Joe Bastianich

Eataly severs ties with Mario Batali amid misconduct scandal

By The Associated PressAugust 16, 2019 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Chef Mario Batali, whose career crumbled amid sexual misconduct allegations, no longer owns a stake in Eataly, the Italian marketplaces he once heavily promoted...

Mario Batali gives up financial stake in all his restaurants

By LEANNE ITALIEMarch 6, 2019 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Celebrity chef Mario Batali has given up financial stakes in all his restaurants, severing a 20-year business partnership with restaurateur Joe Bastianich more than a year after several women accused Batali of sexual harassment and assault...