Mario Batali

Mario Batali
Mario Batali, May 5, 2005
Born	Mario Francesco Batali (1960-09-19) September 19, 1960 (age 56) Seattle, Washington, United States
Education	Rutgers University Le Cordon Bleu
Spouse(s)	Susi Cahn
Children	2
Website	www.mariobatali.com
Culinary career
Cooking style	Italian
Current restaurant(s) Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca, Lupa Osteria Romana, Italian Wine Merchant (shop), Esca, Otto Enoteca Pizzeria, Casa Mono, Bar Jamon, Del Posto, Enoteca San Marco (renamed Otto), B&B Ristorante, Carnevino, (last three located in Las Vegas; all others are located in New York City); Tarry Lodge
Television show(s) Molto Mario; Ciao America with Mario Batali; Iron Chef America; Mario, Full Boil; The Chew

Mario Francesco Batali (born September 19, 1960) is an American chef, writer, restaurateur, and media personality. In addition to his classical culinary training, he is an expert on the history and culture of Italian cuisine, including regional and local variations. Batali co-owns restaurants in New York City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Boston, Singapore, Hong Kong,Westport, Connecticut and New Haven, Connecticut Batali's signature clothing style includes a fleece vest, shorts and orange Crocs. He is also known as "Molto Mario".

Mario was raised in Seattle, Washington, by Marilyn Batali and Armandino Batali, who worked for Boeing most of Mario’s childhood. He spent his high school years studying in Madrid, Spain, before attending Rutgers University for Spanish Theater and Business Management. During his college years, he worked for a stromboli restaurant and bar near the Rutgers campus called Stuff Yer Face in New Brunswick, New Jersey. After graduating, he attended Le Cordon Bleu in London for a few short months before taking an apprenticeship with revered Chef Marco Pierre White in London at the Six Bells pub. Over the next three years, he underwent a culinary transformation that prepared him to leap into New York’s Italian cuisine with his own unique signature.