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    Good Food

    What It Takes to Be a Restaurant Man

    Joe Bastianich is a restaurateur and TV personality. Along with his partner, Mario Batali, and sometimes his mother, Lidia Bastianich, he owns 25 restaurants worldwide. His book, Restaurant Man chronicles his life in the business. Music: "Oh, Look What the Sun Did"

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Joe Bastianich is a restaurateur and TV personality. Along with his partner, Mario Batali, and sometimes his mother, Lidia Bastianich, he owns 25 restaurants worldwide. His book,

    Restaurant Man chronicles his life in the business.

    The full episode

    7 of 8
    Vermouth; Quark; How to Be a Successful Restaurateur
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 6:45Extra Edibles
    3. 16:08Vermouth 101
    4. 23:23The Lives of Ice Cream Men and Women
    5. 30:58Quark
    6. 36:17Rum and Ribs in Venice Beach
    7. 43:24What It Takes to Be a Restaurant ManYou’re reading this
    8. 49:2840 Years of Valentino
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Harriet Ells

      Program Director for Talk

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    7 of 8
    Vermouth; Quark; How to Be a Successful Restaurateur
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 6:45Extra Edibles
    3. 16:08Vermouth 101
    4. 23:23The Lives of Ice Cream Men and Women
    5. 30:58Quark
    6. 36:17Rum and Ribs in Venice Beach
    7. 43:24What It Takes to Be a Restaurant ManYou’re reading this
    8. 49:2840 Years of Valentino
    Back to Good Food