UPDATED, 8:10 AM: Celebrity chef Mario Batali pleaded not guilty Friday to an indecent assault and battery charge stemming from an alleged 2017 incident in Boston. Batali was released on his own recognizance and was ordered to stay away from the alleged victim unless he is called for a deposition in her civil lawsuit…

Celebrity chef Mario Batali has a new legal problem. A Boston woman is suing the former host of ABC’s The Chew and Iron Chef America regular, claiming he groped her at a bar. At least seven women have already accused Batali of alleged inappropriate touching in public, causing him to lose his television jobs. Batali…

I've always thought I understood the arcane workings of the star system, but I still marvel at how cooks and bottle washers have achieved the star status of actors and musicians. Famous foodies are much in the news lately — Mario Batali, Gordon Ramsay, Wolfgang Puck and the late Anthony Bourdain — and the shows of…

Seven additional women are accusing disgraced chef Mario Batali, the former co-host of ABC’s The Chew, of alleged inappropriate touching in public, according to an exclusive story on food site Eater. According to the story, Batali groped fans while posing for photos. One of the women, Natali Tene, a 28-year-old from…

Red-haired celebrity chef Mario Batali will see his three Las Vegas restaurants close as of July 27. The decision comes in the wake of reports that the New York City Police are ramping up an investigation into his sexual misconduct in Manhattan. The closures will mean approximately 298 employees will be out of work at…

UPDATE with statement from B&B Hospitality Group: In the wake of yesterday’s 60 Minutes report on Mario Batali’s criminal investigation of sexual assault, B&B Hospitality Group (B&B HG) has officially cut ties with the disgraced chef. Batali worked with the group on many of his projects including the popular foodie…

Mario Batali, fired this week from ABC’s The Chew after multiple women accused him of sexual harassment, apologized to fans and followers of his email subscriber list yesterday, blasting out a “no excuses” statement that, bizarrely concluded with a recipe for a “holiday-inspired breakfast”: Pizza Dough Cinnamon…

ABC has ended its relationship with Mario Batali, the veteran celebrity chef who had been on indefinite leave from The Chew since Monday following allegations of sexual misconduct. The network today made that split permanent, even though it noted that “we remain unaware of any type of inappropriate behavior involving…

The aftermath of the sexual harassment allegations against Mario Batali continues to unfold after five women have come forward with accusations about the celebrity chef’s inappropriate behavior, one of them being actress Siobhan Thompson who said that he was “handsy” while she worked at his high-end New York City…

Restaurateur Mario Batali is stepping down from both his company and ABC’s The Chew for an indefinite period, the result of a lengthy expose on foodie blog Eater New York that accuses the famous chef of sexual harassment of four women. "We have asked Mario Batali to step away from The Chew while we review the…