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Originally Posted by LJJohnson
Not my problem whether you like him or not. Just didn't want anyone listening in on the conversation to think yours was the only opinion.
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From Wikipedia:
Mario was raised in Seattle, Washington, by Marilyn Batali and Armandino Batali,[6] who worked for Boeing most of Mario’s childhood. He spent his high school years studying in Madrid, Spain, before attending Rutgers University for Spanish Theater and Business Management. During his college years, he worked for a stromboli restaurant and bar near the Rutgers campus called Stuff Yer Face in New Brunswick, New Jersey. After graduating, he attended Le Cordon Bleu in London for a few short months before taking an apprenticeship with revered Chef Marco Pierre White in London at the Six Bells pub. Over the next three years, he underwent a culinary transformation that prepared him to leap into New York’s Italian cuisine with his own unique signature.
Sounds like an American to me. I just don't think your ancestry gives you the "right" to do or not do a specific kind of cooking. What does is training, dedication, and research.