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Being Mario Batali's Sous-Chef Was No Picnic

How could I resist this invitation (right), which gave no hint of what was to come yesterday around lunchtime? Mario Batali serving roast pig, which, from a previous appearance at his house in northern Michigan, I knew I would enjoy immensely. Dave Pasternack from New York City's Esca roasting and grilling octopus, which I knew from co-writing his about-to-come-out cookbook, was just about the most delicious tentacled morsel of food you could eat. And the hospitality of Batali partner Joe Bastianich, who apparently lives large on a few acres of prime real estate in suburban Connecticut. The first mistake I made was emailing Mario to see if he was really leaving Del Posto at 10 in the morning to...

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Comments are closed. | Posted by Ed Levine, May 15, 2007 at 6:15 PM
Tagged: cookouts, Dave Pasternack, Joe Bastianich, Mario Batali

Being Mario Batali's Sous-Chef Was No Picnic

There were four huge bags of Sullivan Street Bakery ciabatta rolls. They were supposed to have been split at the restaurant before they began their journey to Joe Bastianich's cookout. They were not, and someone had to split those thousand rolls before the guests arrived in an hour. "Dude," Mario said, "you ready to split the rolls?" I believe this was the definition of a rhetorical question.

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10 Comments | Posted by Ed Levine, May 15, 2007 at 6:00 PM
Tagged: cookouts, Dave Pasternack, Joe Bastianich, Mario Batali

Edibles: Magnificent Mozza

I said as much in my longer piece in the Serious Eats features section, but the pizza pantheon definitely has a new member, Mozza in Los Angeles. Finally, the City of Angels has pizza worth a detour. MORE TO CHEW ON Pizzeria Mozza [official site] Mozza's Pizza is NOT Pizza! [Chowhound.com] The Greatest Pizza in the World (Maybe) [Serious Eats] Week in Review, Part 2: Can't Stop the Mozza [Eater L.A.] Hot spot? Mozza is on fire [L.A. Times; Grr: Registration required] MORE EDIBLES Quotations from Chairman Bruni [Tuesday, January 30, 2007] Jamba Juice [Monday, January 29, 2007] Sour Sunny Bears [Friday, January 26, 2007] Scarfin' the Scharffen Berger [Thursday, January 25, 2007] All Edibles...

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1 Comment | Posted by Ed Levine, January 31, 2007 at 5:30 PM
Tagged: California, Ed Levine, Edibles, Joe Bastianich, Los Angeles, Mario Batali, Mozza, Nancy Silverton, pizza, Pizzeria Mozza, raves, videos