This morning, yours truly spent an hour-plus on Warren Rojas' hot seat over at Northern Virginia magazine. Truth be told, the mag's readers went pretty easy on me (far easier than the putzes on City Desk who seem to think I'm a traitor for pointing out the obvious).

The most pointed (and funniest) question I got had to be this one:

Why does everyone kiss Jose Andres' ass so much? He's never here. And it's all close quarters and a shoutfest at his best restaurants (minibar, Zaytinya).

Interestingly enough, the question came from "Penn Quarter," where all of Andrés' restaurants are located. Could it have come from some disgruntled soul within Andrés' THINKfoodGROUP empire? Now that would be funny.

You can read my answer to that question, and others, over at Grill Warren.

I mean, I must be crazy to subject myself to the grilling of another publication's readers. But there you have it: At 11 a.m. tomorrow, you can hit me with all the questions you've ever wanted to ask and were somehow afraid to post anonymously on the Y&H blog. And I'll be required the answer them with all the honesty of an anonymous reporter and critic.

The reason Rojas invited me to cop a squat on his weekly hot seat is because he just wrapped up a feature in which he polled food critics from across the country to speak out about anonymous dining. Is it important? Is it dead? Is it a joke? The feature isn't yet available online, which tells you something about Rojas' organizing skills, but trust me, it's a killer story. Look for it whenever the hell it appears in print or online.

In the meantime, feel free to send in a question here or just follow along at 11 a.m. on Thursday.

Morou: Hit him with your best question

Given the apparently precarious nature of our local dining scene, we should all jump at the chance to poke and prod at one of the area's premier chefs, Morou Ouattara, who recently told the Washingtonian's Todd Kliman that he'll be pulling the plug on Farrah Olivia in Old Town on April 29.

And now we have the chance: Ouattara will be hosting today's 11 a.m. edition of Grill Warren at Northern Virginia magazine.

Not that Y&H is asking you to do his work, but here's what I'd want to know, if I got a chance to grill Morou:

• Was Old Town the right market for your brand of modern cooking or was it just the wrong address in Old Town? Or both?
• Does the current economy make it practically impossible to run a true, high-end restaurant?
• How do you feel about working with your brother at the planned new restaurant/bar/lounge in Crystal City? No sibling rivalry?
• Do you think the D.C. market is open right now for another go at Farrah Olivia? Or do you think you should wait to reopen the restaurant when the economy improves?

That's at least what the mercurial Michael Landrum, owner of Ray's the Steaks, told readers last week when he guest hosted Grill Warren, food critic Warren Rojas' weekly chat for Northern Virginia magazine.

Question from "Aldie": When is Ray's the Net going to be up and running? Any chance a seafood paella might make the final cut or you keeping to just grilled fish?

Landrum's response: The actual name is now Ray's: The Catch, and we hope to have it up almost immediately after the move to 2300, hopefully no later than February 24th. Paella will not be on the opening menu, but it is the first in line to be featured as a special, or maybe second, now that I think about it.

And for those of you who really can't get enough Landrum, someone on Grill Warren asked the chef/owner when he'll stop dating strippers and find someone respectable.  The response was classic Landrum:

"I would never inflict myself on a woman who was not as insane or as degenerate as I am."