Episode Notes

Books: Batali, Mario. Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home. HarperCollins, 2005. Available on Google Books: https://books.google.com/books/about/Molto_Italiano.html?id=NZkRAAAAQBAJ. Batali, Mario. Molto Batali: Simple Family Meals from My Home to Yours. Ecco, 2011. Available on Google Books: https://books.google.com/books/about/Molto_Batali.html?id=_Z80QiuqPAwC. Batali, Mario. Spain…A Culinary Road Trip. Ecco, 2008. Available on Google Books: https://books.google.com/books/about/Spain.html?id=FQ9PAAAAYAAJ.

Articles and Reports: Severson, Kim. "Mario Batali Steps Away From Restaurant Empire Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations." The New York Times, December 11, 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/11/dining/mario-batali-sexual-misconduct.html. Anderson, Brett. "Mario Batali's Appetite for Harassment." Eater, December 11, 2017. https://www.eater.com/2017/12/11/16761016/mario-batali-sexual-harassment-allegations. Severson, Kim, and Julia Moskin. "Mario Batali Exits Restaurant Empire Amid Sexual Misconduct Inquiry." The New York Times, March 6, 2019. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/06/dining/mario-batali-sexual-misconduct.html. Paul, Deanna. "Mario Batali Acquitted of Sexual Misconduct Charges in Boston." The Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2022. https://www.wsj.com/articles/mario-batali-acquitted-of-sexual-misconduct-charges-in-boston-11652244820.

Documentaries and Media Coverage: ABC News. "The Fall of Mario Batali." Nightline, 2018. https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/fall-mario-batali-55312596. CBS News. "The Downfall of Mario Batali." 60 Minutes, 2018. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-why-mario-batali-will-no-longer-profit-from-his-restaurants-2019-03-24/.

Legal Documents and Court Records:

Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. Mario Batali. Court documents available through public records databases. https://www.mass.gov/courts/case-legal-documents-search.

Culinary Influence and Television Career: The Chew. ABC, 2011-2017. Show information available at https://abc.com/shows/the-chew. "How Eataly Changed the Way America Eats." Forbes, October 19, 2016. https://www.forbes.com/sites/andreamurphy/2016/10/19/how-eataly-changed-the-way-america-eats/?sh=1cb5f52b673b. Molto Mario. Food Network, 1990s-2000s. Episodes and related content available at https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/molto-mario.