The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Monday, October 3rd, 2016 11:35PM - 12:35AM
Mario's back on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon to talk about his latest cookbook: Mario Batali BIG American Cookbook!
More InformationMARIO BATALI BIG AMERICAN COOKBOOK: 250 Favorite Recipes from Across America
Tuesday, October 4th, 2016
Officially out on 10/4, this is the definitive regional American cookbook by Mario!
In BIG AMERICAN COOKBOOK, Mario has searched far and wide for truly delicious recipes from all corners of the United States and interpreted them with the same excitement and passion that he has famously brought to traditional and regional Italian and Spanish cooking. Over 250 recipes of the best dishes that America has to offer celebrate the treasures of state fairs, shared dishes from church socials, and prized specialties from every ethnic group in the melting pot.
Covering all of the country’s regions – Northeast/New England, Mid-Atlantic, Deep South, Gulf Coast, Great Lakes, the Heartland, Southwest, and Pacific Coast – this book shares everything from our geo-specific BBQ styles (of Texas, Kansas City, Memphis, and the Carolinas) to the variations of chowder along the Northeastern seaboard; from the spicy gumbos of the Gulf Coast to the berry pies of the Pacific Northwest. Plus, while Mario gleans from recipes passed down through the generations, he also shares his personal additions to the recipes that give tradition a super-delicious boost. This is the American cookbook you will want to own.
More InformationGood Morning America
Tuesday, October 4th, 2016 8:00AM - 9:00AM
The gang at GMA learns a recipe or two from Mario's Big American Cookbook, fresh off the press!
More InformationEpcot International Food & Wine Festival
Wednesday, October 5th, 2016
The popular, affable co-hosts of ABC’s “The Chew” are returning to Epcot International Food & Wine Festival to tape a week’s worth of shows from October 5th to 7th. Look for Mario, Michael Symon, Carla Hall, Clinton Kelly and Daphne Oz at Walt Disney World Resort as they explore the festival and beyond for the Emmy-Award-winning series. (The taped shows will air on ABC October 10-14 at 1 p.m. EST, 12 p.m. PT — check local listings).
More InformationThe Rachael Ray Show
Wednesday, October 5th, 2016
Mario joins his good buddy Rachael Ray to discuss his Big American Cookbook and demo a couple of delicious recipes. Check your local listings to tune in!
More InformationThe Wendy Williams Show
Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 10:00AM - 11:00AM
Mario and Wendy heat up the kitchen during a live episode! Tune in!
More InformationA Dinner hosted by Chrissy Teigen and Mario Batali
Thursday, October 13th, 2016 7:00PM - 10:00PM
Join supermodel, cookbook author, lifestyle expert and social media maven Chrissy Teigen for an exclusive dinner with one of her all-time favorite chefs: Mario Batali! Chrissy and Mario both share a passion for food and feeding people, so they're joining forces to host an evening celebrating great food, great wine and great company! Guests will head home with copies of your hosts' latest cookbooks: Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat (Clarkson Potter, February 2016) and Mario Batali--Big American Cookbook: 250 Favorite Recipes from Across the USA (Grand Central Life & Style, October 2016). This event is sold out.
More InformationPorchetta, Pigs and Pints
Saturday, October 15th, 2016 4:00PM - 7:00PM
Join host Mario for a new twist on the hit festival event Pigs and Pints, where select New York hot spots will feature their famed pig-centric dishes. From whole roasted pig to pork dumplings and bacon cupcakes, we’ll have it all at this porktacular piggy feast! Delicious beers from the Manhattan Beer portfolio, as well as wine and spirits from the Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits portfolio, will complement the festivities. Fill up on live music and all the pig you can handle at this can’t-miss walk-around tasting event, and you might be one of the lucky guests to take home a complimentary signed copy of Mario Batali – Big American Cookbook: 250 Favorite Recipes from Across the USA (Grand Central Life & Style, October 2016).
More Information"Big American Cookbook" Book Signing at The BookMark Shoppe in Bay Ridge
Sunday, October 16th, 2016 12:00PM - 1:00PM
Meet Mario at The BookMark Shoppe in Bay Ridge! - 8415 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209 *Only books purchased at The BookMark Shoppe will be signed.
More InformationMBF Honors Dinner 2016
Sunday, October 16th, 2016 6:00PM - 11:00PM
The annual Mario Batali Foundation Honors Dinner will be held at Del Posto Ristorante in New York City! Join us for an evening of fantastic food, wine, cocktails and laughter as we honor Chef José Andrés. This is one you don’t want to miss. All proceeds benefit the Mario Batali Foundation.
More InformationFrom his restaurants and cookbooks to his philanthropic efforts, everything that Mario Batali has achieved is bigger, bolder and more recognizable.
Mario Batali
Raised in Seattle, Mario attended high school in Madrid and studied the golden age of Spanish theater at Rutgers University. Soon after graduating, Mario enrolled in Le Cordon Bleu in London, his first formal culinary training. But after a few short months, he withdrew to apprentice with London’s legendary chef Marco Pierre White. During three years of intense culinary training in the Northern Italian village of Borgo Capanne (population 200), Mario learned the essential skills to return to his native US eager to plant his orange-clad foot firmly on the checkered-tablecloth Italian restaurant establishment.
