 00:17:08.866 --> 00:17:10.834 Mom gave me whiskey at the age of 12 for a toothache. 00:17:10.834 --> 00:17:12.036 This guy's been drinking moonshine, 00:17:12.036 --> 00:17:13.704 you know, since the age of 14. 00:17:13.704 --> 00:17:15.539 Listen, we're brothers, we're joined at the hip. 00:17:15.639 --> 00:17:17.207 We're joined by moonshine. 00:17:17.207 --> 00:17:19.877 Let's start shelling right here. 00:17:19.877 --> 00:17:21.678 It takes a lot of corn. 00:17:21.678 --> 00:17:23.680 GORDON Derek is gonna show me how moonshine 00:17:23.680 --> 00:17:25.549 was made back in the day. 00:17:25.549 --> 00:17:29.053 No shortcuts, just good old 100 year old technology and 00:17:29.153 --> 00:17:31.221 some dried corn kernels. 00:17:31.321 --> 00:17:34.024 Man, it's like going for a workout at the gym, this thing. 00:17:35.392 --> 00:17:36.193 How old is this thing? 00:17:36.293 --> 00:17:38.896 That's a 1906. 1906? 00:17:38.996 --> 00:17:43.534 I think it is. Man. 00:17:43.534 --> 00:17:45.235 GORDON It takes a little bit of elbow grease, 00:17:45.335 --> 00:17:47.237 but this rusty machine does the trick, 00:17:47.337 --> 00:17:50.074 sheering the kernels clean off the cob. 00:17:52.009 --> 00:17:53.410 I think that'll do. 00:17:53.510 --> 00:17:57.381 Straight in? Yep, put that in. 00:17:57.381 --> 00:17:58.882 GORDON The second step is to get the 00:17:58.982 --> 00:18:02.586 kernels ground down with some more state of the art machinery. 00:18:02.686 --> 00:18:04.922 So this is 1906, how old is this thing? 00:18:05.022 --> 00:18:07.758 This is 1918 to 1921. 00:18:07.858 --> 00:18:09.226 Now, how do we start this baby, 00:18:09.226 --> 00:18:10.094 where's the on button? 00:18:10.194 --> 00:18:12.429 We gotta crank the tractor. 00:18:12.529 --> 00:18:14.231 Hold on a minute, we have to start the tractor to 00:18:14.331 --> 00:18:15.232 get this machine on? 00:18:15.332 --> 00:18:16.100 Right. 00:18:16.200 --> 00:18:17.067 GORDON Speaking of age, 00:18:17.067 --> 00:18:19.403 the quickest way to turn me into a nine year old boy is to 00:18:19.403 --> 00:18:21.105 put me on a tractor. 00:18:21.205 --> 00:18:23.440 I had no idea we were making moonshine with a tractor, trust me. 00:18:23.540 --> 00:18:24.942 And in the bloody rain. 00:18:24.942 --> 00:18:26.276 We're in rain, man. We're in the rain! 00:18:26.276 --> 00:18:27.544 Oh shit my foot. 00:18:30.914 --> 00:18:32.950 That's good, right there. 00:18:33.050 --> 00:18:36.620 Moonshine! That's it. We're go. 00:18:36.720 --> 00:18:38.422 It's too, uh... 00:18:38.522 --> 00:18:40.457 That's incredible. 00:18:40.557 --> 00:18:42.626 GORDON As the corn grinds, 00:18:42.726 --> 00:18:45.462 I remember that making moonshine is illegal and 00:18:45.462 --> 00:18:47.931 I'm not sure where the line is, where I go from 00:18:48.031 --> 00:18:50.634 internationally renowned chef to guy in a 00:18:50.734 --> 00:18:52.603 Smoky Mountain jail cell. 00:18:52.703 --> 00:18:53.804 Into the bag? 00:18:53.804 --> 00:18:55.105 Are we gonna get busted by the cops? 00:18:55.105 --> 00:18:56.473 I've got a wife and five kids? 00:18:56.473 --> 00:18:57.774 I ain't got no criminal record. 00:18:57.875 --> 00:18:59.309 Okay, alright. 00:18:59.309 --> 00:19:01.778 They might let you by the first time. 00:19:01.879 --> 00:19:03.280 What we doing with this now? 00:19:03.280 --> 00:19:06.216 We're gonna load it up in Cody, my son's, car... 00:19:06.950 --> 00:19:09.153 And y'all are gonna take it to the still. 00:19:09.253 --> 00:19:10.487 Is that him? That's him. 00:19:10.587 --> 00:19:11.622 That doesn't sound like a car, 00:19:11.622 --> 00:19:12.956 that sounds like, oh my goodness. 00:19:17.628 --> 00:19:19.129 Cody. 00:19:19.129 --> 00:19:20.497 How's it going? How are you, captain? 00:19:20.597 --> 00:19:21.498 Good to meet you. 00:19:21.498 --> 00:19:22.299 Good to see you, my man, we good? 00:19:22.399 --> 00:19:23.167 Yeah. 00:19:23.267 --> 00:19:24.334 We're going up to the still, right? 00:19:24.334 --> 00:19:25.469 Oh yeah, come on in. 00:19:25.469 --> 00:19:26.803 What a car, man. 00:19:26.904 --> 00:19:29.506 Derek, tell my wife I love her. 00:19:29.606 --> 00:19:31.675 Alright. Let's go. 00:19:31.775 --> 00:19:33.810 GORDON I was worried about getting arrested. 00:19:35.512 --> 00:19:38.515 Now I'm worried about staying alive. 00:19:38.615 --> 00:19:42.486 Shit! Holy shit! 00:19:44.922 --> 00:19:46.323 Oh my God! 00:19:55.632 --> 00:20:01.872 Holy shit! Woo! 00:20:01.872 --> 00:20:03.840 GORDON I'm here in the Smoky Mountains getting 00:20:03.840 --> 00:20:06.643 a crash course on moonshine and fast cars. 00:20:08.378 --> 00:20:11.515 In fact, NASCAR's roots stem from moonshiners racing their 00:20:11.515 --> 00:20:13.884 illegal hooch through the snaking back roads, 00:20:13.984 --> 00:20:15.686 trying to avoid the Feds. 00:20:18.455 --> 00:20:21.558 And the way Cody drives, the Feds don't stand a chance. 00:20:21.558 --> 00:20:24.061 Woo! Holy shit! 00:20:24.161 --> 00:20:25.829 That's how you drive a Hot Rod. 00:20:27.531 --> 00:20:28.398 We've gotta walk from here? 00:20:28.398 --> 00:20:29.700 Yeah, all the way up to the top of the mountain here. 00:20:29.800 --> 00:20:31.068 Okay. 00:20:31.168 --> 00:20:33.237 GORDON Normally, moonshine is made at night, 00:20:33.337 --> 00:20:35.072 under the cloak of darkness. 00:20:35.072 --> 00:20:38.709 Lite only by the light of, you guessed it, the moon. 00:20:38.809 --> 00:20:41.245 Bloody hell. This is it? 00:20:41.245 --> 00:20:43.146 Yes sir. 00:20:44.581 --> 00:20:46.416 How long has this set up been like this? 00:20:46.516 --> 00:20:49.419 The still is over 100 year old family still. 00:20:49.519 --> 00:20:50.254 Wow. 00:20:50.354 --> 00:20:52.256 In general, you'd wanna move 'em from time to time, you know. 00:20:52.256 --> 00:20:53.757 So as we're not found out? 00:20:53.857 --> 00:20:54.758 Yeah, yeah. 00:20:54.758 --> 00:20:57.394 It's all gotta be put up right before you use it and then hidden. 