Mario Batali to Guest Edit April Issue of Food & Wine

The celebrity chef was "awesome with a deadline"

When Food & Wine magazine began assembling its annual Italy-themed April issue, editor in chief Dana Cowin knew exactly who she wanted on board: Mario Batali, the king of Italian cooking. Soon enough, Batali had signed on to be the magazine’s first guest editor.

Batali, who has done some magazine writing before but never as an editor, said that he was “exuberant” when Cowin approached him. Cowin was equally thrilled with the collaboration: “It turns out that he’s awesome with a deadline, and he can write,” she told Adweek.

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