You guys were wondering why there was an "air of snark" towards batali. I told you why I don't care for him. He may very well be the baddest chef to ever walk the earth but the man came off as a hack to me. Sorry y'all don't like my opinion of him. Is it really hard to believe that these celebrity chefs can be hacks? For Christ sake Guy Feiri calls himself a chef and owns the largest restaurant in the country. There's a big difference between the guys who win James Beard Awards and the personalities you see on television.

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Posted by BRgetthenet

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Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:43 pm to DeltaHog

Iron Chef Ken Kinichi

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Posted by brgfather129

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Posted on 7/21/14 at 8:17 am to DeltaHog

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Sorry y'all don't like my opinion of him.

It has nothing to do with "like" or "dislike"...

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He didn't know a damn thing about the food we were cooking...and it was all northern Italian cuisine.

...sounds like total BS. Had you posted "Yeah, we tried to discuss French cuisine with Batali and he really didn't know anything about it"...but, "northern Italian"? Come on.

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Posted by Martini

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Posted on 7/21/14 at 9:50 am to DeltaHog

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You guys were wondering why there was an "air of snark" towards batali. I told you why I don't care for him. He may very well be the baddest chef to ever walk the earth but the man came off as a hack to me. Sorry y'all don't like my opinion of him. Is it really hard to believe that these celebrity chefs can be hacks? For Christ sake Guy Feiri calls himself a chef and owns the largest restaurant in the country. There's a big difference between the guys who win James Beard Awards and the personalities you see on television.

Well Guy Fieri doe not have the largest restaurant in the country but I'll give you he's certainly no chef. Nor is Alton Brown as he graduated in I believe cinematography.

Batali has be cooking in kitchens since college, went to Cordon Bleu for awhile, apprenticed under Marco White of all people, opened Po which was a huge hit before hooking up with Joe and Lydia Bastianich and building an empire of total Italian food. To claim he's a "hack" shows your opinions worthiness of which I commented about.

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Posted by Ole Geauxt

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Posted on 7/21/14 at 9:57 am to DeltaHog

deltahog, where's your place at? mainly Italian?

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Posted by LSUZombie

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Posted on 7/21/14 at 10:32 am to DeltaHog

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There's a big difference between the guys who win James Beard Awards and the personalities you see on television

Awards won by Batali

Babbo, Michelin Guide, One Star[40]

Three Stars from The New York Times for "Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca"

"Best New Restaurant of 1998" from the James Beard Foundation for "Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca"

"Man of the Year" in GQ's chef category in 1999

D'Artagnan Cervena Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America in 2001

"Best Chef: New York City" from the James Beard Foundation in 2002

"All-Clad Cookware Outstanding Chef Award" from the James Beard Foundation in 2005 (national award)

"Best Restaurateur" from the James Beard Foundation in 2008

Culinary Hall of Fame Induction.

So you were saying about the difference between him and those that win James Beard Awards?