00:20:57.494 --> 00:20:59.096 But this is serious stuff, this stuff, right? 00:20:59.096 --> 00:21:00.731 Yeah. Is this bit legal? 00:21:00.731 --> 00:21:02.566 Well, depends how you look at it. 00:21:02.666 --> 00:21:03.433 Why? 00:21:03.533 --> 00:21:06.103 This is legal to make the beer. 00:21:06.203 --> 00:21:07.604 If you distill it, then it's illegal. 00:21:07.704 --> 00:21:08.772 Got ya. 00:21:08.772 --> 00:21:10.774 First thing we're gonna do is, um, go ahead and 00:21:10.774 --> 00:21:13.176 put your corn in. 00:21:15.912 --> 00:21:18.248 And then we'll do what's called cooking it. 00:21:18.248 --> 00:21:20.284 Take this hot water we got over here and we dump it in 00:21:20.384 --> 00:21:21.518 and we'll stir it up. 00:21:25.756 --> 00:21:28.592 Go back decades and what moonshiners put up with, 00:21:28.592 --> 00:21:30.794 you know, how much graft went into making this stuff. 00:21:30.794 --> 00:21:32.429 We take it for granted now and 00:21:32.429 --> 00:21:33.597 we see it in the shiny bottles, 00:21:33.597 --> 00:21:35.299 but this is where it all started. 00:21:35.399 --> 00:21:36.767 The water start going in. 00:21:36.867 --> 00:21:37.801 Oh shit. 00:21:37.901 --> 00:21:38.802 Oh you'll spill some, don't worry about that. 00:21:38.902 --> 00:21:40.470 It happens, it's a messy process. 00:21:40.470 --> 00:21:41.938 That's right up to the top now. 00:21:42.039 --> 00:21:43.440 Alright. Yeah. 00:21:43.440 --> 00:21:44.941 So the next step would be to light it. 00:21:45.042 --> 00:21:46.476 Now if you do that, it's illegal, 00:21:46.576 --> 00:21:49.112 you're, um, breaking, you know, federal law. 00:21:49.112 --> 00:21:50.447 A pretty serious one. 00:21:50.547 --> 00:21:53.450 I need to find a way of getting one over William, 00:21:53.550 --> 00:21:55.152 so we have no moonshine ready? 00:21:55.252 --> 00:21:56.486 I got some. Okay. 00:21:56.486 --> 00:21:57.621 Same recipe, same everything. 00:21:57.721 --> 00:21:59.623 This is brewed in my distillery in Nashville. 00:21:59.723 --> 00:22:00.824 Got ya. 00:22:00.924 --> 00:22:01.792 GORDON The only difference between the 00:22:01.792 --> 00:22:04.828 outlawed hooch made in the back woods and the legal stuff 00:22:04.928 --> 00:22:07.464 Cody makes now is taxation and permits. 00:22:07.798 --> 00:22:08.765 100 proof. 00:22:09.266 --> 00:22:11.134 50% alcohol. Yeah. 00:22:11.134 --> 00:22:13.170 GORDON But Cody assures me my taste buds won't 00:22:13.270 --> 00:22:14.838 know the difference. 00:22:14.838 --> 00:22:16.640 Cheers, man. You gonna take a swig? 00:22:16.740 --> 00:22:17.908 Hell yeah, I'll drink out of the jar. 00:22:25.649 --> 00:22:26.850 Shit. 00:22:30.854 --> 00:22:32.823 I feel like a flame thrower. 00:22:33.824 --> 00:22:34.858 Is that not strong for you? 00:22:34.958 --> 00:22:37.994 No, no. I'm used to it. Oh my God! 00:22:39.329 --> 00:22:40.364 I do have a toned down version, 00:22:40.364 --> 00:22:42.699 if you want the apple pie. 00:22:42.699 --> 00:22:43.867 So this is the apple one? 00:22:43.967 --> 00:22:47.003 Yeah. So, may I? 00:22:47.003 --> 00:22:48.372 Yeah, go for it. 00:22:50.674 --> 00:22:52.042 Oh, sweet as well. Yeah. 00:22:52.042 --> 00:22:53.176 And a nice, sort of almost like a 00:22:53.276 --> 00:22:55.011 caramel flavored apple at the end. 00:22:55.011 --> 00:22:56.380 That's the winner. 00:22:56.480 --> 00:22:57.714 I'm hoping things like that moonshine, 00:22:57.814 --> 00:23:01.184 especially the apple caramel moonshine can help 00:23:01.184 --> 00:23:02.219 elevate this thing. 00:23:02.319 --> 00:23:03.653 Good man. 00:23:09.559 --> 00:23:12.562 North Carolina is the second largest producer of hogs 00:23:12.662 --> 00:23:16.867 across the whole of the USA, so there's no way I'm going 00:23:16.967 --> 00:23:19.403 into the final cook without pork. 00:23:20.370 --> 00:23:22.572 GORDON With only two days before I go head to head with William, 00:23:22.572 --> 00:23:24.875 I'm on my way to meet a super talented butcher 00:23:24.975 --> 00:23:27.244 who prepares something the locals rave about. 00:23:28.512 --> 00:23:30.714 It's called livermush and with a name like that, 00:23:30.714 --> 00:23:32.416 it has to be good. 00:23:32.416 --> 00:23:33.583 Matt. 00:23:33.583 --> 00:23:34.918 Hey, how're you doing? How are you, bud? 00:23:35.018 --> 00:23:36.052 Good. Good to see you, glad you made it. 00:23:36.052 --> 00:23:37.254 You good? Yeah, absolutely. 00:23:37.254 --> 00:23:38.221 Oh my lord, absolute pleasure. 00:23:38.321 --> 00:23:42.058 Now, William said that the livermush is a delicacy. 00:23:42.058 --> 00:23:42.926 Absolutely. 00:23:42.926 --> 00:23:44.561 From a Chef's point of view, I'm dying to get my hands on it. 00:23:44.561 --> 00:23:45.929 What's so special about it? 00:23:46.029 --> 00:23:47.597 It's a staple of western North Carolina. 00:23:47.597 --> 00:23:48.732 It doesn't sound appetizing. 00:23:48.732 --> 00:23:49.933 It's got a weird name. 00:23:50.033 --> 00:23:50.934 Livermush. Yes sir. 00:23:51.034 --> 00:23:53.403 Is it like eating pressed pork? Is it... 00:23:53.403 --> 00:23:55.272 It's kind of like pate, but in a different way because 00:23:55.272 --> 00:23:56.606 instead of having a panade in it, 00:23:56.706 --> 00:23:57.908 it's got corn meal as a bonder. 00:23:58.008 --> 00:23:58.775 And did you say pate? 00:23:58.875 --> 00:24:00.610 Cause you've gone all posh on me, a little bit of French in that. 00:24:00.710 --> 00:24:01.578 Yeah, a little bit, a little bit. 00:24:01.578 --> 00:24:03.280 And kinda like a southern cousin of pate, if you will. 00:24:03.380 --> 00:24:04.114 Gotcha. 00:24:04.214 --> 00:24:05.415 Go ahead and dice up some pork shoulder, 00:24:05.415 --> 00:24:07.117 dice up a little pork liver and we'll add it to our pot of simmering stock over here. 00:24:07.117 --> 00:24:08.285 Gotcha. Gotcha. 