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He supports the practice of [[Transcendental Meditation technique|Transcendental Meditation]] through the [[David Lynch Foundation]].<ref name="style">{{cite web|last=Schneier|title=The Transcendentalists|url=http://www.style.com/trendsshopping/stylenotes/122313_David_Lynch_Italo_Zucchelli_Calvin_Klein|accessdate=25 December 2013|first=Matthew}}</ref>
He supports the practice of [[Transcendental Meditation technique|Transcendental Meditation]] through the [[David Lynch Foundation]].<ref name="style">{{cite web|last=Schneier|title=The Transcendentalists|url=http://www.style.com/trendsshopping/stylenotes/122313_David_Lynch_Italo_Zucchelli_Calvin_Klein|accessdate=25 December 2013|first=Matthew}}</ref>


== Sexual misconduct controversy ==
== Sexual misconduct revelations ==
{{See also|Weinstein effect}}
{{See also|Weinstein effect}}
On December 11, 2017, the website Eater published allegations by four women of sexual harassment and sexual misconduct against Batali.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/11/media/mario-batali-sexual-misconduct-allegations/index.html|title=Mario Batali: 'The Chew' host steps away amid sexual misconduct allegations|last=Disis|first=Jill|date=December 11, 2017|work=CNNMoney|access-date=December 13, 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> However by December 12, 2017, Huffington Post reported eight women had come forward with allegations.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fifth-woman-accuses-chef-mario-batali-of-sexual-misconduct_us_5a30093ce4b07895028413a0|title=Now It's 8 Women Accusing Chef Mario Batali Of Sexual Misconduct|last=Vagianos|first=Alanna|date=2017-12-12|work=Huffington Post|access-date=2017-12-13|language=en-US}}</ref>
On December 11, 2017, the website Eater published allegations by four women of sexual harassment and sexual misconduct against Batali.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/11/media/mario-batali-sexual-misconduct-allegations/index.html|title=Mario Batali: 'The Chew' host steps away amid sexual misconduct allegations|last=Disis|first=Jill|date=December 11, 2017|work=CNNMoney|access-date=December 13, 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> However by December 12, 2017, Huffington Post reported eight women had come forward with allegations.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fifth-woman-accuses-chef-mario-batali-of-sexual-misconduct_us_5a30093ce4b07895028413a0|title=Now It's 8 Women Accusing Chef Mario Batali Of Sexual Misconduct|last=Vagianos|first=Alanna|date=2017-12-12|work=Huffington Post|access-date=2017-12-13|language=en-US}}</ref>

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Mario Batali
Mario Batali in 2005
Born
Mario Francesco Batali[1]

(1960-09-19) September 19, 1960 (age 64)
Seattle, Washington, United States
EducationRutgers University
Le Cordon Bleu
SpouseSusi Cahn
Children2
Culinary career
Cooking styleItalian
Current restaurant(s)
  • Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca
    Lupa Osteria Romana
    Italian Wine Merchant (shop)
    Esca
    Otto Enoteca Pizzeria
    Casa Mono
    Bar Jamon
    Del Posto
    Enoteca San Marco (renamed Otto)
    B&B Ristorant
    Carnevino, (last three located in Las Vegas; all others are located in New York City)
    Tarry Lodge
Television show(s)
Websitewww.mariobatali.com

Mario Francesco Batali (born September 19, 1960)[2] is an American chef, writer, restaurateur, and media personality. Batali co-owns restaurants in New York City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Boston, Singapore,[3] Westport, Connecticut and New Haven, Connecticut.[4] On December 11, 2017, Batali announced he was taking leave from his businesses after he was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women.[5]

Early life

Batali was born in Seattle, Washington on September 19, 1960 to Marilyn LaFramboise and Armandino Batali.[6][7] Batali attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey and worked as a cook at Stuff Yer Face, a popular after-pub college eatery.[8] In 1994 he married Susi Cahn.[9] He is son-in-law to Miles and Lillian Cahn, founders of Coach Inc.[10]

Career

At 29, Batali was a sous chef at the Four Seasons Biltmore after previously working as a sous chef for the then Four Seasons Clift Hotel San Francisco,[11] (since 1995, known as "The Clift", under changed ownership.[12]) He appeared in the Food Network show Molto Mario [13] which aired from 1996 to 2004 where Mario’s career took off.

In 1998, Batali, Joe Bastianich and Lidia Bastianich formed the B&B Hospitality Group,[14] also known as Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group. The flagship restaurant for B&B was Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca in New York City.[15] Since 2008 their restaurant Del Posto has held a Wine Spectator "Grand Award" for the quality of its wines.[16]

Batali was a co-host ABC daytime talk show The Chew when it premiered in 2011.[17]

In 2012, a lawsuit was settled by Batali (and B&B) with 117 members of the restaurant staff,[18] who alleged that the Batali organization had skimmed a percentage of the tip pools in his restaurants over a period of years.

