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Any simple but delicious dish that celebrates the season and locality is what I want to be known for.

Mario Batali

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Mario Batali
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: September 19
Chef
Cook
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Restaurateur
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Seattle
Washington
Mario Francesco Batali
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Celebrate
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Known
Locality
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Shop often, shop hard, and spend for the best stuff available - logic dictates that you can make delicious food only with delicious ingredients.
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Michigan is my antidote to Manhattan. This is where I come to relax.
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Passion is what adds so much value to life. And if you think about the things that you do, there's so much juice potential for them if you do it.
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What will always remain is love, passion and family time.
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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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The passion of the Italian or the Italian-American population is endless for food and lore and everything about it.
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