00:24:08.285 --> 00:24:11.254 Now, is it something that you would eat Thanksgiving, Christmas? 00:24:11.254 --> 00:24:12.456 It's more of a breakfast food around here. 00:24:12.556 --> 00:24:14.925 Absolutely. I'm dead serious. 00:24:16.426 --> 00:24:18.962 Stop. Stop. Shit you got the guns on there. 00:24:19.062 --> 00:24:19.963 Okay, gotcha. 00:24:19.963 --> 00:24:21.798 GORDON Every layer you peel away from 00:24:21.798 --> 00:24:24.267 the Smoky Mountain onion is fascinating. 00:24:24.367 --> 00:24:27.604 Who would have thought of pork liver as a breakfast staple. 00:24:27.604 --> 00:24:30.273 I can't wait to cook this for my kids. 00:24:30.373 --> 00:24:31.808 So all the pork? Uh-huh. 00:24:31.808 --> 00:24:33.310 And what's that just boiling water? 00:24:33.410 --> 00:24:35.312 It's pork stock. Pork stock. 00:24:35.412 --> 00:24:36.146 Yes sir. 00:24:36.246 --> 00:24:37.113 Fortified it with a few trotters, 00:24:37.214 --> 00:24:38.114 to give it more gelatin. 00:24:38.215 --> 00:24:39.649 GORDON Trotters are pig's feet. 00:24:39.749 --> 00:24:42.486 Between those and the liver, this is shaping up to be one 00:24:42.586 --> 00:24:46.323 of those sausages most people don't want to see made, but I do. 00:24:46.323 --> 00:24:48.825 So that cooks for how long? 00:24:48.925 --> 00:24:50.126 About an hour. 00:24:50.126 --> 00:24:51.127 Shall we take a coffee, 00:24:51.228 --> 00:24:52.128 a little beer, what shall we do? 00:24:52.229 --> 00:24:53.830 Let's go see the pigs. Go see the pigs. 00:24:53.930 --> 00:24:55.165 Yes sir, they're not far. 00:24:55.165 --> 00:24:56.466 You're gonna need these. 00:24:56.566 --> 00:24:57.801 Is it like wallowing deep mud? 00:24:57.901 --> 00:24:59.336 Oh yeah, yeah, we're gonna go to the wallow for sure. 00:24:59.436 --> 00:25:01.505 Matt, seriously. 00:25:01.605 --> 00:25:02.973 GORDON I've actually raised a few pigs 00:25:03.073 --> 00:25:05.675 in my time and, if they taught me anything, 00:25:05.675 --> 00:25:08.845 it's that I never want to raise pigs again. 00:25:08.845 --> 00:25:10.480 This won't end well. 00:25:10.580 --> 00:25:11.982 My God. 00:25:20.690 --> 00:25:22.492 My God, they are gorgeous. 00:25:22.592 --> 00:25:24.194 Beautiful. 00:25:24.194 --> 00:25:25.195 Hey guys. Hi, good morning. 00:25:25.195 --> 00:25:26.162 Hey, welcome. 00:25:26.162 --> 00:25:26.997 You good? Good to see you, bud. 00:25:26.997 --> 00:25:27.998 I think I'll drop him off with you, man. 00:25:27.998 --> 00:25:30.333 Awesome. Dude see you later. 00:25:30.433 --> 00:25:31.201 Let's do it. Um... 00:25:31.301 --> 00:25:32.202 These are gorgeous. 00:25:32.302 --> 00:25:34.538 These are. These are our Mamas here, we call 'em sows. 00:25:34.638 --> 00:25:36.873 GORDON Asher has been raising hogs for over 00:25:36.973 --> 00:25:40.844 15 years and he tells me what makes these ones special is 00:25:40.944 --> 00:25:43.013 that they're kept outside year round, 00:25:43.113 --> 00:25:45.048 which encourages natural behaviors, 00:25:45.148 --> 00:25:47.183 like rooting and foraging. 00:25:47.284 --> 00:25:48.552 And the age, how old are they? 00:25:48.652 --> 00:25:50.887 Uh, these girls are about two and a half. 00:25:50.887 --> 00:25:51.688 Really. 00:25:51.788 --> 00:25:53.557 And then Owen, Owen's kind of our senior boar on 00:25:53.657 --> 00:25:55.225 the scene here, he's about five. 00:25:55.325 --> 00:25:57.060 Look at him. 00:25:57.160 --> 00:26:00.363 Owen, come on, sat there wallowing in mud with 00:26:00.363 --> 00:26:02.198 four gorgeous pigs around him. 00:26:02.198 --> 00:26:03.366 What is he, 400 pound? 00:26:03.466 --> 00:26:07.037 No these guys pushing, he's probably 600 to 650. 00:26:07.137 --> 00:26:08.238 Man. 00:26:08.338 --> 00:26:09.739 GORDON Owen is my new hero. 00:26:09.739 --> 00:26:13.243 I want him to become my best friend and tell me the secret 00:26:13.343 --> 00:26:16.713 to keeping my wife happy while I just blissfully lie around 00:26:16.713 --> 00:26:18.582 in my boxer shorts. 00:26:18.682 --> 00:26:19.749 We're gonna give him some apples first, 00:26:19.849 --> 00:26:20.884 just to butter 'em up. 00:26:20.984 --> 00:26:22.218 And just like feeding a horse, 00:26:22.218 --> 00:26:23.420 just kind of stick it out to him. 00:26:23.420 --> 00:26:27.090 Gotcha Hey man, hey. 00:26:27.090 --> 00:26:28.758 Hey, big man. Come on. 00:26:28.758 --> 00:26:30.060 Come on, bud. 00:26:30.160 --> 00:26:31.561 Hey. Man. 00:26:31.661 --> 00:26:33.563 GORDON Owen wants nothing to do with me, 00:26:33.563 --> 00:26:36.600 I think he knows I'll never be the player he is. 00:26:36.700 --> 00:26:37.901 Why don't you get one of these girls, 00:26:37.901 --> 00:26:39.102 they'll take it from you? 00:26:39.102 --> 00:26:40.236 Man, hey, man. 00:26:40.236 --> 00:26:41.771 Hey, come here. 00:26:41.771 --> 00:26:43.940 Oh they're getting pumped. 00:26:43.940 --> 00:26:45.575 They are beautiful. 00:26:45.675 --> 00:26:47.577 Well, shall we feed 'em some grain too? 00:26:47.677 --> 00:26:48.912 Yeah. 00:26:49.012 --> 00:26:50.580 Oh. Hey. 00:26:50.580 --> 00:26:51.948 Here, pig, pig. 00:26:51.948 --> 00:26:54.918 He is amazing, Owen, my God. 00:26:55.018 --> 00:26:55.785 Come on. 00:26:55.885 --> 00:26:57.454 Take a look on the back, you see the goods. 00:26:57.454 --> 00:27:00.090 Uh, oh my lord! 00:27:01.057 --> 00:27:02.926 Jesus, like two footballs down there. 00:27:03.026 --> 00:27:05.962 That is insane. 00:27:05.962 --> 00:27:08.465 GORDON I wonder what size shoe Owen wears? 00:27:08.465 --> 00:27:10.967 Spread that bucket over about half of these pales. 00:27:11.067 --> 00:27:12.636 Gotcha 00:27:12.736 --> 00:27:13.970 Here pig, pig, pig. 00:27:14.070 --> 00:27:18.441 Jeez. Hey, hey. Hey. 00:27:18.541 --> 00:27:21.277 Shit. Jesus. 00:27:21.277 --> 00:27:22.646 Yeah, you gotta move quick. 00:27:22.646 --> 00:27:23.947 You've gotta move very quick. 