Mario Batali has just placed himself in good company with Gordon Ramsay. In fact, he’s just done something I’m pretty sure that Ramsay himself would never do. He subjected the King and Queen of Spain to a series of profane outbursts at a dinner held in their honor in Florida during the south Beach Food and Wine Festival.

Batali is said to have appeared intoxicated and lost his temper when the crowd at the $1,000 per plate dinner didn’t wuiet down quickly enough. After a moment he addressed them in his own manner:

“All you weasel f***wads in the back corners, can I have ten seconds of your time?” said the chef, who appeared intoxicated.

He then swore again in front of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia when introducing chef José Andrés, who runs the Los Angeles restaurant, The Bazaar.

Mr Batali said his friend had received: “The most mother-f***ing stars of any Spanish restaurant in the US.” He finished by grabbing Andres’ bottom.

[From Celebrity chef rants in front of Spanish royalty - Telegraph]

The Queen is said to have balked at his choice of language, but the King took it in stride. His comment was priceless, but you’ll have to go see the original article to see what it said.

Cheers!

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