Anthony Bourdain & Tom Colicchio Aren't Surprised By Mario Batali's Sexual Misconduct Allegations -- The Behavior Was Even Documented In A Book!

Apparently Mario Batali‘s gross behavior wasn’t a huge secret — in fact, it’s been written about in books!
As we reported, the chef is stepping aside from his restaurants in light of four women coming forward in an expos├â┬⌐ published in Eater claiming the famous chef “touched them inappropriately” in a pattern of behavior that appears to span at least two decades.
As the news broke, other famous chefs and culinary insiders have taken to Twitter to respond to the allegations revealed on Monday.
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Anthony Bourdain even appeared to know what was about to go down on Sunday, as he tweeted:

No. Trust me. Monday is really gonna suck .
— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) December 11, 2017

It’s where you stand when the people you care about and admire do awful things that matters. Keeping head down and hoping it goes away? No.
— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) December 11, 2017

Later, he confirmed who he was talking about:

It’s Batali. And it’s bad .
— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) December 11, 2017

Chef Tom Colicchio soon chimed in to say:

And no one should be surprised https://t.co/DCLvDzNYwO
— Tom Colicchio (@tomcolicchio) December 11, 2017

He went on to say that Batali’s treatment of women was documented in Bill Buford‘s book Heat:

It was well documented in Bill Buford’s book Heat https://t.co/r7El2X2M2m
— Tom Colicchio (@tomcolicchio) December 11, 2017

To be sure, ch-ch-check out this evidence:

So @bill_buford├óΓé¼Γäós “Heat” had Batali treating women this way on sets and at Lupa. pic.twitter.com/gOXEKxByvu
— Pete Wells (@pete_wells) December 11, 2017

We guess this has been in front of our eyes all along. Sad.
[Image via WENN.]