Charlie Rose's Monday, June 14, 2010 conversation with Mario Batali

CHARLIE ROSE: Mario Batali is here. In 1993 he borrowed, $20,000
from three friends to open Babbo, a small Italian eatery in downtown
Manhattan. Today his empire consists of more than a dozen restaurants in
New York, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas, including his flagship establishment
Babbo.

He’s also the author of eight cookbooks that offer a unique take on
traditional Italian cuisine. His latest is called "Molto Gusto -- Easy
Italian Cooking." I am pleased to have him back at this table. What is
this about? And I know we want to talk about other things?

MARIO BATALI: That is about American’s overreliance on protein as
part of the way they eat.

Check this interview out here, in its entirety. You can also view and read the full transcript here. See also: Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home, The Babbo Cookbook, Mario Batali Simple Italian Food: Recipes from My Two Villages, Spain...A Culinary Road Trip