Mario Batali

Mario Batali
Mario Batali in 2005
Born
Mario Francesco Batali

(1960-09-19) September 19, 1960 (age 64)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
EducationRutgers University
Le Cordon Bleu
Spouse
Susi Cahn
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(m. 1994)​
Children2
Culinary career
Cooking styleItalian
Current restaurant(s)
  • Italian Wine Merchant (shop)
Previous restaurant(s)
Television show(s)
Websitewww.mariobatali.com

Mario Francesco Batali (born September 19, 1960) is an American chef, writer, and former restaurateur. Batali co-owned restaurants in New York City; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Newport Beach, California; Boston; Singapore; Westport, Connecticut; and New Haven, Connecticut, including Babbo in New York City, which received a Michelin star for several years.[1][2][3][4][5] Batali has appeared on the Food Network, on shows such as Molto Mario and Iron Chef America, on which he was one of the featured "Iron Chefs". In 2017, the restaurant review site Eater revealed multiple accusations of sexual misconduct against Batali and, in March 2019, he sold all his restaurant holdings.[6]

  1. ^ Gates, Henry Louis Jr. (2010). Faces of America: How 12 Extraordinary People Discovered their Pasts. NYU Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-0814732649. Mario Francesco Batali .
  2. ^ "Batali, Mario". Current Biography Yearbook 2011. Ipswich, MA: H.W. Wilson. 2011. pp. 54–57. ISBN 9780824211219.
  3. ^ "Disgraced celebrity chef Mario Batali surrenders ownership stakes in all of his restaurants". CNBC. March 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "Restaurants | Mario Batali". MarioBatali.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  5. ^ Inzitari, Vanessa (July 20, 2011). "Check Out Mario Batali's Westport Restaurant". The Westport Daily Voice. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  6. ^ Moskin, Julia (March 6, 2019). "Mario Batali Exits His Restaurants". The New York Times. Retrieved March 7, 2019.