Part 23 (2/2)

I would like to give special thanks to the following heroes in my funny world:

To SUSI, BENNO SUSI, BENNO, and and LEO LEO, who keep me happy with smiles and wit throughout every single day of our lives who keep me happy with smiles and wit throughout every single day of our lives To JOE BASTIANICH JOE BASTIANICH, my business partner, and the playahz on our teams at all of B&B Hospitality Group, whose work gives us inspiration and keeps the humor flowing my business partner, and the playahz on our teams at all of B&B Hospitality Group, whose work gives us inspiration and keeps the humor flowing To PAMELA LEWY PAMELA LEWY, my communications director, whose diligence and intelligence keep the wheels on the whole bus, and other buses too my communications director, whose diligence and intelligence keep the wheels on the whole bus, and other buses too To JUDITH SUTTON JUDITH SUTTON, for making a book out of our chicken scratches and for testing the recipes for the real world for making a book out of our chicken scratches and for testing the recipes for the real world To LISA EATON LISA EATON and and DOUGLAS RICCARDI DOUGLAS RICCARDI, for all of the d.a.m.n beauty and thought for all of the d.a.m.n beauty and thought To chef DAN DROHAN DAN DROHAN, for running Otto smoothly and at full tilt all of the time for running Otto smoothly and at full tilt all of the time To chef MEREDITH KURTZMAN MEREDITH KURTZMAN, for the sweet stuff and constant thought in the cool world of desserts for the sweet stuff and constant thought in the cool world of desserts To DENNIS MULALLY DENNIS MULALLY and the core of the Otto staff, for making Otto Pizzeria every day and the core of the Otto staff, for making Otto Pizzeria every day [image]

To QUENTIN BACON QUENTIN BACON and and LAUREN VOLO LAUREN VOLO, for wisdom, velocity, and beauty of image for wisdom, velocity, and beauty of image To PAMELA DUNCAN SILVER, PAOLA RAMIREZ PAMELA DUNCAN SILVER, PAOLA RAMIREZ, and and KARIN OLSEN, KARIN OLSEN, for plates, settings, and thoughts for plates, settings, and thoughts To DANIEL HALPERN, GINNY SMITH, RACHEL BRESSLER, JOHN JUSINO DANIEL HALPERN, GINNY SMITH, RACHEL BRESSLER, JOHN JUSINO, and and LUCY ALBANESE LUCY ALBANESE at Ecco, for being the successful ones in their strange business at Ecco, for being the successful ones in their strange business To JOHN FARBER JOHN FARBER, for thoughtful and sage advice and follow-through for thoughtful and sage advice and follow-through To DARCIE PURCELL DARCIE PURCELL, for helping build the mountain and the Mario Batali Foundation for helping build the mountain and the Mario Batali Foundation To TONY GARDNER TONY GARDNER, my agent, for watching the deal, and to my agent, for watching the deal, and to CATHY FRANKEL, CATHY FRANKEL, my lawyer, for watching everyone else my lawyer, for watching everyone else To JUAN MIGUEL JUAN MIGUEL and and JULIE PANEBIANCO JULIE PANEBIANCO, for unswerving support and humor for unswerving support and humor To my partners at COPCO, CROCS, VIC FIRTH, GIA RUSSA, DCI CHEESE, ERNST BENZ COPCO, CROCS, VIC FIRTH, GIA RUSSA, DCI CHEESE, ERNST BENZ, and and FRAPPe PRODUCTIONS FRAPPe PRODUCTIONS, for vision and perseverance for vision and perseverance To JIM HARRISON JIM HARRISON, for the voice in my head asking me about naps and lunchtime for the voice in my head asking me about naps and lunchtime From Mark I would like to thank my partners, Mario, Joe, and Jason, for their inspiration and vision And I would like to thank everyone at Lupa, Otto, and Del Posto for their dedication and hard work!

About the Author.

Mario Batali is one of the most recognized and respected chefs working in America today, with fourteen restaurants-including his New York City flags.h.i.+p, Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca, as well as two restaurants in Los Angeles and three in Las Vegas-and a host of television shows, including the ever-popular Iron Chef America Iron Chef America. He is also the author of eight cookbooks, among them the James Beard Awardwinning Molto Italiano, Molto Italiano, the the New York Times New York Times bestsellers bestsellers Italian Grill Italian Grill and Spain... and Spain...A Culinary Road Trip, the companion book to his prime-time PBS series Spain...On The Road Again Spain...On The Road Again. He has received such accolades as a GQ Magazine GQ Magazine Man of the Year Award and the James Beard Award for Outstanding Chef. Man of the Year Award and the James Beard Award for Outstanding Chef.

Mario splits his time between New York City's Greenwich Village and northern Michigan with his wife and their two sons. He started the Mario Batali Foundation in May of 2008 with the mission to feed, protect, educate, and empower children.

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ALSO BY MARIO BATALI.

Spain: A Culinary Road Trip (with Gwyneth Paltrow) (with Gwyneth Paltrow) Italian Grill Mario Tailgates NASCAR Style Molto Italiano The Babbo Cookbook Holiday Food Simple Italian Food Italian Grill Mario Tailgates NASCAR Style Molto Italiano The Babbo Cookbook Holiday Food Simple Italian Food

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