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00:01With more than 15 million restaurants in the world,
00:04from uber casual to who's paying for this,
00:07there's an unforgettable dining experience
00:10to satisfy your every craving.
00:12But sometimes, you have to dig deep, go far,
00:16and even get weird for a truly unique food experience.
00:20As a globetrotting comedian, I've
00:22had some mind-blowing meals in one-of-a-kind places.
00:25But there's so many more dining adventures out there.
00:29Be My Plus One, as we explore 1,000 ways to dine.
00:34In this episode, it's Impossible Destinations.
00:39How far would you go for the ultimate culinary experience?
00:46Would you scale the side of a mountain for cordon bleu,
00:50hack through a remote rainforest for hot chocolate,
00:53or row a little boat out to a giant rock in the sea?
00:58Probably the biggest prodon I've ever seen in my life.
01:011,000 ways to dine.
01:03The adventure and the food awaits.
01:07So let's go.
01:12That's an alien brain.
01:20Hi, I'm Michael Yeo.
01:21And today, we're on an adventure to five destinations so remote,
01:26I still can't believe we found them.
01:29And getting to some of these risky restaurants
01:31can be a little scary, but so worth it.
01:34Come with me as we travel by the magic of TV
01:38to the most off-the-beaten track, no cell service,
01:41probably no ambulances, hopefully no snakes.
01:44Destinations impossible for the best dining experiences
01:49that you've only dreamed about until now.
01:56First up, behold the beauty of Koku.
01:59The stunning pearl of an island nestled in the turquoise waters
02:03of Thailand already looks good enough to eat.
02:07But getting there is a bit of a project.
02:11First, there's a 20-hour flight from the States.
02:14Then there's a second fancy private flight
02:17to the Sunivakiri Resort, followed
02:20by a boat ride to the island.
02:22If it's starting to feel like you're running from the law
02:25or a cartel or something, just go with it.
02:27It's an adventure.
02:30But enough foreplay, let's get to the food.
02:33There's a floating brunch option, a beachside buffet.
02:37They even have an entire room dedicated to chocolate.
02:40But who needs rooms when you can dine in a nest
02:4324 feet above ground?
02:48Imagine the coolest treehouse your 10-year-old self
02:51could ever come up with, minus the secret password.
02:54Sure, the treetop view is great.
02:57But how does the gourmet food reach you
02:59before it even gets cold?
03:02Was that a waiter on a zip line?
03:05Come on.
03:06When was the last time your waiter risked
03:08their life for your entree?
03:10Exactly.
03:12This guy is getting the biggest tip ever.
03:15I hope he doesn't drop it.
03:17TreePod offers a tea service with house-made pastries,
03:21accompanied by fresh fruit picked from the resort's
03:24own organic garden.
03:26In the mood for something more feeling?
03:29Try the spit-roasted white fish that was still swimming
03:33just hours earlier.
03:34Serve with a sweet chili sauce, combining the perfect combo
03:38of spicy, sweet, and sour flavors.
03:42Or this island-fresh mango topped with lump crab harvested
03:47from the surrounding waters.
03:49And when your belly's full, there's a fearless staff waiting
03:53to bring you down to earth and sing you to sleep.
03:57All right.
03:58Maybe I'm making up that last part.
04:00But a guy can dream.
04:08Now if a trip halfway around the world to eat gourmet food
04:11in a luxury tree house is to been there, done that for you,
04:15then let's turn it up with this next adventure off the east coast
04:19of Africa in Zanzibar.
04:23Zanzibar has been the spice capital of the world for hundreds of years,
04:27tempting travelers to seek out our next impossible dining mecca
04:32on a rock out in the ocean.
04:35I'm a husband and she's a wife.
04:39Lured by the promise of adventure,
04:41South African food lovers Leanne and Dan made the trek
04:45to this tiny corner of Africa for their honeymoon.
04:49Leanne and Dan have endured some long flights and serious jet lag
04:54to bring us this amazing dining adventure showcasing
04:57the cleanest, freshest seafood in the world.
