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Sheraton Nha Trang Hotel & Spa Creates Cooking School

Filed under: Dining, Luxury Travel & Hotels

Chef-turned-author Anthony Bourdain takes every opportunity he can to wax rhapsodic about the food in Vietnam. The Sheraton in Nha Trang is turning the lure of Vietnamese food for tourists into an industry creating a new cooking school.

"The culinary assets in this hotel are not the usual fare," said Michiel de Kleer, director of food and beverage for Sheraton Nha Trang Hotel & Spa. "In the same way that diners worldwide respond enthusiastically to Vietnamese food. We always say this hotel is a playground for a chef. I think it's heaven for anyone who with a passion for food."

The hotel's culinary crew will teach guests how to make Vietnamese staples and cocktail training can also be arranged. At Steam 'n Spice, a new dim-sum dining concept, guests can look into the show kitchen and watch dim sum chef Huynh Viet Cuong pull those noodles, a trade he learned in Ho Chi Minh City at Madame Ngoc's Com Nieu Saigon, a spot that was featured on Tony Bourdain's television program, A Cook's Tour.

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Tony Bourdain And Eric Ripert Plan Radio Show

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

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.

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Who Will Be Tony Bourdain's New Boss?

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Chef-turned-writer Anthony Bourdain's show "No Reservations" is the star of the Travel Channel but he may have a new boss soon. The LA Times reports on the auction for the channel which is currently owned by Cox Communications. The channel, which sees an average of around 485,000 during the prime time hours (closer to 900,000 for Bourdain's show) isn't a huge ratings star but it is a growing network. The channel is popular with the 25 to 54 age demographic and other shows that straddle the eating/traveling end of things like "Man v. Food" and "Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern" are also popular. Other shows focus on travel eyecandy with programming like Bridget's Sexiest Beaches and Super Swank. The channel could sell for around $700 million.

The Travel Channel website also offers places to book trips and offers a series of four-day seminars that discuss the finer points of travel journalism. While the travel industry lately has been suffering overall there is big potential for a renewed interest in travel over the next few years and with that, an increase in watching adventure programming.

Which of the potential media swains is the right fit for the Travel Channel? NBC Universal is looking at it, potentially as a companion for The Weather Channel or even MSNBC. Scripps Network sees it as a natural match for its lifestyle networks including the Food Network, Fine Living and Home & Garden. And then there's News Corp., which already owns the National Geographic Channel. It would probably be a fit for any of these businesses if they have the ready cash and the inclination to snap it up.

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