Editing Mario Batali (section)

== Early life ==
Batali was born in [[Seattle]] on September 19, 1960, to Marilyn (LaFramboise) and Armandino Batali, who founded Seattle's [[Salumi (restaurant)|Salumi]] restaurant in 2006.<ref name=gates /><ref>{{cite web|author=Roger Downey |url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/2002-12-25/food/a-batali-family-christmas/ |title=A Batali Family Christmas |newspaper=[[Seattle Weekly]] |date=2002-12-25 |access-date=2012-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104051619/http://www.seattleweekly.com/2002-12-25/food/a-batali-family-christmas/|archive-date=November 4, 2010|url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |url= https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6045047 |title=Salami: A Cure for What Ails You |publisher=[[National Public Radio]] |date= September 9, 2006 |work=[[All Things Considered]] }}</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 [[Province of Chieti|Chieti]], while his paternal grandfather hailed from [[Province of Lucca|Lucca]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iitaly.org/magazine/article/culture-in-temple-food|title=Culture in the Temple of Food|website=iItaly| date=October 6, 2016}}</ref> Batali attended [[Rutgers University]] in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]], while working as a cook at the pub/restaurant Stuff Yer Face.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stuffyerface.com/events/hall-of-fame/ |title=Hall of Fame |publisher=Stuff Yer Face |access-date= February 7, 2018 |archive-date=July 27, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170727060256/http://stuffyerface.com/events/hall-of-fame/ |url-status=live}}</ref> While at Rutgers, he was roommates with actor [[James Gandolfini]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saccenti |first=John |date=June 20, 2013 |title=Rutgers Remembers Gandolfini |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/remembering-gandolfini |website=patch.com}}</ref>

In 1994, he married Susi Cahn and together they have two sons.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.newsweek.com/mario-batali-wife-susi-cahn-744245 |title=Who is Mario Batali's wife, Susi Cahn? |date=2017-12-11 |magazine=[[Newsweek]] |access-date=2017-12-14 |language=en|archive-date= January 7, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180107094325/http://www.newsweek.com/mario-batali-wife-susi-cahn-744245|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Reslen|first=Eileen|date=2017-12-13|title=Who is Susi Cahn? 9 Things You Should Know About Mario Batali's Wife|url=https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/news/a46115/mario-batali-wife-susi-cahn-facts/|access-date=2020-09-08|website=Country Living|language=en-US}}</ref> Batali is the son-in-law of [[Miles Cahn|Miles]] and [[Lillian Cahn]], founders of [[Tapestry, Inc.|Coach Inc]].<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/11/business/miles-cahn-dead-coach.html?_r=0 |title=Miles Cahn, Co-Founder of Coach Handbags, Dies at 95 |last=Adams |first=Rachel |date=2017-02-11 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=2017-02-26}}</ref> Batali's brother Dana Batali was Director of [[Pixar RenderMan]] development from 2001 to 2015.<ref>{{Citation |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=-UHNCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA227 |page=227 |title= To Infinity and Beyond!: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios |first=Karen |last= Paik |publisher=Chronicle Books |year=2015 |isbn= 9781452147659 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |url= https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2015/03/the-right-combination-of-science-and-heart-renown.html |newspaper=[[Puget Sound Business Journal]] |title='The right combination of science and heart:' Renown Batali restaurant Salumi changes hands |first=Patti |last=Payne |date=Mar 26, 2015 }}</ref>