Chef Mario Batali's Michigan Recipes

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    Chef Mario Batali

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  • Pure Michigan Spokesperson Mario Batali Helps Kick-off a Pure Michigan Summer by Sharing his Love of Cooking with "Made in Michigan" Produce and Ingredients

    Summer entertaining is heating up, who better than world-famous chef Mario Batali to reveal his tasty tips for entertaining this season?

    Part-time Michigander Mario Batali and Pure Michigan have teamed up to introduce recipes and party tips for summer cooking, as well as share the scoop on the best of Michigan’s food scene and top must-see destinations in the state this summer.

    "I first fell in love with Michigan almost eleven years ago and have been coming back ever since,” said Batali. “My wife and I eventually bought a summer home here, and I really enjoy the respite from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. The weather is amazing, the people are fantastic, and of course, the food scene has exploded."

  • Cook Like a Pro this Summer with Chef Mario Batali's Pure Michigan-based Recipes

    Three all-new Mario Batali recipes that are sure to please at any summer gathering. These recipes showcase a few of Mario's favorite locally sourced ingredients – fresh Michigan cherries, Walleye fillets, Artisanal salami from Bella Fortuna Restaurant in Lake Leelanau and Leelanau Cheese Raclette from Suttons Bay.

    And winemaker Mark Johnson from Chateau Chantal Winery on the Old Mission Peninsula has paired each dish with a complementing wine.

    Impress friends and family throughout the season by serving up one of these Pure Michigan recipes!

    • Piadina with Local Cherries, Bologna and Raclette
      A piadina is a type of traditional flatbread found in Italy that is stuffed with every conceivable filling. The dough is easy to make and once lightly grilled is layered with raclette, bologna and topped with fresh Pure Michigan cherries. Quick and delicious!
    • Michigan Walleye in Prosciutto with Pesto Fregola
      So delicious, with crisp, salty, porky prosciutto enveloping the fresh Michigan Walleye. Refrigerating the fish before cooking it helps make its “shirt” of prosciutto adhere. Nutty, flavorful fregola tossed with pesto adds another dimension to this flavorful Walleye recipe.
    • Beef Braciole "Pinwheel-style"
      All the lusty flavors of braciole wrapped up in a butterflied tenderloin with Italian Caciocavallo, Bella Fortuna Restaurant’s sliced Artisanal salami and Michigan dried cherries--the results are spectacular. This dish is so good it's sure to become a family-favorite recipe.
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