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You SARS What You Eat
Bill Buford, food author and just all-around wacky personality, once wrote a book in which he ate a whole pig. This is a photo by Chris Buck of Buford carrying a pig. A swine, even. More »
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Comment by power_stroke: I'm kind of disgusted and nauseated by food authors and the like (Batali, etc.). Does this constitute an eating disorder? 2 Responses | Other threads
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Arch Criminals
Sorry Bros Rob Mario's Barrio! Batali's Back Alley In Fake Paper Caper
Fire-haired food pimp Mario Batali's Midtown restaurant Esca was robbed last week! The crime raises two important questions: Was it an inside job? And if so, just how dumb are Batali's employees? (Very). More »
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Comment by Nemesisesq Got Banned: I love that scene. I lost it when I first saw it. 1 Responses | Other threads
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gossip roundup
A-Rod Hovers Over Madonna's Home Plate
"Cozy" is not the same as "together." But we can still wonder why Owen Wilson is sitting next to Kate Hudson, or if Alex Rodriguez is again flirting with Madonna via the idea of being her neighbor. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by mfnher: Madonna looks like Sharon Stone in that picture. What the hell did she do to her face? 4 Responses | Other threads
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dating
Five Creepy Old Men Who Should Settle Down (And One Who's Cool)
A tipster tells us billionaire Clinton pal Ron Burkle (and his model wrangler!) was "lurking around" Justin Timberlake's William Rast show at Fashion Week last night. Time for a listicle of creepy old ladies' men! More »
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struggling writers
Ben Karlin In Lawsuit About Spain Book For Some Reason
Ben Karlin, the funnyman former Daily Show producer who is, unfortunately, kind of a dick, is currently suing some company over a book about Spain. Mario Batali is involved, too. What in the world is Ben Karlin doing working on a book about Spain, which does not appear to be a comedy project? We don't know, but it sure sounds like the guy is (wisely) just signing up for any old book that'll cut him a check: More »
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Comment by SpyMagician: Ben, if you're reading this, let me just say this Jew-to-Jew: This is not what a mensch does, bubbleleh. more » | Other threads
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Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee and Bilbo Baggins at The Opening of Lord of the Onion Rings Restaurant
[Hilariously! short actor Danny DeVito poses with celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver and Mario Batali at the South Beach Food & Wine Festival in Florida; image via Splash] More » -
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Touchy Restaurateurs Not Scared of Bloggers
While we're on the subject of emotional restaurateurs, who've already got their hands full dealing with Times food critic Frank Bruni, let it be known that they don't give a damn what the foodbloggers say. You might already be familiar with celebchef Mario Batali's "Why I Hate Food Bloggers" manifesto on Eater last summer. Now he adds, in Jay Rayner's forthcoming book The Man Who Ate the World, that said bloggers can "suck [his] dick." More »
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By SheilaComment by franknwine: Suck his dick...as what? an amuse buche? A stuzzicano? Part of a 12 course tasting menu.... more » | Other threads
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good news
Mozza Maestro Mario Batali Reveals Details About Gwyneth Paltrow's Non-Life-Threatening Mystery Ailment!
We realize we left many of you hanging since noting Tuesday of the shocking hospitalization of Gwyneth Paltrow for a mystery ailment, which some were hypothesizing resulted from the actress's experimenting with a strict, raw-foods-only intestinal-purging regimen. Well, none other than celebrity chef Mario Batali [Ed. note: Pause to rhapsodize about Mozza's fresh ricotta and egg raviolo with browned butterrrargghlerrrarrh...] has confirmed to usmagazine.com that the troubles were indeed isolated to her digestive tract: More » -
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Mario Batali Spiked From Real T.V.
