. >> fred morin, dave mcmillen, restaurant tour, chef at joe beef, bon have i vanity, historians of theinces of hospitality. and what do they like to do for fun when the rivers turn to ice three feet thick, when testicles shall rimpgs and most of us skier are you for warm and shelter, if you're like most canadians, you go ice fishing. >> because we are confined perhaps to spend so much time indoors, a lot of the families love to do, you know, activities together, like go to the cottage, goes ice fishing, you know, it gets you out of the house. it's very much a family thing. >> like many of their ilk, they seek one of the temporary towns, drill a hole in the ice, and wait. but these are not normal men. >> is quebec better than the rest of canada? >> obviously. >> c'mon. >> you didn't have to think about that long. >> no. >> wait a minute. are supers paid hourly here? is that right? it's not a -- >> it's considered an art -- a performance art. >> you consider it a performance art. how does that work? >> you pay for a song, per song. >> and then you can get a dance in the back, when is a p

. >> fred morin, dave mcmillen, restauranteur, chefs at the legendary joe beef, bon vivant, raconteurved great white north. princes of hospitality. and what do men like this do for fun when the rivers turn to ice three feet thick, when testicles shrink and most of us scurry for warmth and shelter? if they were like so many other canadians, they would go ice fishing on the st. lawrence river. >> the cabin fever induces in the quebecois family, because we are confined perhaps to spend so much time indoors, a lot of the families love to do, you know, activities together like this, go to the cottage, go ice fishing. it gets you out of the house. it's very much a family thing. >> like many of their ilk, they'd seek one of the temporary towns of sled-borne cabins, drill a hole in the ice, and wait. but these are not normal men. >> so is quebec better than the rest of canada? >> obviously. >> it's not that, but yeah, sure. >> i mean, come on. you didn't have to think about that long. >> no. >> now, wait a minute. are strippers paid hourly here? is that right? it's not a tip system? >> it's c

. >> i'm not sure about dave mcmillen, but in fred morin's perfect world, we would all travel by railge of rail travel. so tell me about the great canadian rail system. >> it's purely emotional. >> really? >> nothing rational about it. >> fred is what one might conservatively call an aficionado. you are a rail nerd. >> this about as bad as it gets. >> you have other operating manuals? >> yes. >> books, printed ephemera, fred remains an enduring love for the great iron horses that still take passengers across a land he calls home, but it is something more than nostalgia, it's also an appreciation for a dying art. >> it is like the old cruise ships and you transport your comfort, you know. >> for those halcyon days of cross-country rails, lavish dining cars, luxurious sleeping compartments, a bar car with liveried attendants. >> look at the menus, how people used to eat on the trains. >> it gives us inspiration of how we cook in the restaurants. >> with the sweetbreads and fresh peas. >> very nice pictures in the dining by train book, with the guy holding the turkey and cutting the turk

. >> fred morin, dave mcmillen, restauranteur, chef at joe beef john vivant historians of the great whitemen like this do for fun when the rivers turn to ice three feet thick, when testicles shrink and most of us scurry for warmth and the shelter? if you're like most canadians, you would go ice fishing on the st. lawrence. >> because we are confined perhaps to spend so much time indoors, a lot of the families love to do, you know, activities together, like go to the cottage, go ice fishing, you know, it gets you out of the house. it's very much a family thing. >> like many of their ilk, they would seek one of the temporary towns, sled-born cabins drill a hole in the ice and wait but these are not normal men. so is quebec better than the rest of canada? >> obviously. >> c'mon. >> you didn't have to think about that long. >> no. >> wait a minute. are strippers paid hourly here? is that right? it's not a tip system? >> it's considered an art -- a performance art. >> you consider it a performance art. how does that work? you don't tip the stripper? >> you pay per song. >> you pay per song. >>

. >> fred morin, dave mcmillen, restauranteur, chefs at the legendary joe beef, bon vivant, historiansite north, princes of hospitality. and what do they like to do for fun when the rivers turn to ice three feet thick, when testicles shrink and most of us scurry for warmth and shelter? if they were like so many other canadians, they would go ice fishing on the st. lawrence river. >> because we are confined perhaps to spend so much time indoors, a lot of the families love to do, you know, activities together, like go to the cottage, goes ice fishing, you know, it gets you out of the house. it's very much a family thing. >> like many of their ilk, they seek one of the temporary towns, of sled-borne cabins, drill a hole in the ice, and wait. but these are not normal men. >> is quebec better than the rest of canada? >> obviously. >> it's not that, but yeah, sure. >>> common, you didn't have to thing about it that long. >> no. >> wait a minute. are strippers paid hourly here? is that right? it's not a -- >> it's considered an art -- a performance art. >> you consider it a performance art. h