When Anthony Bourdain meets Barack Obama

Tomorrow night on Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown chef Anthony Bourdain heads to Hanoi, Vietnam and dines with President Barack Obama.

Bourdain first visited Vietnam back in 2000 and has since returned many times. On this trip he joins the throngs of locals as he motorbikes through Vietnam’s capital, traversing its rapidly changing cityscape. He visits the Old Quarter, feasts on snail noodle soup from a street market and travels to popular tourist spot Ha Long Bay where he charters a steamer ship and eats squid. Bourdain also breaks bread with a family in a traditional floating fishing village to discuss the changes in Vietnam’s culture and economy, as well as the country’s tumultuous history.

President Obama then joins Bourdain for a crash course in Vietnamese dining. Over a dish of Bun Cha (a local dish comprised of grilled pork and noodle), he shares personal stories and reflects on his own international travels.

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown follows the chef and best-selling author as he travels the globe to uncover the little-known, off-the-road, and sometimes seemingly-familiar areas of the world in a celebration of their diverse foods and culture.

Saturday 5 November at 6.30pm on TLC