Mario Batali, owner of Babbo et al and the man whose ample physicality has filled Food Network television kitchens for years, has been dropped from the network, the Post's Braden Keil reports today with ill-concealed schadenfreude. That means no more Jake Gyllenhaal just stopping by to sample the culatello! Perhaps the more tragic loss is that Batali will no longer appear on the rigged cooking show Iron Chef America. So what of Batali now? More »
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By Joshua SteinComment by MadameEducatrix: Visualize it: Paltrow in Batali/Bourdain Chinese fingercuff. That'll make you sick faster than Powla Daeeeen's fried whatever-the-fuck. more » | Other threads
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food fight
Braden Keil: Mario Batali "Should Get Back In The Kitchen"
Yesterday Eater published a column by notorious blog-hating chef Mario Batali, appropriately called Why I hate Food Bloggers. Strangely the only boldfaced name Batali singles out in his philippic isn't a blogger at all but a real "journalist," the Post's Mr. Braden Keil. Apropos coverage of Batali's latest victory over his landlord at Del Posto, Batali writesIf you follow the blue bold link, it takes you to the original piece driven by a factoid written by the hapless NY Post real estate/food hack Braden Keil who has hated me for as long as I can remember, not that he has any value to journalism anyway. That's who.
Hapless hating hack? Did Batali really think this sort of jibe would go unanswered? If so, he must have been pretty surprised when he opened up today's Page Six column. Braden Keil has his claws out. Reow! More »
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By Joshua SteinComment by Astro-Nom: Look at Batali going all Eng on the food bloggers... more » | Other threads
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obvious mysteries solved easily
Batali And Gyllenhaal Go Way Back
In an earlier item we admitted our mind went all to mush when we tried to ponder what Braden Keil-hating chef-man Mario Batali and Jake Gyllenhaal were doing breakfasting together at Balthazar. A number of you have written in to inform us that the two families go way way back—a claim this episode of Molto Mario on which the Gyllenhaals en masse are the guests substantiates. Turns out our generation's Rock Hudson has quite a natural and easygoing relationship with your uncle's generation's Sam Kinison.
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By Joshua SteinComment by TakingUpWithTheEnemy: @CodePink: Wow, I... I don't know what quite to say... this is so unexpected. As a single tear rolls... more » | Other threads
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mysteries
Batali And Gyllenhaal Meet At Balthazar
A citizen journalist noted this duo in action: "Jake Gyllenhall and Mario Batali having breakfast together at Balthazar, one much cuter than the other! " Now what Batali is doing at a rival's restaurant, out in the open, is a mystery. And what he's doing with Jake Gyllenhaal, the Jean Paul Belmondo of our generation, is equally mind-fuzzying. Maybe he heard Jake's sister likes to pose topless or maybe we have a Jake + Mario restaurant in the offing. Brokeback Poutine anyone?
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By Joshua SteinComment by SeeingI: And NEITHER of them had a mouthful of Ledger! more » | Other threads
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who's next, jake gyllenhaal?
Burning Chef Stabbed At Spotted Pig
In a city more stuffed with bad boy chefs than a paupiette is with forcemeat, British chef Marco Pierre White proved himself recently at least as tough, dumb and bad as his competition. The Post recounts the disaster: Last Thursday at the Spotted Pig—you know, that restaurant the hot movie-boys can't stop smoking in front of—he set himself on fire and someone stabbed him. More »
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By Joshua SteinComment by hominaray: Sort of a no win situation. If you fuck up, you light yourself on fire and get stabbed. ... more » | Other threads
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our correspondents
Does Mario Batali Think He's In Italy?
From the mailbag:Why is everyone always nearly being run over by Batali on his moped? Does he think he's in Italy? Does Batali just spend his days whizzing around the East Village hoping to be spotted in his rubber shoes? This guy is a total weeble.
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By Emily GouldComment by Glittersauce: now THAT is funny!@Pope John Peeps II: more » | Other threads
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know your shillers
Know Your Shillers: Susan Magrino
The restaurant world is fueled by shadowy PR organizations, a culinary world version of the Office of Strategic Influence. These buzz-building machines, invisible to your average diner, are responsible for much of what you eat, how long you wait to eat it and just how long you'll eat it for. More »
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By Joshua SteinComment by feedme: Martha Stewart basically put Magrino on the PR map but, yeah, isn't it interesting that Magrino reps Michelin Guide as... more » | Other threads
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gossip
Gossip Roundup: Brandon Davis Loves Frenchies
- Factory Girl director George Hickenlooper was "forcibly ejected" from oily heir Brandon Davis's hotel room for... not being French or medicated enough? [Transom] More »
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By Emily GouldComment by Trackback: Oola is a real restaurant, I shit you not! Self-described as an "American Bistro," Oola is open until 1 a.m.... more » | Other threads
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top chef
'Top Chef''s Ilan Quits His Job At Casa Mono (Because??)
