Mario Batali

Celebrity chef Mario Batali was found not guilty Tuesday by a judge in his Boston sexual misconduct trial. Batali is charged with indecent assault and battery over a 2017 incident at a Back Bay restaurant. Boston Municipal Court Judge James Stanton found Batali not guilty, saying the complaining witness had “credibility issues” and found there was not enough evidence to...

The celebrity chef is accused of forcibly kissing and groping a woman at a Boston restaurant in 2017 after inviting her to take a selfie together.

Twenty former employees of celebrity chef Mario Batali and his former business partner Joe Bastianich will split $600,000 following a four-year investigation into allegations the partners engaged in unlawful sex discrimination and retaliation.

New York authorities are investigating celebrity chef Mario Batali after uncovering information during a separate probe of a Manhattan restaurant, the state’s attorney general said Tuesday. The state announced a sexual harassment settlement Tuesday for 11 former employees of West Village restaurant The Spotted Pig, where Batali was once an investor. Attorney General Letitia James, at a news conference on…

A not guilty plea was entered Friday for celebrity chef Mario Batali, who appeared in court on a criminal charge that he forcibly kissed and groped a woman at a Boston restaurant in 2017. Donning a black suit topped with a baseball cap, Batali entered Boston Municipal Court on a charge of indecent assault and battery. He walked into the...

A woman who says Mario Batali forcibly kissed and groped her in a Boston restaurant in 2017 says the celebrity chef “must be held accountable … for his despicable acts.”

Celebrity chef Mario Batali will face a criminal assault charge in Massachusetts. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said Batali was expected to be arraigned Friday in Boston Municipal Court on a charge of indecent assault and battery. The charge stems from an incident at a restaurant in Boston’s Back Bay on March 31, 2017, the DA’s office said.

Celebrity chef Mario Batali is officially giving up his restaurants after admitting to sexual misconduct more than a year ago. The partnership between Batali and the Bastianich family has officially dissolved, according to a copy of a letter the Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group sent to employees Wednesday. Tanya Bastianich Manuali will run day-to-day operations at a new company that...

A Massachusetts woman has reportedly filed a lawsuit against celebrity chef Mario Batali alleging he sexually assaulted her in April 2017 at a Boston restaurant. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 28-year-old Natali Tene on Wednesday in Suffolk Superior Court. It states that Tene was at the Towne Stove and Spirits restaurant in Boston when she saw Batali and...

Mario Batali’s three Las Vegas Strip restaurants will shut down July 27, officials said Friday, as the celebrity chef faces sexual misconduct allegations from multiple women.

Celebrity chef Mario Batali issued a new statement Monday in response to yet another accusation of sexual misconduct, the fifth in about six months, telling NBC News he “vehemently” denies “any allegations of sexual assault.”

The New York Police Department is investigating allegations of sexual misconduct leveled against celebrity chef Mario Batali.

Mario Batali presents Jimmy Fallon, Ashton Kutcher, Liam Payne and Vanessa Hudgens with a three-course meal as they take turns guessing the unusual secret ingredient hidden in each course.

Celebrity chef Mario Batali has issued an apology to his newsletter subscribers for his sexual misconduct against women, but he confounded some by ending his message with a recipe for a “holiday-inspired breakfast.”

Celebrity chef Mario Batali was fired from his cooking show “The Chew” on Thursday, several days after he said that reports of sexual misconduct “match up” to his behavior. Food news website Eater New York published an article Monday that said four women accused the chef of inappropriate touching. One of the women said that Batali groped her chest after...

Celebrity chef Mario Batali stepped away from his restaurant empire and cooking show “The Chew” on Monday as he said that reports of sexual misconduct “match up” to his behavior. Food news website Eater New York published an article Monday that said four women accused the chef of inappropriate touching. One of the women said that Batali groped her chest...

President Barack Obama says “ciao” Tuesday to White House state dinners as he honors U.S. ally Italy with the final one of his presidency. And he’s cranked the White House machinery into high gear to help elevate an up-and-coming European leader he holds in high regard. Some 400 guests are expected to join Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and his...

A pickup truck drove into a Los Angeles restaurant backed by a reknowned chef Saturday afternoon, fire officials said.