Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations - Food Porn 2

In tonight’s episode of No Reservations, Anthony Bourdain revisits one of the show’s most popular topics: Food Porn! Tony’s never been shy when it comes to expressing his true feelings toward, well, pretty much everything, but this is especially true when it comes to good food. There are countless of similarities between food and sex that can be explored, and Tony, with the help of a few friends including the illustrious Ron Jeremy, is ready to gear up for an even steamier round two. Whether it leaves you feeling satisfied or guilty (or both), there is undoubtedly still plenty of luscious, tantalizing and downright sexy ground to be uncovered.


There are clearly some dishes that never seem to get old. First up, Tony heads to Hanoi, Vietnam for more wet and steamy Pho – the dish he craves above all others – complete with hot noodles, magical broth distilled from bones and marrow and a choice of meats. Then, Tony visits Bar Boloud, with Daniel Boloud, to sample charcuterie. Tony gets his fix by sinking his fork into some blood sausage, headcheese, duck liver pate, and rabbit terrine.

According to Tony, even the mention of cured meats is a surefire way to make any chef weak in the knees. At Salumeria Rossi in New York, Cesare Casella’s meats are always ready to go, and Tony goes to town on mortadella with pistachio, smoked speck, porketta, lardo and a variety of prosciuttos. Tony then has a euphoric meal at Sushi Yasuda with Chef Yasuda himself.



Next, Tony ravenously digs in to a few cuts of steak with Michael Lomanaco at Porterhouse. And what better way to wash away the shame afterward than sipping some tongue-tantalizing libations! Tony experiences the allure of such cocktails as the Manhattan, the Negroni and the Sidecar, all mixed by Dale Degroff. Next up, Tony visits RUB BBQ in New York City for a nice, meaty barbecue session. Then, he waxes poetic with Jacques Torres about the effect of chocolate on the male and female minds and libidos. After all, chocolate contains the same chemical produced by the brain while one is falling in love, making it a surefire aphrodisiac that works every time.

Afterwards, Tony sits down with Frank Bruni and, once again, Daniel Boloud at DBGB to wolf down four courses of thick and fatty fresh sausages, the sexiest of all, in Tony’s opinion, being a Thai sausage. When it comes to seafood, the best fishy food porn comes from Chef Michael White’s Marea, where White himself is able to lure Tony into temptation with the forbidden – seafood with cheese. Other morsels include sea urchin with lardo, marlin with caviar, razor clams with fennel, and octopus with bone marrow. Afterwards, Tony and Alexander Petrossian join for what can be described as anything but a cheap date and indulge themselves with caviar and champagne.

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations airs Monday nights at 10/9c on the Travel Channel.