Mario Batali
Mario Batali was born in Seattle, Washington, United States on September 19th, 1960 and is the Chef. At the age of 63, Mario Batali biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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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 (since 1995, known as "The Clift", under changed ownership). Early in his career, Batali worked with chef Jeremiah Tower at his San Francisco restaurant, Stars. 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 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, also known as Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group. The flagship restaurant for B&B is Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca in New York City which has a Michelin star.
Batali was a co-host of the ABC daytime talk show The Chew from its premiere in 2011 until 2017.
In 2012, a lawsuit was settled by Batali (and B&B) with 117 members of the restaurant staff, who alleged that the Batali organization had skimmed a percentage of the tip pools in his restaurants over a period of years.
- 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
- 2008 – "Best Restaurateur" for Joe Bastianich/Mario Batali for Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca from the James Beard Foundation.
- Culinary Hall of Fame Induction.