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...country’s not going to make it if we leave behind rural America,” said Warner, who appealed to rural voters during his gubernatorial campaign with a blue grass jingle and a sponsored car in a NASCAR race. He noted during the question-and-answer period that it was important for Democrats to choose a candidate who could overcome the perception that the party could not relate to rural voters...

Author: By Natalie I. Sherman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Warner's IOP Speech a Trial Balloon for ’08 Bid? | 4/4/2006 | See Source »

...those who know Batali only as the host of how-to cooking shows where he prepares uncommon Italian dishes--Paduan gnocchi, quail with peas, something called lamb squazetto and literally thousands of others--the NASCAR partnership will come as a surprise. (As will some of the dishes in the new cookbook, which include mudslide pie made with Oreos and graham crackers.) But Batali's visits to NASCAR events to research the book revealed--not least to him--that his appeal transcends foodies or Italophiles. Last June, just before he threw the green flag at the NASCAR event at Pocono Raceway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Super Mario! | 4/2/2006 | See Source »

...foundation has nominated Molto Italiano, Batali's 2005 book, as best international cookbook and Del Posto as best new restaurant. The winners will be announced at a Manhattan gala on May 8, a few days after Batali returns from cooking chicken thighs and tortilla casserole for scores of NASCAR drivers, crewmen, and their families at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Super Mario! | 4/2/2006 | See Source »

...without cheapening it. In the '90s, because of his Manhattan restaurants, Batali vaulted into the small coterie of cooks who were seen as fine artists rather than mere craftsmen. His brand seemed to be quality, a refined ristorante simplicity. But as he hawks his line of pork sausages to NASCAR fans, one already senses the distress of his original aficionados. Do you order a $30 squab from the NASCAR chef? Cautionary tales lurk in every corner of the food world: remember Rocco DiSpirito of NBC's The Restaurant? Both the show and the eatery, Rocco's 22nd Street, are gone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Super Mario! | 4/2/2006 | See Source »

Since he moved to New York City in 1992, Batali has become an ur-Manhattanite--a Bush-hating liberal, a partier, a good friend of R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe. When I asked how he persuaded a middle-American institution like NASCAR to work with him, Batali answered, "I present a compelling case because"--self-conscious pause--"I'm fun." A year ago, a Rutgers classmate who is a well-connected NASCAR aficionado brought him to his first big race. On a lark, Batali and his friend had decided to throw a dinner for the drivers. "We handed out little cards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Super Mario! | 4/2/2006 | See Source »

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