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Food is often said to appeal to every sense except hearing, but Mario couldn’t let the diners in his restaurants be cheated out of a full sensory experience. Sometimes controversial with the critics, but widely embraced by the public, the music that Mario plays at his home and on his headphones is the same music that can be heard throughout his restaurant empire.
"It should be love and joy and
music and art and dance and being together
that drive us to cook, to eat, and to share."
Mario's tastes are diverse and he believes that albums should be played in their full form so you won’t find any playlists on file at Babbo. These albums comprise Mario's top 40 classic favorites. In addition to these check back to see what he is listening to at the moment.
100+ celebrities designed lunchboxes for auction on eBay to benefit The Food Bank for New York City and The Lunchbox Fund of South Africa. U2's The Edge, Chris Martin of Coldplay and Food Bank Board Member, Chef Mario Batali attended the Lunchbox Auction kickoff party at Wooster Projects Gallery in Chelsea in early October 2005.
