An anonymous woman told Eater that in November 2008 that Batali, 57, “fully palmed” her breast at the Spotted Pig in New York and wouldn’t let go.

The woman claims she asked him to remove his hand from her chest and he refused.

“He just looked at me, still holding my breast and said ‘Why should I?’” she alleged. “I pointed to his wedding ring and said ‘Well, you’re married and this is disgusting.’ ”

Another unnamed woman who worked at Lupa from 2002 to 2007 claimed that when she met Batali in 2002 at his Babbo eatery, instead of shaking her hand, he rubbed her crotch.