00:27:24.047 --> 00:27:27.651 Other things they eat besides the feed here is stuff 00:27:27.651 --> 00:27:28.785 that's out in the pasture. 00:27:28.785 --> 00:27:29.653 Gotcha. 00:27:29.653 --> 00:27:32.122 So they're eating roots and bugs and mushrooms and 00:27:32.122 --> 00:27:35.291 they forage and that adding parts of flavor in the meat 00:27:35.392 --> 00:27:37.160 that you don't get from being inside. 00:27:37.260 --> 00:27:37.994 No. 00:27:38.094 --> 00:27:38.962 The pigs, the way they feed. 00:27:38.962 --> 00:27:39.996 The Granny Smith treats. 00:27:39.996 --> 00:27:41.798 They're moving pens every two or three weeks for 00:27:41.898 --> 00:27:43.500 a much greater feed. 00:27:43.500 --> 00:27:45.135 They're wallowing in the mud 24/7, 00:27:45.235 --> 00:27:49.172 it's an amazing find, that quality of pig. 00:27:49.172 --> 00:27:52.308 I'm gonna head back down and get tucking into this liver, livermush? 00:27:52.409 --> 00:27:53.476 Livermush, you got it. 00:27:53.576 --> 00:27:54.644 Good to see you, bud. Thank you so much. 00:27:54.744 --> 00:27:56.980 Beautiful pigs. 00:27:56.980 --> 00:27:58.148 They were incredible. 00:27:58.248 --> 00:27:59.315 Has that boiled? 00:27:59.315 --> 00:28:00.183 Yes sir. 00:28:00.283 --> 00:28:02.686 So it has to be very, oh wow. 00:28:02.686 --> 00:28:03.853 That's gonna be very gelatinous. 00:28:03.853 --> 00:28:06.022 Yes. We're gonna strain it with this spider over here, 00:28:06.022 --> 00:28:07.157 we're gonna take the solids out and 00:28:07.257 --> 00:28:08.324 then we're gonna grind 'em. 00:28:08.425 --> 00:28:09.492 And that's fully cooked. 00:28:09.592 --> 00:28:11.695 I love those little aromats in there as well. 00:28:14.330 --> 00:28:15.498 There you go. 00:28:15.498 --> 00:28:17.500 Beautiful. Perfect. 00:28:17.600 --> 00:28:19.169 Alright, we'll kill that. 00:28:19.269 --> 00:28:21.337 Give that a little stir and we'll see what it looks like. 00:28:21.337 --> 00:28:23.206 And so now it's getting to the mushy part, so. 00:28:23.306 --> 00:28:24.841 Mhm. Now you're seeing why it's named that. 00:28:24.841 --> 00:28:26.876 That's why it's called livermush. 00:28:26.876 --> 00:28:29.179 We're gonna add one of those containers of corn meal. 00:28:29.179 --> 00:28:30.380 That's enough? That's it. 00:28:30.380 --> 00:28:31.181 That's ready to go. Yes sir. 00:28:31.281 --> 00:28:33.683 And we would pour that into a pan and we would let it set in 00:28:33.683 --> 00:28:35.685 the fridge and then we would come out and it would look 00:28:35.685 --> 00:28:36.853 something like this guy right here. 00:28:36.953 --> 00:28:38.188 Wow, so that's it there. 00:28:38.188 --> 00:28:39.189 That's it there. 00:28:39.189 --> 00:28:40.056 And you feel how dense it is now. 00:28:40.056 --> 00:28:40.890 Yeah, it's very dense. 00:28:40.990 --> 00:28:43.359 Absolutely. That's amazing. 00:28:43.460 --> 00:28:45.061 So in we go, hot pan. 00:28:45.061 --> 00:28:46.529 GORDON After a quick sear on the grill, 00:28:46.529 --> 00:28:49.699 we put this on a traditional southern biscuit and tuck in. 00:28:49.799 --> 00:28:51.067 It's got a beautiful color on there, right? 00:28:51.067 --> 00:28:54.237 It does, it does. Here you go, sir. 00:28:54.237 --> 00:28:55.505 Thank you. 00:28:57.006 --> 00:28:59.409 Oh my God. 00:29:01.211 --> 00:29:03.046 That is delicious. 00:29:03.146 --> 00:29:04.047 What's better than that? 00:29:04.047 --> 00:29:05.215 Shit. 00:29:05.315 --> 00:29:07.383 Livermush, doesn't sound the most appetizing on a menu, 00:29:07.383 --> 00:29:09.919 but let me tell you, honestly, delicious. 00:29:09.919 --> 00:29:13.256 It takes me back to my commis chef days in Paris, 00:29:13.356 --> 00:29:16.760 just getting down to the basic ingredients and 00:29:16.860 --> 00:29:18.428 transform it into something magical. 00:29:18.528 --> 00:29:19.729 Oh my God, wow. 00:29:19.729 --> 00:29:20.897 That has got me going, honestly. 00:29:20.997 --> 00:29:21.931 Good, I like it. 00:29:21.931 --> 00:29:23.399 Uh, wow. 00:29:23.399 --> 00:29:24.400 At the beginning of the journey, 00:29:24.501 --> 00:29:25.435 William's going on about livermush. 00:29:25.435 --> 00:29:26.736 I'm like, mush? 00:29:26.836 --> 00:29:28.772 Are you kidding me? Liver, mush, really? 00:29:28.772 --> 00:29:30.607 I get it now. 00:29:30.707 --> 00:29:32.942 So hats off to Smoky Mountain's heritage 00:29:32.942 --> 00:29:34.444 because it is delicious. 00:29:34.444 --> 00:29:35.612 Take care. Yes sir. 00:29:35.712 --> 00:29:36.446 See you at the end of the week. 00:29:36.546 --> 00:29:37.280 Thank you. 00:29:37.380 --> 00:29:40.250 And I have to take that and present it in a really cool way, 00:29:40.350 --> 00:29:42.452 otherwise I'm gonna get kicked out of those mountains. 00:29:50.126 --> 00:29:52.295 It's the day before the big cook, 00:29:52.295 --> 00:29:56.466 and I've got one last very important stop on the border 00:29:56.566 --> 00:30:01.137 of the Great Smoky Mountains is the national park that is 00:30:01.237 --> 00:30:04.140 inhabited by the Cherokee Indians. 00:30:04.140 --> 00:30:05.642 GORDON I've heard that there's a 00:30:05.742 --> 00:30:08.945 Cherokee dish that I need to taste to believe. 00:30:10.713 --> 00:30:12.415 We are right in the thick of the woods. 00:30:14.384 --> 00:30:16.152 Maliya, there you are. 00:30:20.323 --> 00:30:21.324 What does that mean? 00:30:21.424 --> 00:30:23.326 It means hello Gordon and how are you? 00:30:23.426 --> 00:30:24.661 I'm so happy to be here. 00:30:24.661 --> 00:30:26.629 Now Hom, Homalee? 00:30:26.629 --> 00:30:28.164 Hominy. Hominy, excuse me. 00:30:28.164 --> 00:30:29.499 Hominy. Hominy. 00:30:29.499 --> 00:30:33.469 GORDON Hominy is very unique traditional native American food. 00:30:33.469 --> 00:30:35.171 It's basically corn on steroids. 