Anthony Bourdain has been a staunch defender of foie gras ever since Chicago banned the fatty liver (and then rescinded the ban on the fatty liver). In the past, Bourdain has focused on shooting down the ethical/humane arguments promoted by animal activists. Or arguing for an eater's right to choose. On Friday night at the [...]

By and large, the No Reservations gabfest on Friday at the Warner Theatre was what you'd expect: Anthony Bourdain railing against vegetarians and industrial ag, and Eric Ripert defending Wolfgang Puck and the future of fine dining. But the most unpredictable moment came when host, Tommy McFly from Mix 107.3 FM, asked the celebrity chefs/TV [...]

In advance of his appearance on Friday evening at the Warner Theater with Anthony Bourdain, Y&H conducted an interview with Eric Ripert, the man who has held four stars from the New York Times longer than any other chef in Manhattan. Ripert, I should add, is also classy, slyly funny, and unflappable, as you'll see [...]

For reasons that will become clear later, Y&H has become obsessed with banh mi — and the many subtle ways one sandwich differs from another. Most in the D.C. area offer variations on these basic ingredients: a pork preparation (shredded, roasted, barbecued), pâté, cold cuts (including those divine slices of head cheese for crunch), pickled veggies, slices [...]

As you might have guessed, traffic to Y&H spiked tremendously this week on the news that celebrity chef Michel Richard had plans to move his base to the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner. No other post this week had nearly as much traffic, despite the fact that Thursday was Food Day here at the paper. Michel Richard [...]

Another week, another long list of blog items to review to learn which were your faves.  No surprise: Anthony Bourdain still rocks your world. Watch the Deleted Eamonn's Segment from Bourdain's 'No Reservations' Show on D.C. Gastrosexuals Are the New Metrosexuals The Oyster Experience from Hell Here's One Thing You Can Do with Leftover Cadbury [...]

Funny thing, but Y&H was supposed to serve as Anthony Bourdain's tour guide for this trip to Eamonn's A Dublin Chipper in Old Town, a segment that ultimately didn't make the cut for the recent D.C. episode of No Reservations. [Watch the deleted segment here.] But by the time I was done showing Bourdain around [...]