Oh Mario, how I love thee. I would proudly rub your rotund belly with sunscreen to protect your fair skin while we lay on a yacht in Portofino feeding each other white truffles. I have loved you since “Ciao America” even though it was a horrible show. I dutifully watched you explain that sauce is a condiment, the pasta is the star, on “Molto Mario.” I am so covetous of Gwenyth Paltrow – why would anyone want to go on a food tour of Spain with her? Isn’t she vegan? That’s no fun. Despite my anger over you picking her instead of me, I still beamed with glee when I watched you shake your booty to U2 with Michael Stipe. My admiration for you grew after reading Bill Buford’s Heat. My darling Mario, clearly you can party, really party, and that makes me love you even more!
Reading the book made me so envious of those diners at Babbo, I simply must go. I tried for two days in a row to get a reservation. The earliest one can make a reservation is a month in advance, so I meticulously called the reservation line a month before I hoped to go. I called for four hours before the busy tone finally stopped. Alas, their reservation book was full already. I tried again the next day; four and a half hours later I got through and secured the last space they had left… dinner for two at 11:15pm. “I’LL TAKE IT!!” Unfortunately, just like me, you will have to wait until November 10th to hear about it.
In the mean time, Halloween is fast approaching and what could be better than being the big orange man himself! You only need a few simple things.
The Do It Yourself Mario Batali Costume:
1. orange crocks
2. a long yet balding red wig
3. khaki shorts (no matter what the weather)
4. a pillow stuffed under your shirt
5. a bottle of wine in your hand
6. an apron with some tomato sauce rubbed on it
TA DA!!!! It’s that simple.
*Photo courtesy of FoodNetwork.com
7 comments:
Excited to hear how Babbo is! Love the costume idea. How could I dress up as Paula Dean?
This is such a funny idea. I have a halloween party to go to - do you have any ideas for a couple. All I can think of it that add where a bunch of guys in underwear dressed up like a bunch of grapes. . . don't think I can get my hubbie to do that one. . but do you have any other ideas???
That costume post was hilarious. Admittedly, I'm partial to Batali's food, however, his sartorial sense is second to none: orange crocks, stained apron--is there anything more elegant? If only his cuisine was as refined as his threads...or is it more of a uniform than a particular style? He does, nonetheless, seem like a personable charachter; his appearance on Iconoclasts was great, and his West Village haunt, Spotted Pig, is good fun.
Great posts, L.T.; honestly, your blog is wildly entertaining, and simply starting it is a considerable achievement--keep it up, I'm proud for you! Congrats.
I cant help but think of Seinfeld everytime I hear Babbo..Ironically Babbo ran a restaurant..Keep it up L.T...Very good stuff!!
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