00:30:35.271 --> 00:30:38.141 And I'm finally about to see how it's made. 00:30:38.241 --> 00:30:42.011 The process of turning the corn to Hominy just relies 00:30:42.111 --> 00:30:45.148 on this ash, this hickory ash and the corn 00:30:45.148 --> 00:30:46.349 and water and heat. 00:30:46.449 --> 00:30:47.317 Oh really? Yeah. 00:30:47.317 --> 00:30:50.353 First off, if you can finish getting the rest of these kernels off. 00:30:50.453 --> 00:30:52.989 And once you get a few of 'em, see you're looking like a pro. 00:30:52.989 --> 00:30:53.857 Gotcha. 00:30:53.957 --> 00:30:55.658 And then we're gonna come over with our ash and 00:30:55.658 --> 00:30:56.826 go over to the fire. 00:30:56.926 --> 00:30:58.161 That ash will turn it black, won't it? 00:30:58.161 --> 00:31:01.030 It's the lye that's in the ash that we need to remove 00:31:01.130 --> 00:31:05.702 the coat off of the kernels, it makes it easier to digest. 00:31:05.702 --> 00:31:07.503 GORDON Now, I know why there's such a 00:31:07.503 --> 00:31:09.038 buzz around this dish. 00:31:09.138 --> 00:31:13.009 There is lye in hickory ash, which is extremely corrosive. 00:31:13.009 --> 00:31:16.212 I'm excited to be shown what this unique ingredient will do 00:31:16.212 --> 00:31:18.348 to humble corn kernels. 00:31:18.348 --> 00:31:21.184 And it also makes some more amino acids available to you. 00:31:21.184 --> 00:31:22.185 Okay. 00:31:22.185 --> 00:31:24.020 And you have less vitamin deficiencies. 00:31:24.020 --> 00:31:25.855 GORDON It makes sense that the Cherokee 00:31:25.855 --> 00:31:28.358 developed a recipe that would maximize nutrients, 00:31:28.458 --> 00:31:32.528 but I'm not sold on this dish just yet. 00:31:32.528 --> 00:31:33.863 So does the ash turn it bitter? 00:31:33.863 --> 00:31:35.064 It doesn't turn it bitter, 00:31:35.064 --> 00:31:36.900 but it does give it a different taste. 00:31:36.900 --> 00:31:38.401 Yeah, see it doesn't look appetizing. 00:31:38.501 --> 00:31:41.404 Well, I'm sure sometimes when you make a dish, 00:31:41.404 --> 00:31:44.374 it doesn't look that appetizing until you're all the way done, right? 00:31:44.474 --> 00:31:47.243 GORDON Maliya has obviously never seen me cook. 00:31:47.343 --> 00:31:50.246 While we wait for this caustic mixture to work its magic, 00:31:50.346 --> 00:31:53.750 I learn about the traditional way of grinding corn. 00:31:53.850 --> 00:31:56.719 Straight in? Yes. Alright. 00:31:56.719 --> 00:31:57.921 Does that go in there? 00:31:57.921 --> 00:31:59.255 Which? 00:31:59.255 --> 00:32:01.224 Is that right, round, pound? 00:32:01.224 --> 00:32:02.225 What do you think? 00:32:02.325 --> 00:32:03.760 Well, it looks like the sort of, 00:32:03.760 --> 00:32:05.228 that end's too big for the hole, 00:32:05.328 --> 00:32:07.096 but then that doesn't. 00:32:07.096 --> 00:32:07.931 No, let's try this way. 00:32:07.931 --> 00:32:09.098 So how may kids to you have? 00:32:09.198 --> 00:32:13.069 Well, no. Maliya, please. 00:32:13.069 --> 00:32:14.570 Christ girl, honestly. 00:32:14.570 --> 00:32:16.072 Alright, so I'll give you a little help, 00:32:16.172 --> 00:32:17.073 I'll give you a little help. 00:32:17.173 --> 00:32:17.941 It won't go down the hole. 00:32:18.041 --> 00:32:18.908 Turn it around. 00:32:18.908 --> 00:32:19.742 Oh you do turn it around? 00:32:19.742 --> 00:32:21.077 You do turn it around. 00:32:21.077 --> 00:32:23.579 So the secret's not to go too hard, right? 00:32:23.579 --> 00:32:24.747 Right. 00:32:27.050 --> 00:32:30.954 I'll have to teach you how to say help me in Cherokee, it's... 00:32:30.954 --> 00:32:31.788 Yes please. 00:32:37.026 --> 00:32:38.294 It means help. 00:32:38.294 --> 00:32:40.964 And right now, I need a shit ton of it. 00:32:41.064 --> 00:32:42.966 So you are using a lot. 00:32:42.966 --> 00:32:44.934 Am I? 00:32:44.934 --> 00:32:46.936 Look how slow you're going. 00:32:47.036 --> 00:32:48.771 Work smarter, not harder, right? 00:32:48.871 --> 00:32:50.139 Yes. Yes ma'am. 00:32:50.139 --> 00:32:51.975 Indigenous science, right. 00:32:52.075 --> 00:32:53.109 Gotcha, slow and steady, here we go. 00:32:56.579 --> 00:32:57.780 Doesn't feel right. 00:32:59.615 --> 00:33:00.950 GORDON I'm sure you'd like to keep watching me 00:33:01.050 --> 00:33:03.820 awkwardly poke around, but thankfully it's time to try 00:33:03.820 --> 00:33:06.489 our Hominy which has been thoroughly rinsed and 00:33:06.589 --> 00:33:07.824 mixed with beans. 00:33:07.924 --> 00:33:09.459 That looks, I mean, it's almost like a sort of 00:33:09.559 --> 00:33:12.495 French Cassoulet, you know, like a bean stew. 00:33:12.495 --> 00:33:14.931 Yeah. 00:33:18.167 --> 00:33:21.004 Mmm. Lovely. 00:33:21.004 --> 00:33:23.139 Mm. Been waiting for that all day. 00:33:23.239 --> 00:33:24.674 That is delicious, oh my God. 00:33:24.674 --> 00:33:27.310 The corn and the beans, on a different level. 00:33:27.310 --> 00:33:30.179 She elevated that dish into something quite luxurious. 00:33:30.279 --> 00:33:34.484 That Cherokee history is so prevalent today and 00:33:34.584 --> 00:33:35.651 I need to tap into that. 00:33:35.651 --> 00:33:38.988 If I don't tap into that, I'm, I'm dead meat. 00:33:38.988 --> 00:33:39.822 See ya. Good to see ya girl. 00:33:39.822 --> 00:33:41.591 Thank you. 00:33:43.860 --> 00:33:45.661 I've got a great arsenal of ingredients for 00:33:45.661 --> 00:33:46.529 the big cook. 00:33:46.629 --> 00:33:49.198 But come on, I know William has been cooking from 00:33:49.298 --> 00:33:52.001 this land for the locals for decades. 00:33:52.001 --> 00:33:54.670 This is a competition and, honestly, 00:33:54.771 --> 00:33:57.173 I do not like to lose. 00:34:13.823 --> 00:34:15.058 William! 00:34:15.158 --> 00:34:16.225 Gordon, what's up, man? 00:34:16.225 --> 00:34:17.360 What do you think? Did you enjoy the Smokies? 