05:05We have been walking along the beach in order to come to a place
05:08called The Rock Restaurant.
05:10But this place looks so cool.
05:13And we've heard that the seafood here is amazing.
05:15So we're going to go check that out.
05:19So there's a boat on that side, which is going to travel this side
05:22in order to come fetch us.
05:24Jumbo, jumbo.
05:26Ladies first.
05:31Looks like he's grabbing a rope in order to bring the boat closer.
05:34So he stopped us right by the stairs.
05:38Off the boat.
05:40It's a small restaurant, but apparently it's a great restaurant.
05:43Looks like they have this deck outside,
05:45which gives you an absolutely amazing view of Zanzibar.
05:48Not only can you take photos guaranteed to induce fatal FOMO
05:53in your friends, you could not find fresher seafood
05:57unless you jumped into the water and caught it yourself.
06:00I can't swim, but I would even go in that water.
06:04So these are our menus.
06:05I think this is The Rock, and this is the little restaurant
06:07that's on top of The Rock.
06:09That's probably the biggest prawn I've ever seen in my life.
06:23Leanne and Dan have logged thousands of miles,
06:26the last 20 feet, on a very rickety rowboat,
06:29just to enjoy the seafood spoils at The Rock in Zanzibar.
06:35This looks delicious, and it smells even better.
06:37Leanne and Dan ordered the gargantuan seafood platter,
06:42featuring spiny lobster, calamari, octopus,
06:46and some of the world's biggest prawns,
06:48locally sourced from the pristine waters
06:51of Tanzania's nearby reefs.
06:53Honestly, I'm not sure if I should eat that
06:56or put a leash on it.
06:58This thing is massive.
07:01That's probably the biggest prawn
07:03I've ever seen in my life.
07:05It's like the size of Leanne's head.
07:07Mmm, you can taste the ocean, which is amazing.
07:10Why is this seafood worth the trip?
07:12Because The Rock is so remote,
07:14the ocean is so clean,
07:16the waters are so sustainably fished,
07:19everything is bigger, better, and more delicious
07:22than any other seafood on Earth.
07:24Mm, very soft, so soft, and you can taste the ocean.
07:34Like, that is very, very soft.
07:35It's softer than the prawn.
07:36You can taste, like, the ocean, the saltiness,
07:38and as well as, like, the salty water of it,
07:41but very, very soft.
07:42I didn't think it was this soft.
07:44Hey, Leanne and Dan, that lobster needs its own chair.
07:47Next time, make it a table for three.
07:53From a little rock in the ocean,
07:55our next impossible destination
07:57has us scaling a giant rock in the mountains of Peru.
08:0390 minutes from the Peruvian city of Cusco,
08:06nestled in the heart of Sacred Valley,
08:08you'll find the world's first hanging lodge and restaurant,
08:12Sky Lodge Adventure Suites.
08:14You'll also find a bunch of very hungry
08:17mountaineer skeletons lying at the bottom of the mountain.
08:21Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating.
08:24Sky Lodge consists of three transparent
08:26eight-by-24-foot lodging pods hanging off the side of a mountain,
08:32which is how I get my best sleep.
08:34With a fourth pod in between designated for dining
08:37and cooking with local Peruvian ingredients.
08:41How did they get those pods up there?
08:44That's a secret guarded closer than the original formula for Coke
08:48and the 11 herbs and spices at KFC.
08:51But if you've got the grit, determination,
08:53and upper body strength to actually get there,
08:56you'll definitely have earned a cheat day
08:58because you'll burn like 5,000 to 6,000 calories
09:01before the maitre d' even hands you that little buzzer
09:03that tells you your table's ready.
09:05What kind of hardcore ride-or-die food adventurer
09:10would try this, you may ask?
09:12Meet Nkosi, his fiancee Chanel, and Nkosi's dad, Kenneth,
09:16travel enthusiasts who have made it their goal to visit 50 countries.
