[Cabrera:] Welcome back. On tonight's new episode of "PARTS UNKNOWN," Anthony Bourdain packs the bags for Newfoundland to brave the island's local traditions.
[Anthony Bourdain, Cnn Host, Parts Unknown:] You know what I like to do on a sausage fest themed shell like this one? I like to get liquored up and throw axes at a target, hoping, of course, they don't bounced off and sink into my groin or somebody else's groin. I hate when that happens. Have you done this before?
[Unidentified Male:] Yes, yes. They throwing axe in the back of Joe beef until I realized it wasn't really safe.
[Bourdain:] All right. Try not to cut your own ear back?
[Unidentified Male:] You want to draw back. Axe slowly over your head. Lean right in. When your arm is straight out parallel with the ground
[Bourdain:] That's when you release?
[Unidentified Male:] That's it. Is there a William tell kind of story in Newfoundland with the cut of over the head and the father through the axe? Not yet, not yet. Do it proud. Go, Fred.
[Bourdain:] Watch your head there. All right. So far we kind of suck. This is not encouraging.
[Unidentified Male:] Try the double hand, yes. That was close. You know what I'm going to do? Put my ax in good use and cut that monster cheese.
[Bourdain:] Now you're talking.
[Cabrera:] I guess it keeps you humble. I recently sat down with Tony Bourdain and learn more about this adventure.
[Bourdain:] Life in Newfoundland for many, many years was built entirely around fishing for cod. Cod was king.
[Cabrera:] I love cod.
[Bourdain:] And a few years ago due to overfishing, a while back, a complete moratorium was declared on fishing of cod. This absolutely devastated the economy and really had to really require some major, major changes. I'm not an outdoorsy lumberjack sort of a guy. This is a sort of excessively bro-tastic bro-cation. I take two chef friends from Montreal, not from Newfoundland who are very enthusiastic about showing me this part of the country and introduced me to a chef friend of a really incredible restaurant in Newfoundland to introduce me to cod culture. There's some limited cod hunting permitted now. Hunting culture. I mean, this is a place we go to the supermarket and, you know, moose is available in many forms.
[Cabrera:] Wow.
[Bourdain:] It is not a backward place. It is quite a beautiful place. And among the many sights and I think what's people don't know this is a tiny island off the eastern coast of Newfoundland that's not essentially France. It is France. Meaning pay euros, French cars, French food, French people, French language. Just a short hop off the coast. Our own coastline.
[Cabrera:] Amazing. And Newfoundland, I understand there's sort of a shift happening there, though, where they are turning more inward, really, trying to get back to the roots to their own traditions, their own culture, own resources. Tell us a little bit more about this.
[Bourdain:] Well, I think that's a function of, you know, having to move away from cod but they still want to maintain their traditions. They are fiercely independent people. Very aware of the differences between them and other regions of Canada. The chef scene is kind of blowing up there a little bit. And I think that's had a lot to do with reawakening a pride of their own very different ingredients and traditions. And I think, you know, we are seeing the beginning or the early days of a renaissance I hope. You know, again, a really beautiful, rugged part of the world that I don't think has been seen a lot of on American immediate why.
[Cabrera:] You talk about moose and you talk about cod, you eat a lot of fish and meat in this episode. What do you like more?
[Bourdain:] Wow, the fish there is really good. The cod
[Cabrera:] Fresh.
[Bourdain:] After Uruguay I was ready for some fish.
[Cabrera:] Tune in for brand new "
[Parts Unknown:] Newfoundland " tonight
[At 9:] 00 p.m. eastern right here on CNN. And finally tonight, a very happy mother's day to all of the moms out there and extra special mother's day wish to my mom, Judy, and my mother-in-law Anne. My mom is there on the left, of course, my lovely mother-in-law on the right. I mean this from the bottom of my heart, you both are incredible women and such role models to me. The best moms, best grandmothers. Thank you for the deep love, your support, the joy you provide for our whole family. Motherhood, I know, is a blessing but it is not always easy. And as a mother myself, I appreciate you both more than ever. More than words can really do justice. I love you. Happy mother's day. That's going to it for me tonight. I'm Ana Cabrera. Have a great week.