00:34:17.460 --> 00:34:18.694 I'm moving here. 00:34:18.694 --> 00:34:19.729 It's amazing, man, look at this view. 00:34:19.729 --> 00:34:21.564 I mean, honestly, good to see you, my man. 00:34:21.564 --> 00:34:23.366 Good to see you. Oh boy, what a week. 00:34:23.466 --> 00:34:24.367 I hope you enjoyed everything. 00:34:24.467 --> 00:34:25.368 It was incredible. 00:34:25.468 --> 00:34:26.402 You nervous? 00:34:26.502 --> 00:34:27.703 Not at all. Oh come on, man. 00:34:27.703 --> 00:34:28.538 Oh man. 00:34:28.538 --> 00:34:29.705 I know the ingredients like the back of my hand. 00:34:29.806 --> 00:34:30.907 You are competitive. 00:34:30.907 --> 00:34:33.709 We did have a little wager that we, uh, lined up, right? 00:34:33.709 --> 00:34:34.710 You still wanna go down that line? 00:34:34.710 --> 00:34:36.546 I can't wait, first class over to London. 00:34:36.546 --> 00:34:38.381 Ten course meal at your restaurant. 00:34:38.481 --> 00:34:39.749 That's a beautiful jeep by the way. 00:34:39.749 --> 00:34:41.084 Got me around beautifully. 00:34:41.084 --> 00:34:42.251 GORDON Seems like William hasn't forgotten 00:34:42.251 --> 00:34:45.388 about our bet, so it's time for the games to begin. 00:34:45.488 --> 00:34:47.390 What you got going on over here? 00:34:47.490 --> 00:34:48.891 So I'm gonna start off with my Hominy. 00:34:48.991 --> 00:34:50.393 So I'm gonna do the, uh, corn, 00:34:50.393 --> 00:34:51.561 strip that back with the beans. 00:34:51.561 --> 00:34:54.564 Maliya gave me this knowledge for this Hominy and 00:34:54.564 --> 00:34:55.765 I'm just gonna lift it up a little bit, 00:34:55.765 --> 00:34:57.733 put some of that delicious smoked ham. 00:34:57.733 --> 00:34:58.935 Speaking of beans, 00:34:58.935 --> 00:35:00.403 I'm starting to get my leather britches going. 00:35:00.503 --> 00:35:01.604 You're getting your what going? 00:35:01.604 --> 00:35:02.572 Leather britches. 00:35:02.672 --> 00:35:05.408 There's a type of bean we grow here in region called a greasy bean. 00:35:05.508 --> 00:35:06.776 But after you dry them out, 00:35:06.776 --> 00:35:08.277 they call them leather britches because, 00:35:08.377 --> 00:35:10.079 well, they look like leather britches. 00:35:10.179 --> 00:35:11.614 That's incredible, I've never seen those. 00:35:11.714 --> 00:35:12.748 GORDON Right out of the gate, 00:35:12.748 --> 00:35:16.586 William has an ingredient I've never heard of and I know his 00:35:16.686 --> 00:35:20.756 local expertise is gonna make winning this bet a challenge. 00:35:20.756 --> 00:35:23.793 But I've still got a few tricks he won't see coming. 00:35:23.793 --> 00:35:26.929 Time to break out the hen of the woods. 00:35:26.929 --> 00:35:30.433 Beautiful. Look at this thing. 00:35:30.533 --> 00:35:32.268 GORDON Damn. 00:35:32.268 --> 00:35:34.470 He definitely saw that coming. 00:35:34.570 --> 00:35:35.771 And what you gonna do with it? 00:35:35.872 --> 00:35:39.308 So I'm gonna make this into kind of a classic mushroom gratin, 00:35:39.308 --> 00:35:41.644 uh, since we're in the Smokies and Appalachia, 00:35:41.644 --> 00:35:42.612 we'll add a little Bourbon. 00:35:42.712 --> 00:35:44.647 You're doing a gratin in the mountains? 00:35:44.747 --> 00:35:45.648 In the mountains. 00:35:45.748 --> 00:35:46.983 Man, you're getting posh, you know that? 00:35:46.983 --> 00:35:47.783 Oh yeah. 00:35:47.884 --> 00:35:49.452 GORDON Okay, now I'm getting a bit nervous 00:35:49.552 --> 00:35:51.654 because it's clear William's showed up to win. 00:35:51.754 --> 00:35:54.123 But, as always, so did I. 00:35:54.123 --> 00:35:56.125 Look at those, look at that there. 00:35:56.225 --> 00:35:58.294 Oh my God. So beautiful. 00:35:58.294 --> 00:36:00.630 And that ham is doing its job. 00:36:03.966 --> 00:36:05.301 So you got to try some moonshine, right? 00:36:05.401 --> 00:36:06.969 I did. It knocked me on my ass. 00:36:06.969 --> 00:36:08.171 Back in my college days, 00:36:08.171 --> 00:36:09.172 I learned a fun trick. 00:36:09.272 --> 00:36:11.007 You ever tried an ice luge in college? 00:36:11.107 --> 00:36:13.676 You know, when you take vodka down the ice block. 00:36:13.676 --> 00:36:15.011 I was working hard, William. 00:36:15.111 --> 00:36:17.013 We're doing a little country ham and Bourbon luge. 00:36:17.113 --> 00:36:18.314 On this ham? Yeah. 00:36:18.414 --> 00:36:21.184 So we've, I've cut a little V channel in this ham, 00:36:21.284 --> 00:36:23.186 this is a 25 month aged country ham. 00:36:23.186 --> 00:36:25.855 So if you grab your glass and just put it right at 00:36:25.855 --> 00:36:26.856 the bottom there. 00:36:26.856 --> 00:36:28.024 Just hold it right there. 00:36:28.124 --> 00:36:29.358 And then we're gonna pour down the bottom there. 00:36:30.493 --> 00:36:31.861 And then you're gonna take a drink of that. 00:36:31.961 --> 00:36:34.030 Are you trying to get me drunk? 00:36:34.030 --> 00:36:35.498 Cheers. 00:36:35.598 --> 00:36:36.666 I got work to do. 00:36:36.766 --> 00:36:37.800 Oh my lord. 00:36:39.635 --> 00:36:41.170 Alright, now chase it with some of this. 00:36:41.170 --> 00:36:42.205 What's the ham for? 00:36:42.305 --> 00:36:44.006 Chases the, chases the Bourbon away. 00:36:44.106 --> 00:36:45.174 Chases the Bourbon away, 00:36:45.174 --> 00:36:47.043 just close my ass hole up. 00:36:47.143 --> 00:36:48.377 This is 25 month aged ham, 00:36:48.477 --> 00:36:49.545 it's like prosciutto, right? 00:36:49.645 --> 00:36:51.180 Chef William threw the gauntlet down, 00:36:51.180 --> 00:36:52.682 threw his car in the mix. 00:36:53.983 --> 00:36:55.518 And then came in with the Bourbon. 00:36:55.518 --> 00:36:58.020 Really? That's the bit I shouldn't be touching. 00:36:58.120 --> 00:36:59.555 Bloody hell. 00:36:59.655 --> 00:37:00.823 Gordon, what are you doing over there? 00:37:01.290 --> 00:37:04.860 So I'm gonna fry off these incredible Andouille. 00:37:04.961 --> 00:37:08.531 And that's gonna be my sort of finishing touch with the Hominy. 