Social activism

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)."[19][20] 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."[21]

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. As of December 2017, Batali released in response to the sexual misconduct allegations, he would step down from his role with this organization.[22]

In 2008, Batali and his wife Susi Cahn founded the Mario Batali Foundation, funding various children's educational programs and pediatric disease research.[22]

He supports the practice of Transcendental Meditation through the David Lynch Foundation.[23]

Sexual misconduct revelations

See also: Weinstein effect

On December 11, 2017, the website Eater published allegations by four women of sexual harassment and sexual misconduct against Batali.[5][17][24] However by December 12, 2017, Huffington Post reported eight women had come forward with allegations.[25]

Batali has taken a leave of absence from his position at the management company Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group.[22][26] His ABC daytime television show "The Chew" has asked him to step down and co-hosts of the show publically addressed the allegations on air.[17][25][27] The Food Network halted plans to release episodes of his television show Molto Mario, after the allegations.[28] Target announced it will no longer carry Batali's pasta sauces or cookbooks, partially in response to a petition launched with 7,000 signatures.[29][30]

Television credits

Show name Year Network Role Notes & citation
Molto Mario 1996–2004 Food Network host a culinary tour of Italy, hosted by Batali.[31]
Mediterranean Mario 1998 Food Network host a culinary tour of Morocco, Spain, France, Greece, hosted by Batali.
Mario Eats Italy 2001–2002 Food Network host a culinary tour of the Italian countryside.[32]
Ciao America with Chef Mario Batali 2003 Food Network host a culinary tour of the Italian in America, only three episodes.[33]
Iron Chef America: Battle of the Masters Food Network
Iron Chef America: The Series Food Network judge or participant
ICA: All-Star Special
Mario, FULL BOIL 2007 Food Network  A one hour documentary special, following Batali and Bastianich opening an Italian restaurant in NYC (Del Posto).[34][35]
Emeril Live 2006 Food Network  guest appearance "Italian Favorites with Mario Batali"
Chefography 2006, 2007 Food Network  guest appearances (Season 0, Episode 7)(Season 2, Episode 6)
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 2005 Travel Channel guest appearance Season 1, Episode 3, "New Jersey".[36]
Spain... on the road Again 2008 PBS co-host
The Daily Show 2010, 2011, 2012 Comedy Central guest appearances
Bitter Feast 2010 Dark Sky Films "Gordon" American psychological horror film directed and written by Joe Maggio, Mario Batali as Gordon
Saturday Night Live 2010 cameo
The Chew 2011–2017 ABC co-host
Good Morning America guest appearances
Worth It 2017 BuzzFeed guest appearance Season 2, Episode 5, $2 Pizza vs. $2,000 Pizza in New York City.[37]
The Simpsons guest appearance Treehouse of Horror XXVIII

Awards

  • Babbo, Michelin Guide, One Star[38]
  • Three Stars from The New York Times for "Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca"
  • "Best New Restaurant of 1998" from the James Beard Foundation for "Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca"
  • "Man of the Year" in GQ's chef category in 1999
  • D'Artagnan Cervena Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America in 2001
  • "Best Chef: New York City" from the James Beard Foundation in 2002
  • "All-Clad Cookware Outstanding Chef Award" from the James Beard Foundation in 2005 (national award)
  • "Best Restaurateur" from the James Beard Foundation in 2008
  • Culinary Hall of Fame Induction.[39]

Bibliography

  • Mario Batali Simple Italian Food: Recipes from My Two Villages (1998), ISBN 0-609-60300-0
  • Mario Batali Holiday Food : Family Recipes for the Most Festive Time of the Year (2000), ISBN 0-609-60774-X
  • Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy (contributor) (2002), ISBN 0-609-60848-7
  • The Babbo Cookbook (2002), ISBN 0-609-60775-8
  • The Artist's Palate (foreword) (2003), ISBN 0-7894-7768-8
  • Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home (2005), ISBN 0-06-073492-2
  • Mario Tailgates NASCAR Style (2006), ISBN 0-89204-846-8
  • Spain...A Culinary Road Trip (2008), written with Gwyneth Paltrow, and Julia Turshen. ISBN 978-0-06-156093-4
  • Italian Grill (2008), written with Judith Sutton. ISBN 978-0-06-145097-6
  • Molto Gusto: Easy Italian Cooking (2010), written with Mark Ladner. ISBN 978-0-06-192432-3
  • Molto Batali: Simple Family Meals from My Home to Yours (2011), ISBN 978-0-06-209556-5
  • America – Farm to Table: Simple, Delicious Recipes Celebrating Local Farmers written with Jim Webster
  • Mediterranean Summer, A Season on France's Côte d/Azur and Italy's Costa Bella (2007), written by David Shalleck and Erol Munuz ISBN 978-0-7679-2048-3 Contributor Foreword by Mario Batali

See also

References

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  5. ^ a b Plagianos, Irene, "Mario Batali Steps Away From Restaurant Empire Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations", Eater.com, 11 Dec 2017
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  8. ^ http://stuffyerface.com/events/hall-of-fame/
  9. ^ "Who is Mario Batali's wife, Susi Cahn?". Newsweek. December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  10. ^ Adams, Rachel (February 11, 2017). "Miles Cahn, Co-Founder of Coach Handbags, Dies at 95". New York Times. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
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  12. ^ "Clift Hotel's debt sold". SFGate. February 21, 1995. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
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  16. ^ "Del Posto". Wine Spectator. January 1, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
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  18. ^ "Celebrity Chef Mario Batali Settles Lawsuit With His Waitstaff". NPR.org. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  19. ^ "Chefs for the Marcellus: Look Who's Signed On". Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  20. ^ "Chefs for the Marcellus: About Us". Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ Batali; Telepan. "Fracking vs. food: N.Y.'s choice". New York Daily News. Retrieved May 30, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  38. ^ Michelin_Guide New York City 2000000 Archived 2011-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
  39. ^ Culinary Hall of Fame Induction
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