Topic: Mario Batali

Stir It Up! Cookbook review: Lidia’s Favorite Recipes

This hearty ziti and sausage dinner layers flavors of Italian sausage, onion, fennel bulb, crushed red pepper, tomato, and Parmesan deliciously. It's adapted from 'Lidia’s Favorite Recipes.'

Mayor on food stamps? Cory Booker to live on $1.40 per meal

Mayor on food stamps: N.J. Mayor Cory Booker will live on food stamps next week for seven days. Mayor Booker is following in the footsteps of the mayors of Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Las Vegas, who have taken the 'food stamps challenge.'

Bestselling books the week of 10/4/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.

Decoder Wire Obama N.Y.C. fundraiser: Is NoMad hipper than Sarah Jessica Parker's place?

President Obama is to attend a fundraiser Monday in trendy 'NoMad' district in New York. Quick, where is that? Even New Yorkers aren't sure.

Decoder Wire Obama buscapade: bribe cookies, marinara mishaps, and hair with blue spikes

Ah, the presidential bus tour, filled with diners, handshakes, and delightfully unscripted ramblings. Here are Decoder's three favorite moments from President Obama's two-day trip. 

14 great books for foodies, recommended by the James Beard Foundation

Dive into summer with these 14 delectable culinary reads.  

Chapter & Verse Gwyneth Paltrow, Rachael Ray: 'We did not use ghostwriters'

Rachel Ray and Gwyneth Paltrow deny a New York Times story which reported that they relied on ghostwriters for their cookbooks.

Celebrity chef Mario Batali to serve up $5.25M to restaurant workers

Renowned chef Mario Batali and his business partner have agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of workers at eight New York restaurants. Tip-skimming was one allegation.

Man With a Pan

Stories from dads who cook, by fathers from Mario Batali to Stephen King.

10 best books for Mother's Day

Looking for that just-right book for a Mother's Day gift? Here's an excellent crop.

What to read? 15 promising titles for early 2011

There's no better way to face the new year than with a good book in hand. Here are 15 promising-looking nonfiction books, all due for release early in 2011.

Michelle Obama's White House garden is a growing success

The first lady's popular garden on the White House lawn attracts attention from international leaders and everyday Americans, who are following her example.

What comes after chick lit? "Quiche-lit"

'Write as short as you can'

A collection of six-word mini-memoirs.

'Write as short as you can'

A collection of six-word mini-memoirs.