09:21With 16 already checked off their list,
09:24Peru made the cut after they fell in love with hiking.
09:27And Sky Lodge Adventure Suites was the perfect expedition
09:31to satisfy their appetite for food and adventure.
09:34The hike.
09:36The via ferrata, which is you tightroping and climbing these iron rungs,
09:40which they have installed into the rocks.
09:43So we have about a 500-meter hike and one zip line to get to the pod today.
09:471,400 iron rungs along with 400 different cable attachment points to get to the lodge.
09:54For those brave enough to make the trek, the view from the top is breathtaking.
10:00Literally.
10:03The air is pretty thin this high up.
10:05Great job, guys.
10:06We're almost there.
10:09Almost there, and the reward is an amazing, if slightly death-defying,
10:15zipline ride across the mountain gorge 1,200 feet in the air.
10:20Okay, okay, maybe this is more than I can handle?
10:23Is it okay to scream?
10:24Okay. Thank you.
10:29Only two hours and a dozen or so bruises after leaving base camp,
10:33our fearless adventurers have finally arrived at Sky Lodge.
10:36Exhausted, but ready for the next part of their peak experience.
10:42See what I did there?
10:44Peak.
10:47So we made it.
10:52I can't even lie to.
10:53This is the most accomplished I've felt in a while, like, climbing all the way up here.
10:57It was a lot harder than I thought it was.
11:00How do you feel?
11:01Hungry.
11:02Tired?
11:03Hungry and tired.
11:06It's time for dinner.
11:16The menu at the Sky Lodge utilizes the ingredients of Peruvian cuisine,
11:21with locally sourced staples like quinoa and proteins like chicken and pork,
11:25to create a menu mixing in European flair from France and Italy.
11:30It's all lugged up the mountain by the guides, who then trade their helmets for chef hats,
11:35and do the final preparations right on site with a little more than a four-burner gas stove,
11:41and plenty of altitude, but I did it again.
11:48The last one, I promise.
11:49The impressive main course of a boneless and skinless chicken cordon bleu,
12:02pinwheeled with melty swiss cheese and complemented with creamy spinach, will put you and your body back on speaking terms.
12:10And it's no shocker that it doesn't take long for dessert to disappear.
12:18This was good.
12:19Quinoa cookie with apples and nuts.
12:34It was.
12:35It's a perfect way to end the meal, being able to savor the 300-degree night views of the spectacular,
12:51sacred valley, justifying the death-defying journey it took to get there.
12:55Yeah!
13:01Hungry for more? Grab your machete and EpiPen for our next impossible destination.
13:09We're headed to the rainforest.
13:12Five hours from Costa Rica's capital of San Jose, the ancient BriBri Lodge is not a traditional tourist attraction.
13:19And getting there takes some work.
13:21But it's worth the almost day-long trek to experience one-of-a-kind meals from an indigenous culture
13:27who still uses recipes dating back more than 500 years.
13:32Known as Costa Rica's hidden people because of their complete isolation from modern society,
13:38members of the BriBri tribe take guests in traditional dugout canoes up the Teleray River
13:43to one of the most remote parts of this beautiful country.
13:47From there, it's another 25-minute drive to the tiny village of Amubri.
13:51And if you're one of those vacation couples who can never agree on a restaurant,
13:56this is the town for you because, well, there aren't a lot of options.
14:00Our restaurant is the only one in our town.
14:04Here at BriBri Lodge, the owners have been proudly carrying on cultural and culinary traditions
14:10that date back hundreds of years.
14:12It's very important to preserve the traditions because in that way our culture is going to be known by others.
14:24So that we can pass this knowledge to future generations.
14:29The BriBri people have always lived off the land and continue to use the same culinary techniques as their ancestors.
14:39The food is simple in flavor and preparation and important to preserve.
14:43One project that we have is to rescue the ancestral meals of our culture.
14:52The BriBri produce over a hundred different crops, cultivated and wild, like tomato and basil,
14:58which is how they remain self-sufficient.