00:37:08.631 --> 00:37:10.366 I'm starting my griddle cakes up. 00:37:10.366 --> 00:37:11.734 Fry these up nice and crispy, 00:37:11.834 --> 00:37:13.936 will be a great base to put my crawfish on. 00:37:14.837 --> 00:37:18.374 Right, livermush, here we go. 00:37:18.474 --> 00:37:20.876 I'm gonna get my biscuits a little bit crispier. 00:37:20.977 --> 00:37:22.078 I don't know, man, that's not really how we cook 00:37:22.178 --> 00:37:23.079 those here in the south. 00:37:23.179 --> 00:37:24.247 No? No. 00:37:24.247 --> 00:37:25.381 Well I'm taking a gamble, 00:37:25.381 --> 00:37:27.350 cause it's a beautiful car. 00:37:32.154 --> 00:37:33.889 Gonna be finishing up my griddle cakes, 00:37:33.889 --> 00:37:35.558 then we're gonna cook some trout and some crawfish and 00:37:35.558 --> 00:37:36.559 be ready to plate up. 00:37:36.659 --> 00:37:38.060 Can you slow down, please, 00:37:38.160 --> 00:37:40.096 or give me some more of that Bourbon, please? 00:37:40.196 --> 00:37:41.097 You want another shot? 00:37:41.197 --> 00:37:42.531 No, no, no, no, no, no. 00:37:44.567 --> 00:37:46.068 Alright, so I'm gonna stuff these beautiful rainbow trout 00:37:46.168 --> 00:37:49.071 with a little bit of thyme and some lemon. 00:37:49.071 --> 00:37:50.406 Wow, they look beautiful. 00:37:50.406 --> 00:37:51.440 Do you serve them whole? 00:37:51.440 --> 00:37:52.441 We are gonna serve 'em the whole. 00:37:52.441 --> 00:37:53.609 Nice. 00:37:53.709 --> 00:37:55.411 Oh there you go, nice sizzle. 00:37:55.411 --> 00:37:57.113 Crawfish, oh my God. 00:37:58.948 --> 00:38:00.583 Quick, in and out. 00:38:00.683 --> 00:38:02.585 I'm gonna blanch them very, very quickly. 00:38:02.585 --> 00:38:04.287 Get them out of the shell. 00:38:04.287 --> 00:38:07.089 Your restaurants though they do this table side, right? 00:38:07.089 --> 00:38:08.090 Yeah, that's right. 00:38:08.090 --> 00:38:09.625 You know, maybe Flambé a sauce, table side. 00:38:09.625 --> 00:38:10.426 Exactly that. 00:38:10.526 --> 00:38:11.427 You think they'll do that for me when I come? 00:38:14.230 --> 00:38:18.434 I'm gonna use just a touch of my apple moonshine 00:38:18.434 --> 00:38:19.635 in the crawfish. 00:38:19.735 --> 00:38:20.770 You're not gonna share? 00:38:20.770 --> 00:38:22.772 Not yet, no, no. 00:38:22.772 --> 00:38:24.273 Oh my God. 00:38:24.273 --> 00:38:25.941 Come on, just have a little smell of that. 00:38:25.941 --> 00:38:28.110 Oh yeah, that's great. 00:38:28.210 --> 00:38:30.946 Someone's about to lose his Jeep. 00:38:34.817 --> 00:38:37.153 Look at that, Chef, come on. 00:38:37.253 --> 00:38:38.621 Okay, I've got ya. 00:38:38.721 --> 00:38:41.324 When I took a little sneak peek at William's trouts, 00:38:41.324 --> 00:38:44.627 it was just, it was like this oasis of colors. 00:38:44.627 --> 00:38:46.329 It was just the perfect rainbow trout. 00:38:47.930 --> 00:38:48.831 Welcome. Ladies. 00:38:48.831 --> 00:38:50.333 Hey, welcome folks. 00:38:50.333 --> 00:38:51.634 Everybody, nice to see you all. 00:38:51.634 --> 00:38:52.968 Eggs on. 00:38:52.968 --> 00:38:54.337 Chef, do you see this? 00:38:54.337 --> 00:38:55.671 Look at this, this is beautiful. 00:38:57.239 --> 00:38:59.008 GORDON The moment of truth has arrived. 00:38:59.108 --> 00:39:02.144 My beautiful dishes will be going head to head with 00:39:02.244 --> 00:39:04.347 William's stunning creations. 00:39:04.347 --> 00:39:08.184 Man, that has lit up, you ready? 00:39:08.184 --> 00:39:10.152 Let's do it. Let's do it, my man. 00:39:10.152 --> 00:39:12.021 GORDON It's time to find out if I'll be leaving 00:39:12.121 --> 00:39:15.491 the Smoky Mountains with the key to my new favorite truck. 00:39:15.491 --> 00:39:16.359 Nice job. 00:39:16.459 --> 00:39:18.494 Man, that looks stunning. 00:39:27.703 --> 00:39:29.538 So good to see you all. 00:39:29.538 --> 00:39:31.207 Good to see you. 00:39:31.307 --> 00:39:32.842 GORDON It's time to serve the guests who 00:39:32.842 --> 00:39:34.710 helped me this week and find out 00:39:34.810 --> 00:39:37.346 who will walk away a winner. 00:39:37.346 --> 00:39:39.014 I'll give you an insight to what I've prepared. 00:39:39.014 --> 00:39:42.017 I gotta go to the best pork anywhere in the country, livermush, 00:39:42.017 --> 00:39:43.686 I know it doesn't sound the most appetizing, 00:39:43.686 --> 00:39:45.054 but my God, were they incredible. 00:39:45.154 --> 00:39:48.190 So we got a toasted scone with pickled onions and then a 00:39:48.290 --> 00:39:50.893 fried quail's egg and then those mushrooms that we went 00:39:50.893 --> 00:39:52.862 and grasped in the rain. 00:39:52.862 --> 00:39:54.897 And then this Hominy. 00:39:54.897 --> 00:39:57.032 Um, I used the Andouille, the mirepoix, 00:39:57.032 --> 00:39:58.734 cooked the smoked ham knuckle in the middle. 00:39:58.734 --> 00:40:01.237 And finally, the most dangerous crawfish anywhere in 00:40:01.337 --> 00:40:03.873 the country when I went ass over tip down, 00:40:03.973 --> 00:40:06.876 down a ravine that someone didn't tell me about, 00:40:06.976 --> 00:40:08.411 but we managed. 00:40:08.411 --> 00:40:10.212 My pants were as brown as that water, sir. 00:40:12.148 --> 00:40:14.049 So there we have our beautiful grit and crawfish, 00:40:14.049 --> 00:40:16.886 uh, it's finished with apple moonshine, 00:40:16.986 --> 00:40:18.754 that's the sweetness across the crawfish. 00:40:18.854 --> 00:40:19.922 Chef. 00:40:20.022 --> 00:40:21.724 Alright guys, we have some beautiful food here, 00:40:21.824 --> 00:40:23.726 sunburst rainbow trout, uh. 00:40:23.726 --> 00:40:26.095 We also have made some kind of traditional griddle cake, 00:40:26.195 --> 00:40:28.264 so kind of a cornmeal rice cake. 00:40:28.364 --> 00:40:31.233 And then we've taken the, uh, crawfish and I made a little 00:40:31.333 --> 00:40:34.904 relish with sour corn and country ham on top. 00:40:34.904 --> 00:40:38.073 Back there, we took the beautiful wild hen of the wood mushrooms 00:40:38.073 --> 00:40:39.942 and kind of turned that into traditional gratin. 