In the proud Gawker tradition of alarmist fake-seeming reality show spoiling, we bring you the news, via Snack, that Top Chef contestant Ilan Hall has left his position at Mario Batali's Spanish joint, Casa Mono. Snack wonders whether this means that Hall has bagged the show's $100,000 grand prize (while the first part of the finale airs this week, it was taped in November) while Eater LA posits the theory that Hall has quit to avoid humiliation when it's revealed that he "did something more horrible than Cliff." We hate spoilers (uh, sorry!) and we're rooting for Sam, so we're kind of hoping that it's the latter. What, or who, did Ilan do that's more horrible than Cliff? Only time — or, you know, food blogs — will tell. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by nycbaby: According to FoodCandy.com Ilan may have been asked to quit after cooking Fideos, a signature Casa Mono dish, during the... more » | Other threads
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christmas
Gawker Gift Guide Part One: Knowing Our Demo
As everyone knows, Gawker readers are classy, affluent individuals whose extreme productivity allows them plenty of time to stay up to speed on the important goings-on of the internet. And, like many refined, tasteful people, they're incredibly hard to shop for. As the Holidays approach, we thought we'd make like every other reputable news and entertainment outlet and provide you with a few gift suggestion that are tailored to the unique needs of the hip, savvy Gawker demographic. They're after the jump, conveniently broken down by reader stereotype. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by raincoaster: Oh, I found a good one for gays on YouTube. I'd like it myself, if it weren't so...you know...gay. more » | Other threads
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remainders
Remainders: Who Owns This Town?
- The undercover cop who fired 31 shots at Sean Bell in Queens had previously worked undercover at Bungalow 8, where "it was clear to everyone who knew him that he was doing more than just drinking." [Radar] More »
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Comment by momo: Call me old school, but I don't care how undercover you are as a cop, you should not have eyebrows... more » | Other threads
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google
Google Cafeteria Puts Hearst, Conde, et al to Shame
We have to admit more than a pang of envy at seeing photos and the menu of the new Google cafeteria, at the new Google Batcave at 111 Eighth Ave. Roast butternut squash with cinnamon and sage! Grilled chicken with roast apples and curried cashews! Curried organic fingerling potatoes! Wait ... fingerling potatoes? We didn't know Mario Batali's penis was involved in this venture! More »
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Comment by Mike Barthel: And with that, the joke is officially played out. But thanks for linking the reference two times in one... more » | Other threads
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mario batali
Gawker Rebuttal: Mario Batali's Penis
Sometimes we can be a little harsh on certain figures in the public eye. In our quest to entertain you, we occasionally go too far, and we do feel genuinely bad about that. So we've decided to offer some of our most vilified targets the opportunity to respond on the site. So far only one has taken up the invitation. We print his response after the jump. More » -
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Mario Batali's Salami Goes Missing, But His Potatoes Are Still Intact
Mario Batali—orange clog collector, fingerling potato cultivator, restaurateur—has a problem on his hands: The meat he bought for the pizzeria he's opening in Los Angeles next week has mysteriously disappeared, and the thief's haul included a 13-pound salami. Is that the sweet smell of overcompensation in the air? More »
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Comment by TedSez: It was obviously stolen by a New York emigrant who's mad that you can now get good pizza in L.A.,... more » | Other threads
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Mario Batali's Fingerling Deliciously Roasted
Insults at Mario Batali's celeb roast at Capitale last night ranged from lame: "What are you trying to be, the Chris Farley of the Food Network?" — to slightly less lame: "You look like Kiefer Sutherland after he was stung by bees." But one zinger actually made us LOL — and it's courtesy of mild-mannered Queer Eye (remember those guys?) Ted Allen, of all people: More » -
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To Do: Check Out Mario Batali's Fingerling In Person
- CraigsList is now in theater form. Don't just read about monstrosities. See them up close and personal. [NYC Playground] More »
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mario batali
Mario Batali: Not Molto?
