Restaurant Man
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by Joe Bastianich
The nightly dance at Babbo—midservice.
Carnevino, Las Vegas. Giving the people what they want.
The birth of crudo.
At dinner with the pope. I still can’t believe I spilled my wine on him.
Plotting Eataly with managing partner Alex Saper.
The high-camp ribbon cutting at the opening of Eataly, with (from left to right) my niece Julia, managing partner Alex Saper, Mario, Lidia, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Eataly founder Oscar Farinetti, me, and managing partner Adam Saper. One of the best days of my professional life.
An afternoon at Babbo before service.
Even Restaurant Man has to recharge: a quick nap in the office.