Mario Batali Biography

Mario Francesco Batali is an American chef, writer, restaurateur, and media personality. He co-owns restaurants in New York City,  Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Boston, Singapore, Westport, Connecticut and New Haven, Connecticut. Batali is also known for his appearances on the show such as Food Network, Molto Mario, and Iron Chef America, on which he was one of the featured "Iron Chefs."

Early Life And Education Of Mario Batali

He was born on September 19, 1960, in Seattle, Washington, United States of America. His birth name was Mario Francis Batali. Mario was raised and spent his childhood in Seattle, Washington, Unites States. He was born as the son of mother Marilyn Batali and father Armandino Batali. He belongs to Italian- American descent and his ethnicity is white. His nationality is American. There is no updated information about his siblings.

Mario studied his high school studies in Madrid, Spain. He also attended Rutgers University for Spanish Theater and Business Management. While he was in college he worked for Stromboli restaurant. He also worked in the bar named Stuff Yer Face in New Brunswick, New Jersey near the Rutgers campus. After he got his graduate degree, he joined Le Cordon Bleu in London for a few short months.

Mario Batali's Career

At the age of twenty-seven, was a chef at the Four Seasons Biltmore Hotel. He also worked as a chef for the Four Seasons Clift Hotel, San Francisco. In the 1990s he worked at Rocco’s, which was an Italian restaurant. Later he opened a restaurant in New York City named Po which let him to incredible success. He was on aired from 1996 to 2004 in the Food Network show "Molto Mario".

Later he and Joe Bastianich formed a group and opened a restaurant named Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca in New York City. Mario and Joe together opened other seven restaurants in New York. Currently, he has ten restaurants in New York, two restaurants in Los Angeles, one Italian market in Chicago, four restaurants in Las Vegas and two restaurants in Hong Kong, two restaurants in Singapore.

Mario Batali's Net Worth, Salary, And Height

Mario Batali's $25 million at present, which show his popularity and hard work. His salary ranges over millions, as he co-owns restaurants in New York City,  Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Boston, Singapore, Westport, Connecticut and New Haven, Connecticut.

He runs a restaurant empire featuring several cookbooks, a line of food products, and countless appearances on television and in print. 

Mario Batali is a very tidy guy with long blonde hair. His eyes color is brown. His has a fat body figure. He has a height of 5 feet 11 inches. 

Mario Batali's Personal Life

Mario Batali is straight according to his sexual orientation. He has not been in a relationship with many ladies. And he has not much shared about his early life affairs.

Mario was married to his wife Susi Cahn in 1994. The marriage was held in a private event, where his family and friends attended the ceremony. They have been married for twenty-one years. They have two children together.

His oldest son is Benno Batali and his youngest son is Leo Batali. Mario is living in Greenwich Village with his wife Susi Cahn and his two sons. He seems to be very much happy and satisfied with his family and there is no recent plan for divorce.

Besides his career, he is very active in social activities too. He provides a daily meal to students of township schools which are located in South Africa.