Regarding Mario Batali characterizing his restaurant Del Posto's landlords as "little bald men with small penises who live in Greenwich," a reader writes:That is pretty funny, MB complaining about small-penised men, as I once worked with a woman who had slept with Mario in college, and evidently he has a fingerling potato in his drawers.
Oh well, at least he makes a good bed for a fried duck egg. More »
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By Chris MohneyComment by Vcholerae: It's not the size of the tuber, it's the.....it's the....I've got nothing. more » | Other threads
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mario batali
Mario Batali Prefers Big, Hairy, and Hung
The landlords are little bald men with small penises who live in Greenwich. We're never going to leave, and they're never going to come in my restaurant.
That's superchef Mario Batali, talking about the Meatpacking District's Del Posto and his ongoing dispute with the space's landlords. So OK, one can understand Batali's dismissal of "little" and even "bald" (though he's fated to lose that battle himself), and any man who advocates penis pistol-whipping and dropping in on Courtney Love might also disrespect the small wang. But "live in Greenwich"? Does Mario know that's the hometown of his resto co-owner Joseph Bastianich? And Bastianich is indeed bald. Draw your own conclusions. More » -
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BREAKING BREAKING BREAKING! Hot 'New Yorker' Festival ACTION ACTION ACTION
New Yorker Festival Tickets are on sale RIGHT NOW! Rush your ass over to Ticketmaster or risk being shut out of Sasha Frere-Jones' dance party! Do you really want to be the only one in your circle who doesn't see Bill Buford discuss pig butchery with Mario Batali? (Try not to shake Batali's hand; it may be catching.) And how could you pass up the opportunity to spend hours on a boat with Paul Goldberger and dozens of bald men wearing Danny Libeskind glasses? Once these tickets are gone, they're gone; hurry up and get them now. Oddly enough, this is not an advertisement. Consider it news you can use.
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By abalk2Comment by Pandora Spocks: I went 5 years ago before it was so crazy. Met Wendy Wasserstein and Steve Martin, among others. Now it's... more » | Other threads
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mario batali
What Has Two Thumbs and a Boatload of New STD's?
Seems like every paper in town is trying to ruin our morning: We're fairly inured to disgust at this point, but there still is a list of things that we'd prefer not to read about over our cornflakes. Very high on that list are: rumors about Courtney Love's sex life; anything with the byline "Michael Wolff"; and rumors about Mario Batali's sex life. Today Ben Widdicombe goes two-for-three in one item:
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music
Gossip Roundup: Grammys Suck Off-Camera, Too
• Good times at the Grammys: Sly Stone pukes backstage, Mariah Carey pouts, and Brett Ratner has a panic attack after fighting with his date. Serena Williams never would've pushed him so far. [Page Six] More »
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By JessicaComment by Citizen_Pinhead: Just take away the hypen for an equally appropriate headline. more » | Other threads
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britney spears
Gossip Roundup: Britney Spears a Threat to Babies Everywhere?
• Britney Spears might be a repeat offender when it comes to child neglect. Spears' other repeated offenses include releasing albums, wearing scrunchies, and humping K-Fed. [TMZ] More »
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By JessicaComment by People Paula: Britney's definitely responsible for child neglect: Shar Jackson's kids. more » | Other threads
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lockhart steele
The Otto Lardo
Lockhart Steele went to Otto (Mario Batali's new place) last night and had a thin crust pizza topped with pig fat. "The Otto Lardo" takes decadence—and saturated fat—to a whole new level. Even Atkins can't excuse this one. More » -
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This weekend
· Jean-Georges does fancy Chinese at 66; Wylie Dufresne (finally) opens WD-50; and Mario Batali opens Otto. [Daily Candy] More »
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