Mario Batali Is Sorry
Earlier today, Forbes writer Jeff Bercovici reported that last night at the Time magazine Person of the Year debate, restaurateur Mario Batali likened the banking industry to "Stalin or Hitler," Joe and Adolf, respectively. The collective members of the banking industry did not take this well. They banned expensed lunches at all of Batali's eateries, took to Bloomberg's restaurant review pages to express their outrage and vowed not to line his pockets with another dime, while also taking shots at Mario's signature and beloved orange Crocs. Moments ago, Batali choose to take to the airwaves with a response to the backlash. While he would have received credit for kicking things up a notch with an ice cold "You won't be missed" or "Apologies...for failing to mention another luminary you remind me of, the late, great Benito Mussolini," he choose to go with this:
We cool?
