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Mario Batali

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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox chef 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.<ref name=gates>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Curr Bio">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="disgraced-chef">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="westportdv">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name="batali-bastianich">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Early lifeEdit

Batali was born in Seattle on September 19, 1960, to Marilyn (LaFramboise) and Armandino Batali, who founded Seattle's Salumi restaurant in 2006.<ref name=gates /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref> His father is of Italian descent and his mother is of part French-Canadian ancestry.<ref>Stated on Faces of America, 2010</ref> His paternal grandmother was from Chieti, while his paternal grandfather hailed from Lucca.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Batali attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, while working as a cook at the pub/restaurant Stuff Yer Face.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> While at Rutgers, he was roommates with actor James Gandolfini.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1994, he married Susi Cahn and together they have two sons.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Batali is the son-in-law of Miles and Lillian Cahn, founders of Coach Inc.<ref name="nytimes">Template:Cite news</ref> Batali's brother Dana Batali was Director of Pixar RenderMan development from 2001 to 2015.<ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref>

CareerEdit

At 29, Batali was a sous chef at the Four Seasons Biltmore in Santa Barbara after previously working as a sous chef for the then-Four Seasons Clift Hotel San Francisco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> (since 1995, known as "The Clift", under changed ownership).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Early in his career, Batali worked with chef Jeremiah Tower at his San Francisco restaurant Stars.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Stars was open from 1984 until 1999 and is considered one of the birthplaces of the institution of the celebrity chef. Batali appeared in the Food Network show Molto Mario<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> which aired from 1996 to 2004. The show made Batali a household name and popularized the Food Network.

In 1998, Batali, Joe Bastianich, and Lidia Bastianich formed the B&B Hospitality Group,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> also known as Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group. The flagship restaurant for B&B is Babbo in New York City which had a Michelin star for several years.<ref>Template:Update after Template:Cite news</ref>

Batali was a co-host of the ABC daytime talk show The Chew from its premiere in 2011 until 2017.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2012, a lawsuit was settled by Batali (and B&B) with 117 members of the restaurant staff,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> who alleged that the Batali organization had skimmed a percentage of the tip pools in his restaurants over a period of years.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Philanthropy and social activismEdit

Batali is a critic of hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, a method of natural gas extraction. He has signed onto the cause of Chefs for the Marcellus, whose mission is to "protect [New York's] regional foodshed from the dangers of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas (fracking)."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In May 2013, Batali co-wrote an opinion article with chef Bill Telepan for the New York Daily News, in which the two wrote that "Fracking ... could do serious damage to [New York's] agricultural industry and hurt businesses, like ours, that rely on safe, healthy, locally sourced foods."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Batali was the subject of a 2007 book titled Heat by Bill Buford which detailed his philosophy to various aspects of social activism, as well as cooking and life.

Batali served as an ambassador and on the board of directors for The Lunchbox Fund, a non-profit organization which provides a daily meal to students of township schools in Soweto, South Africa. In December 2017, Batali stepped down from his role with the organization in response to sexual misconduct allegations against him.<ref name=":3" />

In 2008, Batali and his wife Susi Cahn founded the Mario Batali Foundation, funding various children's educational programs and pediatric disease research.<ref name=":3" />

He supports the practice of Transcendental Meditation through the David Lynch Foundation.<ref name="style">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Cooking philosophyEdit

In a 2012 interview, Batali said that good Italian cooking was characterized by simplicity, an insight he attributed to his time working at a restaurant in Borgo Capanne, Italy.Template:Clarify<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Sexual misconduct allegationsEdit

Template:See also On December 11, 2017, restaurant news website Eater reported that four women accused Batali of sexual harassment and sexual assault.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> By the following day, four more women had come forward.<ref name=":2">Template:Cite news</ref> Batali took a leave of absence from his position at the management company Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group.<ref name=":3">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Producers of ABC's The Chew fired him on December 14, 2017.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Food Network halted plans to release episodes of his television show Molto Mario after the allegations.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Target announced that it was no longer selling Batali's pasta sauces and cookbooks.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In May 2018, more accusations of sexual assault against Batali were aired on an episode of 60 Minutes, and the New York Police Department confirmed it was investigating Batali for his past behavior, including an alleged assault that took place at The Spotted Pig, a restaurant where Batali was an investor.<ref name="60M">Template:Cite news</ref> Batali denied an allegation of sexual assault, but said "My past behavior has been deeply inappropriate and I am sincerely remorseful for my actions."<ref name="60M"/> Days later, Batali's company B&B Hospitality Group announced it would be closing its three Las Vegas Strip restaurants after the Las Vegas Sands Corporation terminated the companies' relationship.<ref>Al Mancini, 3 Mario Batali restaurants on Las Vegas Strip to close, Las Vegas Review-Journal (May 25, 2018).</ref>

