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His love of Italian food then propels him on journeys further afield: to Italy, to discover the secrets of pasta-making and, finally, how to properly slaughter a pig. Finally realizing a long-held desire to learn first-hand the experience of restaurant cooking, Buford soon finds himself drowning in improperly cubed carrots and scalding pasta water on his quest to learn the tricks of the trade. Jack Nicholson.A highly acclaimed writer and editor, Bill Buford left his job at The New Yorker for a most unlikely destination: the kitchen at Babbo, the revolutionary Italian restaurant created and ruled by superstar chef Mario Batali. The not unhandsome Cecchini in the center. ĭario Cecchini Dante-quoting butcher of title, Renaissance meat maven, embodiment of quasi-mystical reverence with which New York writers hold all things Tuscan. On the right, the most flattering shot of Batali's choice Philip Seymour Hoffman. In the middle, not the most flattering shot of Mario Batali. On the left, Mike Myers as Fat Bastard (do fat suits go bad?). Mario Batali, bad boy chef, Dionysian celebrity, pork lover On the right, yes, a stretch but some similarity there: Javier Bardem. On the left, is Stephen Tobolowsky aka Ned Ryerson. Buford profiles slavishly and praises lavishly in the book, is gunning to be played by film and stage actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, but (as always!) we have our own ideas.įrom left to right, in order of attractiveness.īill Buford, hapless writer, desperate for the acceptance of more manly men, intellectual ham.

What we do know is that Mario Batali, who Mr. Ĭasting has not yet been determined, nor has a release date been announced.

Author and journalist Bill Buford's 2006 book Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany, a source tells us, has recently been optioned to become a movie.