Batali Curses, Shocks Queen Of Spain
On the list of things you should not do in front of royalty, we'd say cursing is pretty high up there. Someone please inform Mario Batali, who shocked the queen with his language during his introduction of José Andrés at last night's ¡Viva España! event:
''The most motherf------ stars of any Spanish restaurant in the U.S.,'' Batali said. Those who were seated near the royal couple said the queen blanched.And that was the second f-bomb he'd dropped that night; he'd also referred to the noisy crowd as "weasel f---wads." Classy.Observers said Batali, who also grabbed Andrés' butt, was, well, crocked.
Andrés kept his cool: ''This is what food and wine from Spain will do to you,'' he told the crowd of 400. ``It will lift your spirits.''
Chef Mario Batali f-bombs the king and queen of Spain [Miami Herald]
