Mario Batali

Facelifts: Del Posto's Enoteca Gets the Ax

source: Eater

In a curious move, Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich's three star Italian diva Del Posto will lose its Enoteca, or the cafe portion of the restaurant. Those familiar with the set up know that the 30-seat cafe is where Del... In a curious move, Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich's three star Italian d...

Published Thu, Nov 5

First Lady will appear on a very special Iron Chef America

source: TV Squad

First Lady Michelle Obama will reveal the secret ingredient on the January 3 special episode of Iron Chef America (I don't think it's the season premiere because we're in the middle of new episodes right now). There's no specifics yet on what the secret ingredient will be, but it is somethi...

Published Wed, Nov 4

First Lady Michelle Obama Appearing on Iron Chef America

source: Gothamist

A purr-fectly costumed Michelle Obama distributes what can only be healthy, organically grown, locally-sourced fruit treats to children on Halloween. (Courtesy The White House Flickr) Last month celebrity chefs Mario Batali, Bobby Flay, and Emeril Lagasse visited the White House g...

Published Wed, Nov 4

'The Next Iron Chef' - Too Much Is Never Enough

source: Slashfood

For those keeping track, this is not "Iron Chef America," the cooking-in-front-of-a-stadium spectacle that's closest to the Japanese original. In a way, that makes it more interesting -- in place of mega-celebs like Mario Batali, you get a bevy of less over-exposed folks like New York'...

Published Mon, Oct 12

Fine Living will become the Cooking Channel

source: TV Squad

The way I see this, since Scripps owns the Food Network, the Cooking Channel will be sort of a Food Network annex. Food Network 2.0. Food Network, Two. In actuality, a lot of the programming on Fine Living now is connected to Food Network. Old Iron Chef episodes, Emeril LaGasse and Mario Batali an...

Published Thu, Oct 8

Chefs' Guilty Pleasures

source: Slashfood

Mario Batali When orange-clogged chef and television personality Mario Batali isn't reinventing Italian cuisine, he's still got it in the bag -- of Doritos, that is. "I love two things: good gelato and, strangely enough, Doritos and salsa. It has to be Doritos, though. I especially like th...

Published Fri, Sep 25

Mario Batali loves the adrenaline rush of kitchen work

source: Los Angeles Times

The gig: Celebrity chef, restaurateur and television personality known for his fresh take on traditional Italian fare and his penchant for wearing orange Crocs.

Published Sat, Sep 19

Mario Batali: Fact or Fiction?

source: topix.net

If you thought this week's celebrations were over, think again. Italian food fanatics, today is Molto Mario's birthday! To honor the celebrated chef, who's turning one year shy of 50, I've put together a quiz to test whether you've got your Mario Batali facts straight.

Published Wed, Sep 9