After having gained momentum on the New York restaurant scene at beloved neighborhood joints including Rocco’s and Po, Mario teamed up with Joe Bastianich to open Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca on Waverly Place in 1998. There he realized his cooking philosophy: use the best local ingredients as simply as possible and serve them with flourish and joy. As a Tuscan cooks in Chianti, as a Neapolitan cooks on the Amalfi coast, as a Sicilian cooks in Pantelleria, at Babbo Mario cooked as an Italian might in the Hudson Valley region.
Today, Mario is one of the most recognized and respected chefs worldwide. He and Joe have created a successful restaurant and culinary empire that spans New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
Among his many accolades, Mario was named “Man of the Year” in the chef category by GQ Magazine in 1999. In 2002, he won the James Beard Foundation’s “Best Chef: New York City” award, and in 2005 the James Beard Foundation awarded Mario the designation “Outstanding Chef of the Year.” Mario was also a recipient of the 2001 D’Artagnan Cervena “Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America,” a prestigious food industry lifetime achievement award.
Mario is also the author of ten cookbooks including the James Beard Award Winning, Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes (ecco 2005); New York Times Bestseller Mario Batali Italian Grill (ecco 2007); and Molto Batali: Simple Family Meals form My Home to Yours (ecco 2011). Mario’s most recent cookbook is AMERICA Farm to Table (Grand Central Life & Style).
In 2008, Mario founded the Mario Batali Foundation with the mission of feeding, protecting educating and empowering children.
10 restaurants in New York • 4 restaurants in Las Vegas • 4 restaurants in California • 2 restaurants in Singapore • 2 Italian markets in New York • 1 Italian market in Chicago • 2 restaurants in Connecticut. and counting…
1997
Molto Mario premiers on Food Network
1998
Mario and Joe open Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca. Soon thereafter, the restaurant receives three stars from New York Times Restaurant Critic Ruth Reichl
2002
The James Beard Foundation names Mario Best Chef New York City
2004
Frank Bruni of the New York Times re-reviews Babbo and affirms its three-star status
2005
Mario, Joe and Mark Ladner open Del Posto in partnership with Lidia Bastianich
The James Beard Foundation named Mario Best Chef in America
2006
The James Beard Foundation calls Molto Italiano Best International Cookbook of the Year
2007
With partner Nancy Silverton, Mario opens instant-hits Osteria Mozza and Pizzeria Mozza in Los Angeles
Mario opens two restaurants in the Venetian Hotel Casino in Las Vegas: Otto Enoteca Pizzeria and B&B Ristorante
2008
Mario opens Carnevino Italian Steakhouse in the Palazzo Hotel Casino
The James Beard Foundation names Mario Best Restaurateur of the Year
2009
In his first suburban venture, Mario opens Tarry Lodge in Port Chester, New York
2010
Mario and partners Joe Bastianich, Lidia Bastianich, and Oscar Farinetti open Eataly NYC, a 50,000 square-foot marketplace and eatery in Manhattan’s Flatiron District
Mario expands internationally with Pizzeria Mozza and Osteria Mozza in the Marina Bay Sands Hotel Casino in Singapore
New York Times Restaurant Critic, Sam Sifton, awards Del Posto four stars, making it the first Italian restaurant in over 36 years to receive that honor
2011
Tarry Lodge Pizzeria e Enoteca opens in Westport, Connecticut
Del Posto is initiated into the prestigious Relais & Chateaux Guidebook, one of only 5 New York restaurants with that distinction
Mario and co-hosts Carla Hall, Clinton Kelly, Daphne Oz, and Michael Symon launch The Chew on ABC daytime
2013
Mario opens Chi Spacca, a meat-centric restaurant in Los Angeles with Chef Chad Colby at the helm
Mario opens Eataly Chicago, the second U.S. outpost of the hugely successful artisanal food and wine marketplace, at 63,000 sq. ft in the famed Michigan Avenue district
Mario, along with business partner Joe Bastianich, open their fourth restaurant in Las Vegas, B&B Burger & Beer
2014
Mario and co-author Jim Webster released AMERICA Farm to Table (Grand Central Life & Style), which celebrates farmers and looks at their top products in fourteen states across America.
2015
Mario opens Babbo Pizzeria e Enoteca on Boston’s Fan Pier in the city’s waterfront Innovation District.
2016
Mario opens Eataly Downtown at World Trade Center Tower 4.
Mario’s newest cookbook, Mario Batali BIG American Cookbook (Grand Central Life & Style) will hit bookshelves.
From his restaurants and cookbooks to his philanthropic efforts, everything that Mario Batali has achieved is bigger, bolder and more recognizable.
Mario On Air
THE CHEW
Mario stars in “The Chew,” a daytime talk show on ABC that celebrates and explores life through food. The Chew airs weekdays at 1PM EST on ABC.
molto mario
Freshness and simplicity are the keys to Mario Batali’s spectacular Italian cuisine. Molto Mario brings these principles home – it’s a culinary tour of Italy with tips and secrets from one of New York’s premier chefs.
IRON CHEF AMERICA
Mario is one of the stars of the wildly successful series on the Food Network, Iron Chef America. Based on the format of the Japanese cult sensation, Iron Chef America carries on the legend of kitchen stadium and the famed “secret ingredient.”
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Late Night with jimmy fallon
Mario has appeared on Late Night over a dozen times. It’s rumored that the only guest to have made more appearances is Jeff Musial, the animal guy. But it’s only a matter of time before the animal guy is dethroned…
GOOD MORNING AMERICA
Mario appears regularly on Good Morning America to promote his new projects or simply cook a seasonal recipe with the crew.
