Mario Batali Archives - Foodnut.com San Francisco Restaurant Blog Sun, 26 Feb 2017 02:43:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.foodnut.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-foodnut512x512-32x32.jpg Mario Batali Archives - Foodnut.com 32 32 3964681 Babbo, New York City https://www.foodnut.com/50710/babbo-new-york-city/ https://www.foodnut.com/50710/babbo-new-york-city/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2016 07:00:30 +0000 https://www.foodnut.com/?p=50710 Why did we dine here? – Babbo is celebrity chef Mario Batali’s and Joe Bastianich’s flagship restaurant serving regional Italian classics. How could we pass up trying his Italian food? We had never been to one of his restaurants and figured he better know how to cook his native food. Alas he was not in the house. This place is very busy, with them asking Opentable reservations to call and get a token. They received 1 Michelin star in 2016. Definitely a loud scene filled with well dressed diners. Everything here seems a lot more formal than our mother base in San Francisco. The old crusty rock music upstairs was far too loud, this is not a club! We notice many reviews also mention this. Fellow foodies on Chowhound had warned us to stick to the pasta. Probably could have saved a bit if we did not order 2 entrees, but we felt they might kick us out. Insider Tip – Reserve early. Stick to Pasta only. Cuisine – Italian Location – New York Greenwich Village Opened – 1998 Service – Babbo had almost too many wait staff circling around. Too bad they did not seem trained well enough to […]

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]]> https://www.foodnut.com/50710/babbo-new-york-city/feed/ 1 5071040.7323204 -73.999265140.7323204-73.9992651 Osteria Mozza Restaurant Review, Los Angeles https://www.foodnut.com/951/osteria-mozza-restaurant-review-los-angeles/ https://www.foodnut.com/951/osteria-mozza-restaurant-review-los-angeles/#respond Thu, 10 May 2012 07:00:14 +0000 http://www.foodnut.com/?p=951 James Beard May 2012 Award winning restaurant! Why did we dine here? – Osteria Mozza is a popular Southern California Italian restaurant run by Chef Nancy Silverton in partnership with Mario Batali. We had it on our short list for our recent trip to LA. Insider Tip – Make reservations well in advance Cuisine – Italian Location – Hollywood Opened – 2007 Service – Osteria Mozza has very good service with a friendly server and informed suggestions. Verdict – Osteria Mozza lived up to its hype. Their pasta can run with any place in San Francisco. This is a must visit for Italian fans in the area. Parking can be a pain. Osteria Mozza Signature Dishes – Burrata, Pasta, Octopus Osteria Mozza’s Menu is pretty extensive with many salads, Mozzarella options, pastas, entrees. $69 pasta tasting menu. Website Osteria Mozza Menu Osteria Mozza Food Picks: Mojito ($12) was strong and on the tart side. 3 very nicely done house breads Amuse of creamy ricotta spread on crisp toast. Grilled Octopus with potatoes, celery & lemon ($21) is a signature dish and featured very char’d fresh tentacles tastily arranged. Sweet Gem Lettuce with bufala mozzarella, cucumber & yogurt ($18) made it […]

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