In 2019, Mario Batali was charged with indecent assault and battery for kissing and groping a woman against her will in 2019. The trial opened in a court in Boston on Monday, May 9, 2022.
What are Mario Batali’s restaurants?
Mario Batali is a 61 years old chef, writer and restaurateur. He owns restaurants all over the United States including New York City, Las Vagas, Los Angeles, Newport Beach and California.
Mario Batali was raised in Seattle, Washington in a family that owned restaurants. His father, Armandino Batali owned the Seattle’s Salumi restaurant in 2006.
He started his cooking career at Stuff Yer Face as a cook while in Rutgers university in New Jersey.
Before founding the B&B Hospitality Group with Joe and Lidia Bastianich in 1998, Mario Batali worked as a sous chef at Four Seasons Biltmore.
He is married to Susi Cahn the daughter of Miles and Lillian Cahn. They have two sons.
Is Mario Batali still in the restaurant business? Are Mario Batali’s restaurants still open?
After being accused of sexual misconduct both in 2017 and 2019, Mario Batali could not operate his restaurants again.
He sold all his holdings in March 2019.
