Interview · moment 14 of 17
Ranking Celebrity Chef Scandals: Batali vs. Nancy Silverton
from Call OJ Daddy with Stavros Halkias | The Tim Dillon Show #342 · #342
3 min
Guest
Tim and guest debate Mario Batali's legacy as a rapist chef versus his cooking talent, comparing him unfavorably to non-rapist chef Nancy Silverton, and discussing Guy Fieri's Diners Drive-Ins and Dives fakery.
- Mario Batali was a great chef but was a rapist and abuser of women, so Tim won't support him.
- Nancy Silverton makes a lamb ragu just as well as Batali and doesn't rape anyone.
- Tim was never excited about Batali even before the assault scandals came out.
- Guy Fieri actually rules and wears bling that a rapper couldn't pull off.
- Guy Fieri's concept—visiting places people talk about—was so obvious nobody else had thought to do it.
- Half the restaurants featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives aren't actually good and are just pretending.
- Tim describes a Baltimore diner with frozen food, a toothless server, and a Guy Fieri photo on the wall.
- Diners featured on the show lie about their dishes, claiming signature items they don't actually serve.
- Tim visited one restaurant where the owner had died of cancer and only a picture of him and Guy Fieri remained.
- Tim found the whole situation deeply uncomfortable.
Mario BataliGuy FieriNancy SilvertonFood NetworkDiners, Drive-Ins and DivesOsteria Mozza