I mentioned this before that when Eataly first opened I went in and there was Mario in all his pony-tailed, orange clogged, be-shorted glory holding court in the middle of the floor. He was most gracious with people approaching him, which I did not do, and then a woman yelled out, "Hey Mario, you got angel hair in this place?"

He pointed gentlely with a smile.

:)

And we once bought tomatoes from Stokes Farm in Union Square while standing next to David Bouley. He was buying for his family, not his restaurant. :)