but then mario batali comes in.e, "okay, all right. they're doing karaoke at planet rose. that's on 14th and 8th. and -- so he goes, "let's go!" i'm like, "okay, we'll all get in the cab." there's a bunch of people, and he has a little vespa. [ light laughter ] a little scooter. and, you know, he was considerably heavier at the time. i was, like, 100 pounds heavier. and so he's like, "let's go!" i look at this scooter, like -- [ laughter ] i can read "the new york post" headline. [ applause ] two fat dudes parrish on 14th street. but we made it. we looked like those two fat ones from the two fat twins in the "guinness book of world records". but on one moped. >> seth: well, this will be quite a reunion. >> oh, yeah, yeah. actually, i always say i'm his friend when i go into his restaurants. >> seth: oh, really? >> yeah. >> seth: do you first ask if he's there, and if they say no, you go -- >> i'll have a woman who's with me call up and say that she's my assistant. >> seth: uh-huh. >> and then, they'll say, "can we t

i got to chance to talk to mario batali this week. but here is where he came down. a little stinky. they come to us and ask listen, how can we get more tables. but you're going to charge people more money for money already democratically available. go to the restaurant and be nice. you will get a table. >> i think that is naivety. >> because? >> please america. go to the hottest restaurants in america. walk up and be nice to the maitre d' and get a table. that's naive at best. the amount of dollars being slipped. the amount of tables for vips. it is the right thing for mario to say. and i have a ton of respect for that. but the truth is it is not democratic for the places where people want to be. plus let's call it what it is. we're seeing this with uber every day. people value time more than anything. i would absolutely pay 10, 25 or 30 dollars to save 45 minutes. that's me. that's not for everybody and that's okay. the number one asset in our society today is time. and that is the answer. so it sounds roemtic and sounds like the right thick thing to say but that w

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first up, mario batali. he got schooled in remote italian village. he is known around the world for his restaurants, cook books, and personality. hurry, you tell me or in i marty leaving the house. up in her family's restaurant business, she turned her concept of 30 minute meals into an empire. is too humble to take credit, calling her career a happy accident. being a chef says was not cool when he went to school. but he change that in the early 1990's. >> nurse r.o.k.. out is -- is ok with hardware. >> the chicken liver mousse was really -- or helping the world's hungry find a plate at the table. welcome two titans of the table. thank you for joining us. p.j. clarke's been around since the 1800s. irishk it was an immigrant who came here and decided it was a great restaurant and bought it and expanded it. at your own businesses and say i hope this stays around for over 100 years? >> no. mesa turned 22 years old this year. ourave already outlived original plans. we planned on getting in, but we did not have a plea -- plan of getting out. idea, but tha

mario batali is adding content creator.atures his one-on-one interviews with musicians, lots of different ones. thank you for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> apologies about seattle. >> yep. >> what do you serve on the super bowl? what is mario making at home? >> every year i do a back and forth between the natural cuisines of each of the competitive team cities. so last night it was chicken teriyaki. then it was seattle crab cakes. then it was scallop rolls. for half-time we always do dirty water dogs. then third quarter was new england chowder. and the victory dance was supposed to be the chili from eastern washington called chili colorado. and it was delicious but did not take us to victory. >> chicken teriyaki where is that? >> seattle is big into teriyaki. >> you look like you're in good shape throughout this. do you drink? >> ice cold beer and then for victory would have been shots of rum, but there was no victory so the rum stayed put away. >> well there was a victory. >> not really. >> did you see the weight

and mario batali. i know dan claims he's for the patriots because he's from there. whatever. who are you cheering for? >> seattle. >> seattle? >> seattle. >> the 12th man! >> that's good. >> the patriots are in trouble if dan and i are all they have right now. >> they're not in trouble. >>> if you're interested in putting your money where your mouth is, wagering on the game to make it more interesting. there are some wacky gets you should know about. ron, get ready. how many times tom brady's wife gisele bundchen will be shown? it could be more than her husband. >> 30. >> how many times will deflated balls be referred to in this game? >> 120. >> and how long will it take idina menzel take to sing the national anthem and how many words will she forget? or omit. >> a minute ten seconds and she'll get it right. >> she will probably get it right. when you sing it at a game, usually high school, not the super bowl. you can mess it up. >> it's not an easy song. >> you can sing the same verse twice. the rockets glare twice. the commercials are reason enough to be watching. that's wh

first up, mario batali. shorts, vest, and orange crocs. a le cordon bleu dropout, instead batali got schooled in a remote italian village. he made his splash in new york with babbo, and now he is known around the world for his restaurants, cook books, and personality. >> when you tell me that you're in a hurry, i'm already leaving the house. >> next, rachael ray. if the kitchen is a man's world, ray did not get the memo. growing up in her family's restaurant business, she turned her concept for 30-minute meals into an empire. >> pat me on the back. >> yeah, baby. >> and yet, the emmy award-winning host is too humble to take credit, calling her career a happy accident. bobby flay. flay says being a chef wasn't cool when he went to the french culinary institute, but he changed all that in the early-1990's, between his first restaurant and becoming a food network star. >> nerves are ok. utilize those nerves the best way. >> flay is still not afraid of hard work, even eyeing a run for office. rounding out the group, tom colicchio. to colicchio

we were with mario batali and we were with mike mills and pat mccarthy -- >> jimmy: pat mckarky. garlic. >> you can use that spoon if you want. >> jimmy: sure. >> okay. beautiful. quest, can you put the pasta right in there for me? >> questlove: sure, sure. >> some pancetta. >> jimmy: pancetta, that's the secret ingredient i always forget. this is the most delicious thing ever. >> you made this on our rooftop. you know, but whenever i make this -- a little tomato, yep. go ahead and add the whole thing. >> jimmy: you think of me? >> not only do i think of you, i think of our trip to ireland and i think about the story when we were in a place called nick's seafood restaurant and we drank a lot of irish kool-aid. >> jimmy: okay, yeah. >> and if you remember the story, you can tell what happened to you that night. >> jimmy: oh, was that in kerry? >> it was in kerry. >> jimmy: and i asked to be thrown out of the bar? >> oh, you were thrown out right onto the street. >> questlove: what? >> jimmy: this old guy, this guy's probably got to be 80 years-old running the bar. >> strong as an