Mario Francesco Batali (born September 19, 1960) is an American chef, writer, restaurateur, and media personality. He is currently under investigation for sexual harassment and assault to several women that worked for him. Batali co-owns restaurants in New York City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Boston, Singapore, Westport, Connecticut and New Haven, Connecticut. Batali is also known for his appearances on the Food Network, on shows such as Molto Mario and Iron Chef America, on which he was one of the featured "Iron Chefs."\n', '

Batali was born in Seattle, Washington on September 19, 1960, to Marilyn LaFramboise and Armandino Batali. Batali attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey while working as a cook at the pub/restaurant Stuff Yer Face. In 1994, he married Susi Cahn. He is son-in-law to Miles and Lillian Cahn, founders of Coach Inc.\n', '

At 29, Batali was a sous chef at the Four Seasons Biltmore after previously working as a sous chef for the then Four Seasons Clift Hotel San Francisco, (since 1995, known as "The Clift", under changed ownership). Early in his career, Batali worked with chef, Jeremiah Tower at his San Francisco restaurant, Stars. Stars was open from 1984 until 1999 and is considered one of the birthplaces of the institution of the celebrity chef. Batali appeared in the Food Network show Molto Mario which aired from 1996 to 2004 and made Batali a household name and popularized the Food Network.\n', '

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