In January 2019, New York City police declined to charge Batali over two alleged sexual assaults in his New York City restaurants due to insufficient evidence.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In March 2019, Batali surrenderedTemplate:Clarify ownership of his stakes in Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group, a partnership between Batali and the Bastianich family, including Joe and Lidia Bastianich.<ref name=":4">Template:Cite news</ref> He also sold his minority ownership in Eataly, an Italian food marketplace.<ref name=":4" /> The Bastianiches said B&B Hospitality Group's name would change.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="auto">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Batali was the first chef to surrender ownerships in all his restaurants after reports of sexual misconduct.<ref name=":4" /><ref name="auto"/>

In July 2021, Batali, Bastianich, and their former restaurant company agreed to a settlement in the New York state case that was under investigation by the Attorney General of New York wherein they would pay $600,000<ref name="auto"/> to more than 20 former employees (men and women) of three restaurants in Manhattan.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Severson>Template:Cite news</ref>

Trial and acquittalEdit

In May 2019, Batali was charged with indecent assault and battery in Boston.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In court, the accuser alleged that Batali had groped her in April 2017 at a bar in Boston. Batali pleaded not guilty and chose a bench trial.<ref name=Severson/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On May 10, 2022, Batali was acquitted in Boston Municipal Court by a judge who ruled that Batali's conduct during the alleged incident was "not befitting of a public person of his stature" but agreed with the defense's arguments that his accuser had credibility issues.<ref name=Severson/><ref>Celebrity Chef Mario Batali Found Not Guilty in Boston Sexual Misconduct Trial, NBC News (March 10, 2022).</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Television and movie creditsEdit

Show name Year Network Role Notes & citation
Molto Mario 1996–2004 Food Network Host citation CitationClass=web

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Mediterranean Mario 1998 A culinary tour of Morocco, Spain, France, Greece, hosted by Batali
Mario Eats Italy 2001–2002 A culinary tour of the Italian countryside<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Ciao America with Chef Mario Batali 2003 citation CitationClass=web

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Iron Chef America: Battle of the Masters
Iron Chef America: The Series Judge or participant
ICA: All-Star Special
Mario, Full Boil 2007 Food Network citation CitationClass=web

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Emeril Live 2006 Guest appearance "Italian Favorites with Mario Batali"
Chefography 2006, 2007 Guest appearances Season 0, episode 7 and season 2, episode 6
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 2005 Travel Channel Guest appearance citation CitationClass=web

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Spain... on the Road Again 2008 PBS Co-host
Fantastic Mr. Fox 2009 20th Century Fox Rabbit Stop-motion animated film directed by Wes Anderson, based on the book by Roald Dahl
The Daily Show 2010, 2011, 2012 Comedy Central Guest appearances
Faces of America 2010 PBS Guest appearance <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Bitter Feast Dark Sky Films Gordon American psychological horror film directed and written by Joe Maggio
Saturday Night Live Cameo
The Chew 2011–2017 ABC Co-host
Good Morning America Guest appearances
Fuck, That’s Delicious 2016 Viceland Guest star Season 2, episode 6: "The Caesar Brothers"
Moltissimo 2017–2017 Viceland/Munchies Host
Worth It 2017 BuzzFeed Guest appearance Season 2, episode 5: "$2 Pizza vs. $2,000 Pizza, New York City"<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror XXVIII
The Untitled Action Bronson Show Season 1, Episode 19, Mario Batali, Joanna Jędrzejczyk Talk show guest

AwardsEdit

  • 1998 – "Best New Restaurant of 1998" from the James Beard Foundation for "Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca"
  • 1999 – "Man of the Year" in GQ's chef category
  • 2001 – D'Artagnan Cervena Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America
  • 2002 – "Best Chef: New York City" from the James Beard Foundation
  • 2004 – Three Stars from The New York Times for "Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca" from Ruth Reichl.
  • 2005 – "All-Clad Cookware Outstanding Chef Award" from the James Beard Foundation (national award)
  • 2008 – One Michelin star, Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca, Michelin Guide<ref>Michelin Guide New York City 2000000 Template:Webarchive</ref>
  • 2008 – "Best Restaurateur" for Joe Bastianich/Mario Batali for Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca from the James Beard Foundation.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  • Culinary Hall of Fame Induction.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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WorksEdit

Batali is also a main subject of Bill Buford's book Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany (2007) Template:ISBN

ReferencesEdit

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