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Food with Mark Bittman

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Former New York Times food journalist and #1 bestselling author Mark Bittman (How to Cook Everything; VB6; Animal, Vegetable, Junk) is joined by co-host (and daughter) Kate to explore all aspects of food – from what to have for dinner, how to raise healthy children, and how to perfect your cooking routine to big picture questions about climate change, sustainability, food policy, and global hunger. Each week, Mark and Kate talk with cooks, celebrities, chefs, farmers, activists, policymakers, and food-lovers about the role of food in their lives, what they love to cook, and the ways that food impacts our society. Plus Mark and Kate offer handy cooking tips, recipes, answers to your questions, and much more.


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Episodes

The Unprecedented Eric Ripert

Revisiting Mark’s talk with the acclaimed chef-owner of Le Bernardin — who just earned his sixth four-star review from The New York Times — about sustainability and common sense, pandemic silver linings, and lifelong influences. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/food-with-mark-bittman-eric-ripert Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Ap...

Mar 01, 202345 minSeason 3Ep. 47

Mrs. Brightside: The Inspiring Toya Boudy

The shining star of New Orleans talks to Kate and Mark about struggle meals, tourist food in her hometown, Cajun vs. Creole, and the power of tough love. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/food-with-mark-bittman-toya-boudy We would appreciate it so much if you'd take our listener survey! Less than five minutes, we promise. https://survey.fan/markbittman Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, an...

Feb 22, 202342 minSeason 3Ep. 46

Vishwesh Bhatt: WTF Does Heritage Truly Mean?

James Beard winning chef Vishwesh Bhatt talks to Mark and Kate about the marvelous flexibility of food, how "fusion" became a dirty word, and grocery store birthday cake. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/food-with-mark-bittman-vishwesh-bhatt We would appreciate it so much if you'd take our listener survey! Less than five minutes, we promise. https://survey.fan/markbittman Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever y...

Feb 15, 202332 minSeason 3Ep. 45

Black Farmers Own Just 1% of US Farmland

Kathleen Finlay, president of Glynwood, and Mark talk with Black Farmer Fund co-founders Olivia Watkins and Karen Washington about the special, specific challenges facing Black farmers; who the food system "belongs" to; and how to combat the inherent racial injustices in the US food system, notably as applied to farmers. Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow M...

Feb 08, 202334 minSeason 3Ep. 44

Peter Hoffman and the 'High Fashion' of Food

Melissa McCart and Mark talk to Peter Hoffman about how the "trend" of sourcing well has changed, cooking beans in the fireplace, and how to embrace seasonality to the fullest — even if you're an urban dweller. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com /p/peter-hoffman-fireplace-beans Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow M...

Feb 01, 202328 minSeason 3Ep. 43

Dinner in Your Underwear: David Sedaris

Revisiting David Sedaris chatting with Mark about his favorite jokes, bathing while cooking, and why ridiculous things always seem to happen to him. Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and Instagram at @markbittman. Subscribe to Mark's newsletter The Bittman Project at www.bittmanproject.com . Questions or comment...

Jan 25, 202341 minSeason 3Ep. 42

Eric Kim is a Big Fan of Zombie Vegetables

The New York Times Cooking writer talks to Mark and Kate about what the word "authentic" has come to mean, the beauty of the growth and evolution of Korean food, and making kimchi in small spaces. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/eric-kim-boiled-peanuts Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mark on Twitter at @bi...

Jan 18, 202337 minSeason 3Ep. 41

Pinky Cole: Making Vegan Food for Non-Vegans

Holly and Kate talk to restaurateur and philanthropist Pinky Cole about how her wildly popular vegan chain, Slutty Vegan, targets meat lovers; philanthropy and opportunity; living with a meat-loving man; and mom guilt. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/pinky-cole Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mark on Twitt...

Jan 11, 202325 minSeason 3Ep. 40

Chinese Vegetarian Cooking with Hannah Che

Mark and Kate talk to cook and food writer Hannah Che about personal food choices vs. community, what exactly makes cooking vegetables so different from cooking meat, and the three categories of vegetarian Chinese cooking. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com /p/chinese-vegetarian Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow ...

Jan 04, 202319 minSeason 3Ep. 39

The Inspiring Persistence of Marion Nestle

Mark and Kate talk to public health advocate Marion Nestle about a life in food politics, corporate power over the food supply, and NYC in the 1950s. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/nestle Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and Instagram at @markbittman. Subscribe ...

Dec 28, 202232 minSeason 3Ep. 38

Mince Pies for Everyone!

Culinary historian and writer Regula Ysewijn chats about the crazy British tradition of boar's head, writing the Downton Abbey Christmas Cookbook, and how Charles Dickens saved Christmas; and former royal chef Carolyn Robb talks about the unfair tradition of "Bad British food" and how Christmas makes up for it, the rewards and challenges of being a royal chef, and how King Charles was ahead of his time. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com /p/christmas-p...

Dec 21, 202243 minSeason 3Ep. 37

The Marvelous Claudia Roden

Mark talks to a true culinary wonder about Hanukkah traditions everywhere, the changing nature of recipes, and the meaning of "Jewish food." View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com /p/roden Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and Instagram at @markbittman. Subscribe to Mark's...

