Mario Batali

The Four-Star Italian We've Been Waiting For

Ed Levine | Posted 12.10.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Italian Restaurants, Del Posto, Mark Ladner, Mario Batali, New York Restaurants, Alto, Joe Bastianich, Scarpetta, Marea, Best Italian Restaurant New York, New York News
Ed Levine

Del Posto is now as good an Italian restaurant as exists in this country. The food at Del Posto is grounded, focused, and crazy good. And that $29 lunch deal? It's a steal. Here's why.

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Class Warfare: Ruth Reichl vs. Rachel Ray

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 10.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Pbs, Food Network, Bernie Shaw, Bobby Flay, Crossfire, Bill Zimmerman, Pat Buchanan, Dan Schorr, Mary Alice Waters, Marion Cunningham, Cnn, Ruth Reichl, Mario Batali, Gourmet, Jacques Pepin, Nelson Rockefeller, James Beard, Gourmet Magazine, Julia Child, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

Condé Nast, which sells its advertising based on the size and demographics of its subscribers, decided to go with mass instead of class, and closed Gourmet down.

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Serious Barbecue

Amy Ephron | Posted 08.28.2009 | Style

Read More: Summer Entertaining, Grilled Shrimp, Serious Barbecue, Mario Batali, Serious Grilling, Barbecue Recipe, Cookbook Review, Adam Perry Lang, Barbecued Fajitas, Style News
Amy Ephron

Serious Barbecue is a serious barbecue book. Many of the recipes require that you marinate and do all sorts of things to the meat yourself before you even get down to the grilling part.

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Elite Restaurants Nearly Desperate To Get You Back

NYTimes.com | FRANK BRUNI | Posted 03.07.2009 | Style

Read More: Sirio Maccioni, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Economic Crisis, Eating Out, Mario Batali, Restaurants, Food, Eating, Food Prices, Style News

If you eat out regularly in New York, you've noticed a different reception, an altered mood: extreme solicitousness tinged with outright desperation....

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Loyal Blue Issiminger: The Greatest Teacher Of My Life

Mario Batali | Posted 02.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Loyal Issiminger, Mario Batali Teacher, Mario Batali Mentor, Mario Batali Greatest Teacher, The Giving Life, Mario Batali, Living News
Mario Batali

It was 1975. I sat down in my first class at my new school in Madrid and Loyal Issiminger led me down the path of hellfire and brimstone into early American literature.

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Ruth Reichl on a White House Garden for a Nation of Foodies

Louise McCready | Posted 10.16.2009 | Style

Read More: Greenwich Village, White House, New York, California, Scott Peacock, Michael White, London, Paris, David Chang, Michael Pollan, Marco Canora, Ruth Reichl, Mario Batali, Dan Barber, Food, White House Garden, Style News
Louise McCready

"I think the thing that you can count on -- this is the silver lining in this recession that we seem to be going in to -- is that I think people are going to start eating more vegetables"

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Gwyneth Paltrow Spices Up Public Television

New York Times | Posted 10.21.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Television, Spain... On the Road Again, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mario Batali, Entertainment News

When Gwyneth Paltrow asked to join the chef Mario Batali and the food writer Mark Bittman on their planned cooking and travel show set in Spain, execu...

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A White Knight Talking Backwards: The Manchurian Candidate in the Kitchen

Elissa Altman | Posted 10.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Sweet Surprise, Karl Rove, John McCain, Andrew Zimmern, Food Network, Department of Interior, Obesity, Sarah Palin, Alice in Wonderland, Alton Brown, Anthony Bourdain, Harold McGee, Nigella Lawson, David Tanis, Mario Batali, Fred Thompson, Republican Convention, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Food, Republicans, Manchurian Candidate, Living News
Elissa Altman

Without a doubt. So, after the hideous spectacle of the convention was over, I did what most food writers do when they're mildly hysterical: I fled for the safety of my kitchen.

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Gwyneth "Works Out Three Hours A Day"

Us | Posted 06.06.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Gwyneth Paltrow Work Out, Gwyneth Paltrow, Spain ...on the Road Again, Mario Batali, Entertainment News

Want Gwyneth Paltrow's body? Brace yourself. "I think she works out three hours a day - which is one of the keys to success," chef Mario Batali told...

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Gwyneth Hits The Road In Spain With Mario Batali

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Claudia Bassols, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Bittman, Spain, Mario Batali, Entertainment News

Gwyneth Paltrow, acclaimed chef Mario Batali and New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman are embarking on a road trip that boasts slick cars, heart...

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