Culinary Tidbits . . . Joe Bastianich defends his business partner, Mario Batali regarding his off-the-cuff remarks about bankers being Hitler & Stalin like, and Bastianich is quoted as saying, “I come from that world, I worked on Wall Street for many years. I think that what was said in that room was probably misinterpreted to a certain degree. I’m one of those people so I get both sides of the story. Of course we want [finance types] to come to our restaurants.”

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Eataly is a mega-Italian-food-destination in NYC, a collection of many dining, or produce venues that are intended for sale to take home, in the sprawling food-hall complex, which one of the founders, Mario Batali, prefers to call “food temple”. Eataly—what a weird name—is somewhat overwhelming at first, until you become acclimatized to the hustle & bustle of the carnival-like atmosphere of the “super” supermarket.

Expect that Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Toronto and Mexico City, in any order, will be getting Eataly locations over the next ten years.

Eataly is a mega-Italian-food-destination in NYC, a collection of many dining,  or produce venues—intended for sale to take home—in the sprawling food-hall complex, which one of the founders, Mario Batali, prefers to call “food temple”. Eataly, what a weird name, is somewhat overwhelming at first, until you become acclimatized to the hustle & bustle of the carnival-like atmosphere of the “super” supermarket.

Expect that Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Toronto and Mexico City, in any order, will be getting Eataly locations over the next ten years.

Zagat Eataly NYC

Eataly Torino

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