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Ex-Westchester, Fairfield County Restaurateur Mario Batali Now Under Investigation By NY AG Ex-Westchester, Fairfield County Restaurateur Mario Batali Now Under Investigation By NY AG
Ex-Westchester, Fairfield County Restaurateur Mario Batali Now Under Investigation By NY AG Celebrity chef Mario Batali, who has run restaurants in Westchester and Fairfield counties ,is now under investigation by the New York Attorney General’s Office. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that her office is investigating Batali and former business partner Joe Bastinanich, as she continues her probe into Kenneth Friedman’s The Spotted Pig restaurant and alleged sexual harassment at the former Manhattan hotspot. According to James, since 2004, The Spotted Pig has “maintained a working environment where Friedman and other celebrity customers regularly made sexually expl…

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by Zak Failla
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Celebrity Chef Gives Up All His Restaurants, Including In Area, Amid Sex Assault Claims Celebrity Chef Gives Up All His Restaurants, Including In Area, Amid Sex Assault Claims
Celebrity Chef Gives Up All His Restaurants, Including In Area, Amid Sex Assault Claims Celebrity chef Mario Batali, who has been facing allegations of sexual harassment for more than a year, will no longer have a stake in any of his restaurants, including his two area restaurants, his partners announced on Wednesday. Batali, who owns the Tarry Lodge in Port Chester and in Westport, removed himself from any dealings with the group after coming under fire following accusations of sexual harassment and misconduct in December 2017. On Wednesday, March 6, his former partners, Joe Bastianich and his sister, Tanya Bastianich Manuali, told the restaurants’ employees in a letter …

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by Kathy Reakes