by Daniel Gerzina

Mario Batali is excited to bring Eataly to Chicago. Very, very excited. Relaxing at the end of the bar at Otto in New York City (which Batali calls his "office"), the larger-than-life chef's eyes grew wider than his collection of Crocs when discussing the opening.

First things first: Batali says the Eataly team is ready to swing open the doors and reveal the massive Italian food theme park to the public on Monday, December 2. He says that the separate fine dining restaurant, Baffo, will open roughly a couple of weeks later.

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