Mario Batali

Say hello to National Poetry Month!

2013-04-01 10:01:00

Today marks the start of National Poetry Month, the monthlong celebration of the verse inaugurated in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets. The April initiative aims to highlight the legacy and achievements of America's poets, and is among the largest...

Thursday's TV Highlights: 'Raising Hope' on Fox

2013-03-27 20:59:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 24 - 30, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- �� SERIES American Idol Colton Dixon...

A Sin City Threesome

2013-03-05 13:43:00

You don’t have to be a sinner to love Sin City, but you’d better be an insider to get the most from your visit. Here’s the inside track to all that’s fabulous at The Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian, The Shoppes at The Palazzo...

'Worst Cooks in America': You need to see this

2013-02-18 11:31:00

Every time I saw a preview for the Food Network's "Worst Cooks in America," I changed the channel. I wrote it off as just another reality TV competition loosely based on cooking and didn't think twice about it. But Sunday night, I found myself sitting...

The newest Mozza -- Chi Spacca is set to open Feb. 4

2013-01-25 17:37:00

What started as one cook’s pet project eventually evolved into one of the hottest pop-up restaurant tickets in town. And now it’s ready to take the final leap – Chad Colby’s regular pig dinners and salumi bar at Mozza2Go have...

Tickets on sale for June's Food & Wine Classic in Aspen

2013-01-10 12:27:00

At a certain time of the year, the tweets from chefs and sommeliers and other foodies stream out into the twittersphere, dateline Aspen. That's how you know the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen is in progress. If you’re a die-hard foodie and you haven't...

Upgrade your cooking skills? There's an app for that.

2012-12-15 00:00:00

You can use your iPhone or iPad to watch movies, listen to music, text and surf the Internet. But special, surprisingly inexpensive apps make them nifty environments for learning or upgrading cooking skills. I've bought or borrowed quite a few...

Seafood fraud widespread in N.Y., probe finds

2012-12-11 11:57:00

This post has been corrected. See note below. There's a good chance that the white tuna sashimi served up at your favorite Manhattan sushi joint isn't white tuna at all. Instead, 94% of the fish labeled as white tuna in New York turned out to be...

Friday's TV Talk Shows: Judd Apatow; Hugh Jackman; Richard Gere

2012-12-20 20:00:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week Dec. 16 - 22 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- CBS This Morning Cardiologist Dr. William Davis; Led Zeppelin; Billy Crystal; Marisa Tomei. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today Christina...

Wednesday's TV Talk: Barbara Walters; Hugh Bonneville; Matt Damon

2012-12-11 20:00:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week Dec. 9 - 15 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- This Morning Chris Tsakalakis, StubHub. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today “Downtown Abbey” cast members; Anne Hathaway; Jamie...

Batali, Keller, Bayless, 500 other chefs protest seafood fraud

2012-10-26 10:40:00

Want to know what kind of fish is on your plate? So do Mario Batali, Rick Bayless, Thomas Keller and a who’s who list of major chefs who are taking a stand against seafood fraud. More than 500 restaurant owners, culinary industry leaders and chefs-...

Many new diet books avoid food extremes

2012-08-04 00:00:00

It's too late to lose that unwanted weight for summer. But if you start now — and aim to shed a modest 2 pounds a week — you could drop as much as 40 pounds in time to ring in 2013. The hardest part, however, might be choosing a new diet....

Mario Batali and Masaharu Morimoto during Gourmet Magazine's 65th Anniversary Party With a First Look at Morimoto New York in New York City, New York, United States.

2013-01-22 00:00:00

Mario Batali

2013-01-15 08:40:13

Food lovers are aware of the city as a dining destination all its own. (That Mario Batali owns a vacation home nearby is surely some validation.

2012-04-13 16:02:00