NEW YORK (AP) — Mario Batali is giving up oversight of the daily operations at his restaurant empire following reports of sexual misconduct by the celebrity chef over a period of at least 20 years.

Celebrity chef Mario Batali has stepped down from his restaurant group following allegations of sexual misconduct, according to an investigation by the website Eater.com. [jump] According to the ...

Mario Batali was once a world-renowned chef, with restaurants in several countries and plenty of face time on Food Network. However, his success was halted in 2017 after sexual assault and harassment ...

Mario Batali — the once-venerated Food Network chef who was accused of multiple instances of sexual misconduct and sexual assault between 2016-2019 and settled two of the lawsuits last summer — seems ...

Famed chef Mario Batali has been accused by three women of unwanted sexual contact in separate incidents around New Orleans in the past 11 years, according to a new report from Eater. Batali stepped ...

NEW YORK -- Chef Mario Batali and his former partner Joe Bastianich violated state and city human rights laws with its sexualized restaurant culture, the NY attorney general said in announcing a ...

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. Mario Batali's own ...

Celebrity chef Mario Batali is officially giving up his restaurants after admitting to sexual misconduct more than a year ago. The partnership between Batali and the Bastianich family has officially ...

Embattled celebrity chef Mario Batali has sold his stake in the chain of restaurants that helped to make him famous, more than a year after he was accused of sexual misconduct. The sale was confirmed ...

Mario Batali, the chef and restaurant owner, is stepping away from the daily operations of his businesses and the daytime program he co-hosts on ABC, “The Chew,” after reports of alleged sexual ...