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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Amber Raiken

Food Network chef says Mario Batali made sexist comments about her body in cookbook foreword

Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis has recalled chef Mario Batali making inappropriate comments about her appearance in the foreword to her cookbook.

The Italian chef, 54, reflected on her experience with Batali during a recent appearance on Samah Dada’s YouTube show, On The Menu. She said that when she was writing her 2005 cookbook, Everyday Italian, she asked the former restaurateur to write the foreword for it.

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