Transcript for Renowned chef Kristen Kish new series: 'Food can bring people together'
WITH ARGENTINA SINCE ARGENTINA
WON THE WORLD CUP IN DECEMBER.
AND ALL NEW DOCU SERIES
IS TAKING WORLD RENOWNED CHEF
AND GLOBAL TRAILBLAZER KRISTIN
KEISH TO NEW HEIGHTS, THE FOUR
PART NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVEL
SHOW CALLED RESTAURANTS AT
THE END OF THE WORLD, TAKES
VIEWERS ON A CULINARY JOURNEY
EXPLORING CUISINES FROM SOME OF
THE MOST REMOTE PLACES
ON THE PLANET.
>> LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
I CAME HERE TO BE PUSHED OUT OF
MY CULINARY COMFORT ZONE.
I DON'T CARRY A PERSON, BUT IF
I HAVE TO CARRY A PERSON
WATERCRESS, I WILL GO , WELL,
IT'S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT HOW FAR
YOU GO .
IT'S ABOUT MAKING THINGS HUMAN.
>> WOW.
CHEERS.
OH, YOU GUYS HAVE CREATED
SOMETHING VERY MAGICAL.
THE SHOW ITSELF LOOKS MAGICAL.
KRISTEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US .
SO THIS LOOKS AWESOME.
BY THE WAY, YOU TRAVELED TO ALL
OVER NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH
AMERICA, EUROPE, BACK AGAIN.
TALK TO US ABOUT THE IDEA OF
CULTURE, THE INGREDIENTS,
THE TECHNIQUE OF DIFFERENT
FOODS THAT BRINGS PEOPLE
TOGETHER.
YOU, I THINK FOR A LONG TIME,
CHEFS AND RESTAURANT PEOPLE.
WE'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT FOOD
IS THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE.
FOOD CAN BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.
YOU CAN HAVE GREAT
CONVERSATIONS OVER IT.
IT'S THERE TO BUFFER MAYBE
A HARD CONVERSATION.
AND IT TRULY IS LOVE OUT OF
JUST PURE NECESSITY.
AND TO BE ABLE TO TRAVEL
TO THESE PLACES TO UNDERSTAND
WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE, WHY
THEY DO WHAT THEY DO, AND TO
ALSO UNDERSTAND THEIR POINT OF
VIEW.
JUST SIMPLY AS A HUMAN,
TO UNDERSTAND AND BETTER
UNDERSTAND THEIR FOOD POINT OF
VIEW IS REALLY WHAT THIS SHOW
IS ABOUT.
SO, OF COURSE, IT'S ABOUT FOOD.
IT'S ABOUT CULTURE, BUT IT'S
REALLY GETTING TO THE CORE OF
WHO SOMEONE IS .
AND HOW THEY DO WHAT THEY DO.
IN THAT CLIP WE SEE YOU LIKE
RAPPELLING DOWN A CLIFF SIDE.
TALK TO US ABOUT SOME OF
THE OBSTACLES THAT THESE CHEFS
FACE.
I MEAN, A LOT OF THEM ARE
REALLY OFF THE BEATEN PATH,
AWAY FROM THE THE THROUGH LINE
OF PRODUCTS.
SO I'M USED TO VERY MODERN
CONVENIENCES WHERE I CAN HAVE
ANYTHING, I CAN FIND ANYTHING.
AND THESE CHEFS ARE ARE WORKING
WITH WHAT'S BEING GROWN, WHAT
THEY'RE GROWING THEMSELVES, OR
SIMPLY WHAT THEY CAN WHAT
THEY CAN FIND.
IT'S A IT'S A TEST AND SURVIVAL
IN A LOT OF WAYS AND A TRUE
TEST OF JUST THAT TENACITY
AND THAT GRIT.
AND THEY ARE JUST INCREDIBLY,
INCREDIBLY POWERFUL PEOPLE THAT
ARE ALSO I BY THE WAY, I HAVE
TO SAY, I JUST SAW THIS CLIP.
HERE IS GIZELLA.
SHE HAS CREATED THIS EDUCATION
SYSTEM FOR HER FISHERMEN AROUND
HER LOCAL COMMUNITY AND SO NOT
ONLY ARE THEY FEEDING PEOPLE,
THEY'RE ALSO EDUCATING PEOPLE
AS WELL.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT EDUCATION,
WHAT KINDS OF TIPS MIGHT WE
BE ABLE TO TAKE AWAY TO APPLY
IN OUR OWN KITCHENS, OUR OWN
COOKING?
