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Tony Bourdain And Eric Ripert Plan Radio Show

Filed under: Dining

Tony Bourdain has always seemed to me to be the Howard Stern of the food world, brash, smart and always entertaining. So it makes sense that he will be joining the Sirius XM network with his own radio show. Bourdain and his friend, fish-loving French chef Eric Ripert are going to have a five-week radio show on Sirius XM's Martha Stewart Living Radio.

Bourdain told the AP that part of his personal challenge is to see how uncomfortable he can make Ripert. If you've ever watched the two interact on "No Reservations" you know that Ripert is the more subdued of the pair, although not without his own sense of humor. I can only assume that for Ripert, the charming chef of Le Bernardin, his own personal challenge might involve making sure Bourdain doesn't go too far off the rails. At least it is on satellite radio so Bourdain won't have to keep his love for salty language in check, in fact the pair are planning a "food porn" radio segment devoted to saucy descriptions of culinary creations.

The show "Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert: Turn & Burn", will run for five weeks starting February 18. The first episode will also feature another charismatic chef, the flame-haired bon vivant Mario Batali. On February 25 they will broadcast live from the South Beach Food and Wine Festival and speak with special guests during the live broadcast, including Chef Daniel Boulud.

Tags: eric ripert, EricRipert, mario batali, MarioBatali, radio show, RadioShow, satellite radio, SatelliteRadio, sirius, tony bourdain, TonyBourdain

Which Is More Luxe Sirius or XM?

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

With two new satellite radio deals announced recently, one for XM (Porsche) and one for Sirius (Bentley) I got to thinking, which of these two major satellite radio providers is considered the more luxe based on the brands they associate with. Certainly Bentley and Porsche are of fairly equal cachet, perhaps Bentley has the edge given that the average price of their cars is a bit higher. Looking back over the different brands associated with the two companies I would have to give the nod for better luxe placement to Sirius. Let's take a look at some more evidence based on our past reports:

Limited edition cars:
The XM radio is in the Richard Tyler Saturn Sky
The Sirius radio is in the Saks Mercedes

Hotels:
Hyatt paired with XM radio
The W offers Sirius suites

Oh, and the Sirius radios are also already in Rolls-Royces. Game, set and match to Sirius.

Tags: bentley, porsche, satellite radio, sirius, xm

Rolls-Royce Will Make Sirius Radios Standard

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Gadgets, Luxury Cars & Autos

Sirius satellite radio has announced that Sirius radios will be a standard feature in all U.S. sold Rolls-Royces. The radio will come with a lifetime subscription to Sirius. Sirius delivers more than 125 channels including Howard Stern who started his satellite radio show this week and play-by-play from the NBA, NFL and NHL.

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Tags: howard stern, rolls-royce, satellite radio, sirius