A year after sexual harassment allegations against Mario Batali roiled the industry, the celebrity chef’s ties to all of his restaurant ventures were formally severed.
A year after sexual misconduct allegations against Mario Batali roiled the industry, the celebrity chef’s ties to all of his restaurants were formally severed Wednesday.
Batali is “officially out,” she said. The divestment means Batali has “no financial interest in the restaurants anymore, and is no longer profiting from them in any form.” The Bastianiches could not be immediately reached for comment. L.A. chef Nancy Silverton, who opened the Mozzaplex family of restaurants with Batali and Joe Bastianich, also could not be reached.
Batali also has a financial stake in Eataly, a chain of Italian marketplaces that includes a location at the Westfield Century City shopping center. On Wednesday, a spokesman for that company said it was in the process of acquiring Batali’s minority interest in Eataly USA.allegations that Batali had committed sexual misconduct and sexual harassment spanning at least two decades, including multiple instances of groping and inappropriate language.
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