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The ‘Blotchy Narwhal’ and the ‘Zig-Zaggy Kitten’ Are Also Fair Game

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He’s over it. Photo: Andrew Toth/PatrickMcMullan.com

“There’s got to be a thousand other animals that they could have chosen besides the Spotted Pig. A striped minx, for example.” — Mario Batali on Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant group trademarking the Spotted Pig name in the U.K. For what it’s worth, Batali says the British chef will relinquish the application, and Ramsay insists he meant no harm. [Eater Vegas, Earlier]

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