00:40:39.942 --> 00:40:42.945 That is a feast beyond belief. 00:40:43.045 --> 00:40:46.582 So we had a little gentleman's bet going earlier this week, right? 00:40:46.682 --> 00:40:49.785 Gordon's been driving my four wheel drive truck around all week. 00:40:49.785 --> 00:40:52.755 And so if he wins the bet, he gets the keys to the truck. 00:40:52.855 --> 00:40:56.459 If I win the bet, he's flying me first class over to London 00:40:56.459 --> 00:40:58.294 and feeding me a what? 00:40:58.394 --> 00:41:00.963 A 20 course meal you said at your name sake restaurant. 00:41:00.963 --> 00:41:03.599 So no pressure, guys, no pressure. 00:41:03.699 --> 00:41:05.801 Guys, enjoy, please. Cheers, guys. 00:41:05.801 --> 00:41:07.136 Thank you. 00:41:07.236 --> 00:41:08.437 Oh boy. 00:41:08.537 --> 00:41:09.605 Where shall we start? 00:41:09.705 --> 00:41:11.140 I'm excited. 00:41:11.140 --> 00:41:12.641 Oh my gosh, this looks beautiful. 00:41:14.276 --> 00:41:17.279 Pickled onions. Pickled onions. 00:41:17.279 --> 00:41:18.781 I told you it's all about the culture and 00:41:18.881 --> 00:41:19.648 the heritage here. 00:41:19.748 --> 00:41:20.616 Yeah. 00:41:20.616 --> 00:41:21.817 So I think you did a great job though learning 00:41:21.917 --> 00:41:23.986 about all the different techniques and 00:41:23.986 --> 00:41:25.488 the ingredients of the region. 00:41:25.588 --> 00:41:28.290 Livermush, it's so rich. 00:41:28.390 --> 00:41:29.658 Man, they're digging in. 00:41:29.758 --> 00:41:31.293 Yeah, it looks like they like that livermush. 00:41:31.293 --> 00:41:32.461 What's your favorite? 00:41:32.561 --> 00:41:33.996 I love livermush. 00:41:33.996 --> 00:41:34.964 It's one of my favorites. 00:41:39.902 --> 00:41:41.003 Think they're ready for the verdict. 00:41:41.103 --> 00:41:42.338 Think so, looks like they're finishing up. 00:41:42.438 --> 00:41:43.639 Where's your keys? 00:41:43.639 --> 00:41:46.809 Oh man, where's the airline ticket? 00:41:49.645 --> 00:41:53.482 Did I just hear silence in the mountains? Good? 00:41:53.582 --> 00:41:55.851 Very much so. The mushrooms? 00:41:55.851 --> 00:41:57.186 Both fantastic. 00:41:58.254 --> 00:41:59.488 I'd have to go with William. 00:41:59.588 --> 00:42:00.523 That gratin though, right? 00:42:01.624 --> 00:42:02.825 Yeah. Crunchy top on there. 00:42:02.925 --> 00:42:04.026 I did like that top. 00:42:04.126 --> 00:42:05.361 How was those beautiful trout? 00:42:05.361 --> 00:42:06.695 That was very good. 00:42:06.695 --> 00:42:07.830 Delicious. 00:42:07.830 --> 00:42:09.431 Candy roasters. 00:42:09.832 --> 00:42:12.034 That puree underneath was delicious. 00:42:12.034 --> 00:42:14.036 GORDON So far William's dishes are knocking 00:42:14.136 --> 00:42:15.371 it out of the park. 00:42:15.471 --> 00:42:17.873 Time to find out if this Scot can measure up and 00:42:17.973 --> 00:42:21.877 if my dark horse, the livermush, will win the guests over. 00:42:21.977 --> 00:42:24.179 Dare I ask, how was the livermush? 00:42:24.280 --> 00:42:26.215 The livermush was great. Amazing. So good. 00:42:26.215 --> 00:42:27.716 I really liked the pickled onions with it. 00:42:27.816 --> 00:42:29.385 Amazing. 00:42:29.385 --> 00:42:30.519 It tastes like home. 00:42:30.619 --> 00:42:31.887 That's right. 00:42:31.887 --> 00:42:33.355 How were the crawfish? 00:42:33.355 --> 00:42:34.189 I loved 'em. 00:42:34.290 --> 00:42:36.725 Could you get any of that apple moonshine? 00:42:36.725 --> 00:42:37.526 Yeah. 00:42:37.626 --> 00:42:39.562 Hominy? It was really good. 00:42:39.562 --> 00:42:41.864 I would just cook it just a little bit more. 00:42:41.964 --> 00:42:43.399 That's you rushing me. 00:42:44.900 --> 00:42:46.902 Right, put one of us out of our misery. 00:42:46.902 --> 00:42:48.737 Who's gonna call it? 00:42:48.837 --> 00:42:50.573 Who's gonna call it? What you think, guys? 00:42:50.673 --> 00:42:51.740 Oh boy. 00:42:51.840 --> 00:42:52.908 Close. 00:42:52.908 --> 00:42:55.544 The anxiety, nerve racking here. 00:42:55.544 --> 00:42:56.412 I liked these two better. 00:42:56.412 --> 00:42:57.580 Right. Yeah. 00:42:57.680 --> 00:42:59.748 Sorry Gordon, I think we've gotta go with the home town, boy. 00:43:01.483 --> 00:43:02.918 Oh man, that first class flight. 00:43:03.018 --> 00:43:05.254 What kind of champagne do they serve on British Airways? 00:43:06.922 --> 00:43:09.391 The local edge won, um, rightly so. 00:43:09.658 --> 00:43:12.094 But the exciting thing for me is how much I've learned. 00:43:12.494 --> 00:43:13.529 Today wasn't about winning, 00:43:13.529 --> 00:43:15.764 today was about getting up to speed, 00:43:15.764 --> 00:43:18.067 and I still think it's one of the best kept culinary secrets 00:43:18.167 --> 00:43:20.936 on the planet because what they do is incredible. 00:43:20.936 --> 00:43:23.238 Thank you for making me feel incredibly special. 00:43:23.238 --> 00:43:25.240 And you, a big congratulations. 00:43:25.341 --> 00:43:26.942 Amazing, incredible. I've had so much fun. 00:43:26.942 --> 00:43:28.243 Amazing, amazing, mate. 00:43:28.243 --> 00:43:29.778 And God bless, take care, see you soon. 00:43:29.878 --> 00:43:31.013 Hey, I'll see you soon in London. 00:43:31.213 --> 00:43:34.550 Yeah. Yes! First class. 00:43:34.750 --> 00:43:38.454 My time here in the Great Smoky Mountains has been incredible. 00:43:38.454 --> 00:43:39.788 I got to play in a river and 00:43:39.888 --> 00:43:41.457 catch those delicious crawfish. 00:43:41.457 --> 00:43:44.593 Trample through the forest to get my hands on those prized mushrooms. 00:43:44.693 --> 00:43:48.931 And I learned some secrets of generations past. 00:43:49.031 --> 00:43:51.800 Whilst I only scratched the surface of the incredible history here. 00:43:51.934 --> 00:43:54.937 Honestly, I'm humbled and honored for the experience. 00:43:54.937 --> 00:43:57.339 But now, on to my next adventure.