I saw this in Sunday's English language version of El Pais.
El Pais in English King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía got more spice than they could have imagined from a top US celebrity chef during a $1,000-a-plate dinner on Thursday night at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida.
The royal couple were honored guests at the celebrity-filled South Beach Wine & Food Festival that featured plates by some of Spain’s leading chefs. But it was
Mario Batali, host of the popular PBS food travelogue series
Spain On the Road along with actresses Gwyneth Paltrow and Claudia Bassols, who heated the evening.
The Miami Herald reported on its website Sunday that an intoxicated Batali used the “f-word” to get guests’ attention at the microphone. “All you weasel f*** wads in the back corners, can I have 10 seconds of your time?” he said, as he grew impatient the crowd wasn’t getting quiet quickly enough.
He introduced chef
José Andrés, whose Los Angeles restaurant
The Bazaar got a fourstar rating from The Los Angeles Times.
“The most mother-f****** stars of any Spanish restaurant in the US,” Batali said. The Miami Herald reported that those who were sitting with the queen saw her blanche. Celebrities such as Julio Iglesias, Gloria Estefan, and Florida Governor Charlie Crist were also visibly shocked.