15:00They are also connected spiritually to nature, especially to cacao.
15:05And cacao is how you make chocolate.
15:08It's truly vital for their survival and for mine too.
15:13The rainforest also provides an endless supply of banana leaves, which are used for just about everything,
15:18including the dinnerware.
15:21Many types of inshore river fish are grilled and served with hearts of palms,
15:26wrapped in banana leaves and placed over an open fire.
15:29The leaves infusing the fish with a natural smoky flavor.
15:33Sure, BriBri Lodge is remote, but what's a little jungle trek and a few helicopter-sized mosquitoes
15:41if you get to step back in time and eat like the ancients?
15:48Next up, we're sky high in Singapore at Mount Faber Peak Cable Car System,
15:54where a delicious gourmet meal is served course by course to your very own cabin while in flight.
16:00We're on our way to human fair dining.
16:04We're joining lovestruck local boy Tyler and his girl Kelly.
16:09Let's just say, I got a feeling this will either be the best or worst meal of their lives.
16:15Because what Kelly doesn't know yet is that Tyler has not only planned a spectacular dinner for her
16:21in a cable car, he's set to pop the question in mid-air.
16:25Because when you're not really sure she'll say yes, you start by cutting off all the exits.
16:33The journey to holy matrimony can seem impossible,
16:36but the way to a lady's heart is through her stomach, dining in a gondola in mid-air.
16:45Tyler and Kelly depart aboard a train at the Pioneer Station in the Jerong West area,
16:51then switch to another line to end up at Harbor Front Station. Check out these trains. I have lived in
16:57apartments that weren't as nice as this. From there, our soon-to-be-engaged or possibly hugely
17:03disappointed couple take a taxi up the steep hill to Mount Faber Peak, where they will then board their
17:09cable dining car and the countdown to Tyler's complete joy or humiliating rejection will begin.
17:17I don't know about you, but I'm low-key worried for this guy.
17:24Yeah, that's a good sign. Tyler and Kelly board their cable car and prepare to take flight
17:32on an adventure of a lifetime. With dazzling views of the Singapore architecture below them,
17:37the only thing missing is a great meal. Seasonally, the Mount Faber Peak cable car company offers a new
17:44themed menu. And this time, it's all about Italy, a country known for its heavenly cuisine
17:51and romantic nature. Well played, Tyler.
17:57The first course is a Sicilian-inspired salad with tuna and roast pork infused in a sauerkraut and
18:04bean stew. When the cable car arrives at the first transition station, the wait staff swaps out the
18:10dishes for the next course, the main event, all while the car is still moving.
18:15Main course are here. She's happy.
18:19Can you see that?
18:22Yes, this, um, my veal shank.
18:26So tender.
18:27Let me take a photo. Hi.
18:33Kelly begins to sample her entree, a roasted cod filet served with sautéed broccoli on a bed of
18:42luscious spinach and cheese ravioli. The cod fish is, like, super damn good.
18:49It doesn't flow. Mmm. Maybe her last meal as a free woman.
18:56But she better leave room for dessert because there's a big surprise waiting under the final cover.
19:02Why did you call me?
19:03No, no, this is yours.
19:04It's mine.
19:05It's mine.
19:05It's mine.
19:05It's mine.
19:07Hi, is it?
19:13Can you marry me?
19:16Is it me or does she just look around the car for a parachute? I can't look.
19:27Please tell me she said yes and didn't leave our boy Tyler hanging.
19:31Was that exit plan thing? It may have backfired.
19:34No, maybe we're ready for you.
19:35I want to say yes.
19:36Aye, say it.
19:45Whoo! Glad that worked out. She said, okay.
19:49He'll never forget the day he proposed and she said, okay.
19:53That's it.
19:54And what better way to end a fantastic meal than with a creamy tiramisu and a ring.
20:02That does it for me. Five incredible adventures at five impossible destinations and one mega happy.
20:12Okay. I'm Michael Yeo and I'll see you next time on 1,000 Ways to Dime.
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