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New York City Celebrity Chef promotes Kerry in his restaurants.
The New York Post ^

Posted on 09/19/2004 1:11:54 PM PDT by LiteMyFire

SUPERCHEF Mario Batali has taken to wearing a "Dem tag" around his neck to express his disdain for President Bush. The culinary king says that every waiter and maitre d' at his crown jewel, Babbo, also wears the tags, which are inscribed with various anti-Bush slogans. "My favorite one says, 'President Cheney?'" Batali told us. "Everyone's wearing them at Babbo. We don't have one fence-sitter." The left-leaning chef says he has a "big box" of the necklaces - made by his friend, designer Corrine Calesso - that he plans to pass out at his eateries Otto and Lupa. "I'm voting against Bush," Batali said. "I don't think that John Kerry is that great of a candidate, but it's just that Bush is so wrong." babboproblems@babbonyc.com

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: babbo; napalminthemorning; newyorkpost; nyc; pagesix; presidentedwards; tagteam; thegaychef
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I for want don't need to dine in his restaurants if I am paying to be lectured on who to vote for.

Email Restaurant at: babboproblems@babbonyc.com

1 posted on 09/19/2004 1:11:55 PM PDT by LiteMyFire
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To: LiteMyFire

Otto is a pizza joint disguised as a restaurant. What a joke.


2 posted on 09/19/2004 1:13:40 PM PDT by Dont Mention the War (Calvinism Fever: Catch It! (Or don't. It's not like it's going to do you any good anyway...))
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To: LiteMyFire

Moby?


3 posted on 09/19/2004 1:14:40 PM PDT by SteveMcKing
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To: LiteMyFire

I watch Food Network fairly often, but I never did like that Fat windbag with his pretty red shoes!


4 posted on 09/19/2004 1:16:25 PM PDT by Just Lori (CBS: Turn out the lights. The party's over.)
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To: LiteMyFire

Is that the Soup Nazi hisself?


5 posted on 09/19/2004 1:16:58 PM PDT by Revolting cat! ("In the end, nothing explains anything!")
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To: LiteMyFire
Gosh, the NYC insiders are just so much better than the rest of us....
6 posted on 09/19/2004 1:17:17 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Vietnam veteran against Jean-France Kerry.)
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To: LiteMyFire
"My favorite one says, 'President Cheney?'" Batali told us.

Meaning, once again, that the Leftists want to see Bush murdered.

Anti-American, pro-terrorist jackwits. I wonder how they'd feel if we all wore buttons wishing for their violent death?

7 posted on 09/19/2004 1:17:39 PM PDT by Prime Choice (The Religion of Peace ISN'T.)
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To: LiteMyFire
Boy this guy sounds like he lives in the real world. (sarcasm intended). NY is the most provincial place on the planet. This dude is the village idiot!
8 posted on 09/19/2004 1:18:14 PM PDT by Wonderama
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To: LiteMyFire

Note to Mario - shut up and cook.


9 posted on 09/19/2004 1:18:31 PM PDT by Noumenon (The Left's dedication to the destruction of a free society makes them unfit to live in that society.)
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To: Spanaway Lori

Dittos to that. Not watchin' ya anymore, pony tail clog wearin' fat girlie boy, now am I?


10 posted on 09/19/2004 1:18:54 PM PDT by andyandval
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To: LiteMyFire
"I don't think that John Kerry is that great of a candidate. . .

You can end that sentence after the word "think."

Michael M. Bates: My Side of the Swamp

11 posted on 09/19/2004 1:19:18 PM PDT by Mike Bates (Irritate a liberal. Buy "Right Angles and Other Obstinate Truths.")
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To: LiteMyFire
I think it is extremely unwise for a business person to do such a thing, because you run the risk of offending a significant portion of your clientele.

Dumb move, Mario. I still like your cook books though.

12 posted on 09/19/2004 1:19:26 PM PDT by pubmom (Suffering from DITS (Democrat induced tourette's syndrome)since 1992.)
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To: LiteMyFire

Why doesn`t he just wear a tag that says "I want another 911 and higher taxes"? Same thing as what he`s wearing already only more to the point.


13 posted on 09/19/2004 1:21:36 PM PDT by Imaverygooddriver ( What`s the difference between Windows XP and John Kerry? Windows XP works once in a while.)
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To: Wonderama

Mario Batali is so insecure that he needs a trio of mouth-breathing sycophants sitting at the counter while he cooks his slop to shower his arrogant fatass with compliments. If one of the mouth-breathers asks a question, Molto Moron-io snaps at them in his know-it-all voice- He's bitter latley b/c the Atkins diet has sucked the starch out of his sails. He was never cut out to sniff Bobby Flay's jockstrap.


14 posted on 09/19/2004 1:21:39 PM PDT by scottybk
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To: LiteMyFire
As a chef, myself, I had some respect for Mario. His teaching method is sound, and his menu, conservative. But with this, I have no respect for Mario anymore.

I'll serve grits instead of polenta, if that's what Italian-American cooking is about.

/john

15 posted on 09/19/2004 1:22:17 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper
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To: LiteMyFire
Batali said. "I don't think that John Kerry is that great of a candidate,...............

I agree wholeheartedly with Chef Batali ;-)

16 posted on 09/19/2004 1:23:14 PM PDT by varon (Allegiance to the constitution, always. Allegiance to a political party, never.)
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To: scottybk

He was never cut out to sniff Bobby Flay's jockstrap.



Or Tyler Florence's. He is more pedantic than Algore.


17 posted on 09/19/2004 1:23:23 PM PDT by andyandval
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To: scottybk

Mario has Emeril envy.


18 posted on 09/19/2004 1:23:28 PM PDT by Neets (Conservative women LOVE BURLEY MEN, not GIRLIE DEMS.!)
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To: Prime Choice

"Meaning, once again, that the Leftists want to see Bush murdered."

Which is ironic since they'd hate a Cheney presidency even more.


19 posted on 09/19/2004 1:23:33 PM PDT by SilentServiceCPOWife (I think...therefore, I am a conservative.)
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To: LiteMyFire

Last time I ever watch his show on the Food Network. Malto Mario is finished in my household. he really gave himself away when I saw him wearing clogs. Let Emril start. He is friends with that dyke, O'Donnell. Just let him start and he'll be finished next.


20 posted on 09/19/2004 1:23:46 PM PDT by rambo316
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