Mario Batali in trouble for including recipe in sexual misconduct apology

THE high profile restaurateur released a statement apologising for his past behaviour. Then he added one more thing.

Chef Mario Batali attends an awards event in New York. Picture: Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP

CELEBRITY New York chef Mario Batali has come under fire for including a recipe for pizza dough cinnamon rolls in a statement apologising for his alleged sexual misconduct.

Batali, 57, issued a statement Friday though his newsletter, apologising for his past misconduct after he was accused earlier this week of inappropriately touching his former employees.

“I have made many mistakes and I am so very sorry that I have disappointed my friends, my family, my fans and my team,” Batali wrote, according to BuzzFeed. “My behaviour was wrong and I take full responsibility.”

Batali ended the letter saying he would “work every day to regain your respect and trust.”

However, the chef was not finished. Batali added at the end: “In case you’re searching for a holiday-inspired breakfast, these Pizza Dough Cinnamon Rolls are a fan favourite.”

A picture of the rolls and a link to the recipe were also included.

Mario Batali's apology has caused a storm.

Tina Brown, the former editor of the New Yorker and Vanity Fair, slammed Batali during an interview on CNN on Saturday, suggesting that the chef offer readers a different recipe.

“How about pigs in a blanket, Mario?” she said, adding “sorry Mario, this ain’t the right kind of apology.”

Brown later tweeted that Batali’s apology was “bungled.”

Great time chatting with @smerconish today. Told him my advice for Mario Batali -- and a different recipe for his newsletter -- after that bungled apology. Watch: https://t.co/Rf6l2cSSGo

— Tina Brown (@TinaBrownLM) December 16, 2017

Social media users also slammed Batali for including a recipe in a letter regarding serious matters.

“You know Mario Batali is very serious about changing his behaviour because he included a recipe for pizza dough cinnamon rolls with his apology for sexually assaulting women,” one social media user wrote.

“When you’re apologising for sexual assault and suddenly need a snack,” another person tweeted.

when you’re apologizing for sexual assault and suddenly need a snack pic.twitter.com/IoNr2vCaIf

— shauna (@goldengateblond) December 16, 2017

“Well, sorry about the harassment, try this recipe for pizza dough cinnamon rolls! Is an interesting message,” another Twitter user wrote.

Eater NY published Monday a series of accounts from three of Batali’s former employees and a fellow chef who accused Batali of groping or inappropriately touching them. In the following days, more people came forward with similar accusations.

Following the accusations, Batali was fired from ABC’s “The Chew” and his products were dropped from Walmart and Target.

Following the initial accusations, Batali released a statement apologising for his actions, in which he takes “full responsibility” for the inappropriate behaviour.

The story was originally published on Fox News..

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