Day Five of the 5 - Day Tour of Eataly

Welcome back again foodies! Today is the fifth and last day of the the 5 - day tour of Eataly. Today I want to tell everyone about the geniuses who created  and run Eataly.

                                                        Day 5

The first of five amazing people who owns and created Eataly is Mario Batali. As one of America's super star top chef, Mario has written eight cookbooks, has appeared on shows and hosts shows such as Molto Mario, Iron Chef America and has made guest appearences on shows like Emeril Live, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, and Foodography. Mario also owns fifteen restaurants with his partner Joe Bastianich. Also Mario has recently began his own charity called the Mario Batali Foundation.

Mario's eight cookbooks are Molto Gusto (based on his NYC restaurant Otto and also his most recent book), Spain...A Culinary Road Trip (based on his television show Spain...On The Road Again), Italian Grill (Batali's love for grilling and passion for for Italian cuisine combined in one book), Mario Tailgates NASCAR Style (after being inspired by Nascar, Batali wrote a book on Nascar tailgating), Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home (some of Mario's favorite recipe's in one book), Babbo Cookbook (based on his NYC restaurant Babbo), Mario Batali Holiday Food (Mario's holiday recipes), Simple Italian Food: Recipes from My Two Villages (Batali's first book combing his American and Italian cuisine).
 Mario Batali's restaurants are absolutely delicious. Mario I think always has the best pasta at any restaurant of his I have been to. I especially love Otto's pasta dishes and Manzo's pasta dishes were spectacular too. If you ever want to learn more about Mario Batali to check out his site, mariobatali.com .

Another spectacular chef that is a part-owner of Eataly is Lidia Bastianich. Lidia is an award winning cookbook author, is a restaurateur and arguably one of the best loved chefs on television. Lidia's current restaurants are Del Posto, Esca, Felidia, Becco, Lidia's Pittsburgh, Lidia's Kansas City. Also her cookbooks are La Cucina di Lidia,Lidia's Family Table,Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen,Lidia's Italian Table,Lidia's Italy, Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy. Within Eataly is a cooking school called La Scuola. The dean of La Scuola is Lidia. Lidia has designed six different types of classes for La Scuola.
The six classes are:
Parlare E Mangiare All'Italiana
An ultimate culinary experience in a four class series. Great instructors teach not only how to eat Italian but also how to speak Italian. This class takes you through breakfast, lunch, Italy's version of happy hour, and dinner.
Farm to Chef
(No classes until spring time) Featuring the freshest ingredients designed into a three course meal.
Chef's Kitchen
Guest chefs work right in front of you showing unique techniques. The best wines will also be pared with the tastings.
Chef's Table
Guest chef's prepare a three course meal paired with wine.
Aperitivo  
A nightly celebration with wine and beer paired perfectly with anti pasta.
Spotlight on Artisinal Products
Producers walk you through there products and telling you the stories and the steps behind them.

To check out more about La Scuola check out eatalyny.com/learn

 

The third partner of Eataly is Joe Bastianich who is one of the judges is on Gordon Ramsay's version of Master Chef. Joe is also Mario Batali's business partner and the son of Lidia Bastianich. Joe is a master on wine as well. Joe studied finance and spent a short time on Wall St. but than went to Italy and studied the food and wine closely.  When Joe returned he opened Becco with his mother. He than eventually opened Babbo with his business partner Mario Batali. Joe has won multiple James Beard as well.

The actual founder and creator of the original Eataly in Italy, is Oscar Farinetti. He also is a partner of Eataly. Oscar opened the first Eataly in Turin, Italy in 2007.



The last partner of Eataly is Slow Food. Slow Food makes sure all the producers maintain the same quality no matter the demand.


So that concludes the 5 - day tour of Eataly. I hope everyone found this useful and feel free to leave a comment. I absolutely recommend to go to Eataly.  Just writing about this makes me want to go back.

-Mike