YOU KNOW, I THINK THE BIGGEST
THING THAT I TOOK AWAY FROM
THIS IS THAT, YOU KNOW,
OFTENTIMES WE LIKE TO CONTROL
THE OUTCOME BECAUSE WE'RE DOING
IT OUT OF I WANT TO CONTROL
WHAT FINALLY GETS TO TO
YOUR PLATE AND SITS IN FRONT OF
YOU, BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO HAVE
THE BEST EXPERIENCE THAT I CAN
PROVIDE IN ONE OF THE EPISODES
.
YOU GO TO BRAZIL AND YOU MAKE
A MEET A LOCAL FORAGER.
I WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT
DISTINGUISHED 10% THAMEL.
>> IS IT A CANNIBAL?
BLENDS LIBERATA SERIOUSLY.
>> WE'RE GOING TO GET
DECAPITATED BY A PLANT.
>> THAT'S WHAT I HEARD.
WHAT WAS GOING ON RIGHT THERE.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S
TELEVISION.
AND THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS
THAT ARE KIND OF CURATED FOR AN
EXPERIENCE.
BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT WHEN
I SHOWED UP THAT DAY,
THE PRODUCERS ARE LIKE, WHY
IS THAT ON YOUR FACE?
AND I WAS LIKE, WHY NOT?
I WAS LIKE, WE ARE IN
THE RAINFOREST.
THE JUNGLE.
THERE ARE MOSQUITOES.
AND I'M NOT TRYING TO BE A HERO
OR ANYBODY THAT I'M NOT
SUPPOSED TO BE.
SO I'M WEARING THIS.
AND THEY WERE LIKE, OKAY.
AND I HAVE EIGHT DIFFERENT
LAYERS.
I WAS LIKE, NO ONE WANTS TO DO
THE REST.
THIS WITH A MOSQUITO BITE
ON YOUR FACE.
RIGHT.
TALK TO US ABOUT SOME OF
THE OBSTACLES THAT THESE CHEFS
ARE EXPERIENCING JUST TO GET
THEIR INGREDIENTS.
I MEAN, WHEN YOU THINK OF
MOTHER NATURE AS A WHOLE, SHE
IS UNCERTAIN.
SHE WAS POWERFUL.
AND YOU DO WHAT SHE SHE TELLS
YOU TO DO ULTIMATELY.
AND SO I THINK THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGE OF WHAT I WAS
WATCHING AND DO WAS JUST
GETTING THE INGREDIENTS THAT
THEY NEED IN ORDER TO CREATE
VOLUMES OF FOOD FOR 30 PLUS
PEOPLE AND CREATING A MENU THAT
FEELS AROUND AND FULL
WITH WHAT'S AROUND THEM.
AND MOTHER NATURE.
SHE YOU KNOW, SHE CAN SHE CAN
PROVIDE YOU TEN POUNDS OF
POTATOES OR SHE COULD PROVIDE
YOU WITH , LIKE ONE WEED PLANT.
AND THAT'S IT WAS THE MOST
POWERFUL LESSON THAT YOU TOOK
AWAY FROM THIS WHOLE
EXPERIENCE.
YOU KNOW, I THINK I'VE ALWAYS
BEEN DRAWN TO TRAVEL AND MY
CURIOSITY FOR IT, BECAUSE BEING
ADOPTED AT FOUR MONTHS OLD,
THIS IDEA OF OF BEING CHOSEN
AND I COULD HAVE ENDED UP
ANYWHERE IN THIS WORLD .
I COULD HAVE ENDED UP IN
YOUR FAMILY.
YOU KNOW, I COULD HAVE ENDED.
WE WOULD HAVE BEEN THE BETTER
FOR IT.
I COULD HAVE ENDED UP WITH ALL
THESE PEOPLE AND THAT IDEA OF
UNDERSTANDING THAT THESE PEOPLE
ALSO COULD HAVE BEEN MY FAMILY
DRIVES THIS HUMAN EMPATHY.
AND I THINK REGARDLESS,
WHATEVER YOU TAKE FROM THE SHOW
IN TERMS OF FOOD OR RESTAURANTS
OR TRAVELING THE ENDS OF
THE WORLD, AT THE END OF
THE DAY, WE ARE ALL CONNECTED
BY HUMAN, VERY HUMAN ELEMENT OF
EMPATHY AND CURIOSITY
AND SOMEONE ELSE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
RESTAURANT.
AT THE END OF THE WORLD
PREMIERES WEEKLY STARTING
TONIGHT.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.