Andrew Hawkins

And we stuck with this for a couple of hours and skip what we're supposed to shoot that afternoon. a year and a half later, the Leno show calls me cause they see it. And that Friday night I'm on the tonight show and you get that. And as someone who grew up watching Johnny Carson, I'm just waiting to hear the words, Oh my God, you're fantastic. We've run out of time. Will you come back?

And we stuck with this for a couple of hours and skip what we're supposed to shoot that afternoon. a year and a half later, the Leno show calls me cause they see it. And that Friday night I'm on the tonight show and you get that. And as someone who grew up watching Johnny Carson, I'm just waiting to hear the words, Oh my God, you're fantastic. We've run out of time. Will you come back?

And Jay says that to me. And I just was like, Oh my God. And I had a sense. I really did have a sense because I'd grown up with the Carson show, uh, And I had watched the Jay Leno show a lot, as America did back in those days. Oh, my God. I said, this is going to something's going to change. The next week, the ratings numbers went through the roof. Tony's book came out.

And Jay says that to me. And I just was like, Oh my God. And I had a sense. I really did have a sense because I'd grown up with the Carson show, uh, And I had watched the Jay Leno show a lot, as America did back in those days. Oh, my God. I said, this is going to something's going to change. The next week, the ratings numbers went through the roof. Tony's book came out.

that week, and they had us on back-to-back nights. So you could settle in on Travel Channel, and there was a two-hour block, later a three-hour block with our reruns, alternating shows, and then double-stack our reruns. You had four hours of Zimmern and Bourdain, and it was...

that week, and they had us on back-to-back nights. So you could settle in on Travel Channel, and there was a two-hour block, later a three-hour block with our reruns, alternating shows, and then double-stack our reruns. You had four hours of Zimmern and Bourdain, and it was...

For three years, I mean, we pulled some numbers that were equal to Monday Night Football, you know, after season two, season three.

For three years, I mean, we pulled some numbers that were equal to Monday Night Football, you know, after season two, season three.

I mean, you're not— Yeah, but not standing in a kitchen. Food Network, remember, at the time was not doing competition shows— This is 2007, 8, 9. Food Network had no competition shows. It was, you know, chefs standing behind a cutting board, you know, you know, Emeril and all of those great chefs, great friends of mine doing great TV. But it was all I mean, Emeril.

I mean, you're not— Yeah, but not standing in a kitchen. Food Network, remember, at the time was not doing competition shows— This is 2007, 8, 9. Food Network had no competition shows. It was, you know, chefs standing behind a cutting board, you know, you know, Emeril and all of those great chefs, great friends of mine doing great TV. But it was all I mean, Emeril.

Emeril Live was the most adventurous thing.

Emeril Live was the most adventurous thing.

Oh, my gosh. Some of the stuff that we do. He is a wonderful human being and an amazing parent and an amazingly – I'm just saying he took his chefing – No, no, no. I do it all the time.

Oh, my gosh. Some of the stuff that we do. He is a wonderful human being and an amazing parent and an amazingly – I'm just saying he took his chefing – No, no, no. I do it all the time.

No, it wasn't your mistake. I'm not saying he's an asshole. I'm just saying for years I did Bam on television to make fun of him because I thought it was

No, it wasn't your mistake. I'm not saying he's an asshole. I'm just saying for years I did Bam on television to make fun of him because I thought it was

wrong I didn't take it that way we get caught up in the night like I do that stuff all the time when people come up to me they say oh well this is actually I met you four or five years ago I often I really my lips to God's ears I will oftentimes say to them was I nice or was I a jerk because sometimes in the moment someone people have said to me their version of well this dish didn't come out or you know my sea bass is cold and they've insulted the great insulted me James Beard award-winning yes

wrong I didn't take it that way we get caught up in the night like I do that stuff all the time when people come up to me they say oh well this is actually I met you four or five years ago I often I really my lips to God's ears I will oftentimes say to them was I nice or was I a jerk because sometimes in the moment someone people have said to me their version of well this dish didn't come out or you know my sea bass is cold and they've insulted the great insulted me James Beard award-winning yes

Don't short me.

Don't short me.