restaurateurs, chefs at the legendary joe beef, bon vivants, raconteurs, historians of their belovedpitality. 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. >> david: the cabin fever induces in the québécois 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. you know, it, like, gets you out of the house. and it's very much a family thing. >> anthony: like many of their ilk, they'd seek one of the temporary small 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? >> fred: obviously. >> david: it's not that. yeah. sure. >> anthony: i mean, no, come on. diplo -- you-you-you didn't -- you didn't have to think about that long. >> fred: no. >> anthony: now, wait a minute. now, a