![Lost Molto Mario Cooking Show "We're Cooking Up Squabs!" [al mattone] (1996) Food Network FoodTV](https://www.cfood.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1680602707_hqdefault.jpg "Lost Molto Mario Cooking Show “We’re Cooking Up Squabs!” [al mattone] (1996) Food Network FoodTV")
Italian cooking at it’s finest with Chef Molto Mario (Mario Batali). The only thing I know about squabs is that they were mentioned in The Fantastic Mr. Fox. They asked what they were. I guess they’re small birds. Like pheasant or quail, or quailants. Either way, someone was eatin’ good back in 1996. I can’t find any other clips of him cooking squab, so this is probably the only posting of this episode.
Here is the recipe: Barbecued squab al mattone with porcini mustard (Piccione ‘al mattone’ con mostarda di porcini) [Mario Batali] from The Silver Spoon (page 1134)
https://www.eatyourbooks.com/library/recipes/178982/barbecued-squab-al-mattone-with
Kudos to the Food Network for even HAVING a website in 1996. Molto Mario is on there. You can rummage through the delightful piece of web history:
https://web.archive.org/web/19961222160757/http://www.foodtv.com/
Mario Batali:
Food Network (FoodTV) 1996.