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The kitchen really is the castle itself. This is where we spend our happiest moments and where we find the joy of being a family.

Mario Batali

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Mario Batali
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: September 19
Chef
Cook
Media Personality
Restaurateur
Writer
Seattle
Washington
Mario Francesco Batali
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Castle
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I obsess everyday about everything. Not only about what we do well but what we can do better... In the end, the only reason I am motivated to do what I do is for the hedonistic pleasures of the table.
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The American Dream is ownership … a house, a car, a vacation home and, even better, your own business
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