Mario Batali surrenders restaurants after sexual assault allegations, several in New Orleans

Celebrity chef Mario Batali cut ties with all his restaurants Wednesday following sexual assault allegations, including several in New Orleans, that came to a boiling point last year.

The Bastianich family and other Batali partners have bought out his stake in his eateries, according to The New York Times.

Batali “will no longer profit from the restaurants in any way, shape or form,” Tanya Bastianich Manuali told The Times.

Bastianich Manuali, the Queens-born daughter of famed chef Lidia Bastianich, will be in charge of daily operations at a new company replacing Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group.

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