Celebrity chef Mario Batali (center) arrives at the Boston Municipal Courthouse for the jury selection portion of his trial. EPA/CJ GUNTHER “His right hand was all over my breast.

The woman said based on his smell and half-closed eyes that she believed Batali was drunk, according to court records. Chef Mario Batali attends an awards event in New York, April 19, 2017.

Chef Mario Batali was acquitted on Tuesday of sexually assaulting a woman at a Boston bar in 2017 while posing with her for fan "selfie" photos, with the judge doubting the credibility of the ...

As for Mario, the documentary feels oddly thin on its subject as a person or chef. We are told that he is charismatic, and a talented chef, but we see very little evidence of either.

Mario Batali’s own restaurant group has decided to end its partnership with him, after allegations of sexual misconduct against the celebrity chef led to a police investigation.

Woman testifies that Chef Mario Batali was ‘grabbing me in a way that I was never touched before’ By Shelley Murphy and John R. Ellement Globe Staff, Updated May 9, 2022, 1:09 p.m.