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Betta Valdiserri owned a restaurant called La Volta with her husband in Italy. Mario Batali came to La Volta to learn from Betta how to cook authentic Italian dishes. Betta found Batali arrogant and refused to teach him her most treasured recipe for tortellini. After Batali left, Betta and her husband suffered difficult financial times and lost the restaurant. However, they later opened a pizzeria where Betta continued to make fresh pasta. Bill went there to learn from Betta how to make pasta. Betta eventually taught Bill how to make tortellini but only after he promised never to give the recipe to Batali.