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Chef

Mario Batali, born in September 1960, is a renowned Italian-American chef. He is known for his innovative approach to Italian cuisine and has hosted several cooking shows. Batali has opened multiple restaurants worldwide, each showcasing his unique culinary style.

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“Larousse Gastronomique is a veritable dictionary of cooking terms for the French kitchen. If a chef were allowed only one book, this would have to be it.”

Ifs Book Term Cooking Kitchen Chef Dictionary

Author:Mario Batali

“Breakfast is the best time for me to figure out what my kids are doing. Right after you wake them up at breakfast, you pepper them with questions. You can get in there because they're not protecting what they thought was cool: "What happened yesterday?" "Oh, Matthew stole my book and ran away and it was really annoying..." That wouldn't happen after lunch, because their defenses are up. In the morning, if you lull them into a comfortable place, you get more honesty, and that's without being a detective.”

Book Kids Morning Honesty Ran Annoying Doing Right

Author:Mario Batali

“I just signed to do my next book with Ecco Press, a new primer or encyclopedia. This will be my take on what classic Italian cooking is.”

Book Next Cooking Presses Classic Italian Encyclopedia Italian Cooking

Author:Mario Batali

“All the information you could want is constantly streaming at you like a runaway truck - books, newspaper stories, Web sites, apps, how-to videos, this article you're reading, even entire magazines devoted to single subjects like charcuterie or wedding cakes or pickles.”

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Author:Mario Batali

“When I was in college, I used to write little ditties and short stories and poetry for my friends. Writing a book is another thing. It is so much different from my traditional day of dirty fingernails and greasy hair and hot pans.”

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Author:Mario Batali

About the Author

Born: September 19, 1960
Known for: Chef
Quotes: 114

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