Dec 14, 202228 minSeason 3Ep. 36

The Season is Boss: Jody Williams & Rita Sodi

Kate and Melissa talk to two of New York's most beloved restaurateurs about being a purist vs a regionalist, the supreme reign of artichokes, and how to buy good olive oil. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/via-carota Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and Instagram ...

Dec 07, 202222 minSeason 3Ep. 35

The Myth of Mise en Place

Kate talks to Kerri Conan and Mark about the choreography of making meals, learning a method of cooking that will last a lifetime, and Mark's new book, the completely revised How to Cook Everything Fast . View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com /p/fast-podcast Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mark on Twitter at @bitt...

Nov 30, 202223 minSeason 3Ep. 34

Thanksgiving Pt 2: Less Crazy, More Cozy

Adrienne Cheatham, Emily and Marvette Meggett, Senator Cory Booker, and Sesame Street's Gonger join Mark and Kate to talk collards, passing the baton, Thanksgiving in Vegas, and, of course, the things and people that matter most. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/the-only-thing-to-listen-to-while Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Ap...

Nov 23, 202226 minSeason 3Ep. 33

Thanksgiving Pt 1: Rituals, Struggles, & FOOD

Tom Colicchio, Stephen Satterfield, Sheldon Simeon, and Nigella Lawson join Mark and Kate to talk lasagna appetizers, holiday contemplation, adobo turkey tails, and bread sauce. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/thanksgiving-pod Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and...

Nov 16, 202242 minSeason 3Ep. 32

Dan Levy's Big Love is Food (But Not Cooking)

Mark and Kate talk to the incomparable actor about finding comedy in a soft place, eating like a goldfish, love of family, and the similarities between "Schitt's Creek" and his new show, "The Big Brunch." View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com /p/levy Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and...

Nov 09, 202239 minSeason 3Ep. 31

Cory Booker: Food Isn't a Tidy Partisan Issue

Mark talks to one of our most forward-thinking Senators about Big Food's long standing capability of corrupting food policy, the possibility of real change, why a Twinkie is cheaper than an apple, and how we can find our way back to regional food systems. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/booker Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on App...

Nov 02, 202245 minSeason 3Ep. 30

Alice Waters, First Lady of Food

Mark and Kate talk to food's most tireless champion about public education as the last bastion of democracy, thirty years of Edible Schoolyard, and tomato confit. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/waters Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and Instagram at @markbittma...

Oct 26, 202235 minSeason 3Ep. 29

Diwali Desserts & Dishing with Hetal Vasavada

Mark and Kate talk to baker and cookbook author Hetal Vasavada about the truths and falses about making Indian sweets, the MasterChef cattle call, and the utter joy of Diwali. Get the recipe from this week's episode, plus enter to win a copy of Hetal's book, Milk & Cardamom, here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/vasavada Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Fol...

Oct 19, 202238 minSeason 3Ep. 28

Roadtripping (and Eating) with Linda Ronstadt

Mark and Kerri talk to music icon Linda Ronstadt and journalism icon Lawrence Downes about their love of Sonoran food, the beauty of life on the border, and "concerts" in pizza parlors. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com /p/ronstadt Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook an...

Oct 12, 202231 minSeason 3Ep. 27

Jacques Pépin: A Rare Breed of Chef AND Cook

Mark and Kate talk to Jacques Pépin, one of the originators of home cooking, about working in his mother's restaurant kitchen, choosing a job at Howard Johnson's over one with President Kennedy, and cooking with your gut. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com /p/pepin Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mark on Twitte...

Oct 05, 202231 minSeason 3Ep. 26

Are Restaurants Too Shaken to Be Innovative?

Mark, Melissa, and Kate question if the restaurant industry can be groundbreaking again, what diners really want, go-to spots, and an insatiable craving for the past. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com /p/restaurants1 Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and Instagram at ...

Sep 28, 202223 minSeason 3Ep. 25

Victor Hazan Remembers the Wonderful Marcella

Mark and Kate talk to Victor Hazan about having empathy for ingredients, pedagogy vs. mastery in cooking, and what made Marcella Hazan so extraordinary. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com /p/victor-hazan Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and Instagram at @markbittman. ...

Sep 21, 202236 minSeason 3Ep. 24

A Humble Spice and a Dire Warning

Mark and Melissa talk to writer Amitav Ghosh about the contempt for nature that’s risen within modernity, how contemporary literature is complicit in the environmental crisis, and how a love of food and cooking can deeply impact passion for the earth. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/ghosh Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Po...

Sep 14, 202235 minSeason 3Ep. 23

The World's Most Charming Home Cooks

In a very special episode highlighting the joys and horrors of home cooking, Mark and Kate talk to Holly Haines, Kevin Becerra, and Lavin Marez about ironic takeout, fallback dinners, bagged salad, and cacio e pepe fails. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com /p/homecooks Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mark on Tw...

Sep 07, 202242 minSeason 3Ep. 22

Writing About Food is a Thrill Like No Other

Mark talks to writer Bee Wilson about the disconnect between politicians and food, why Finland and South Korea are places to pay attention to, and the palm oil controversy. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com /p/beewilson Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and Instagram ...

Aug 24, 202239 minSeason 3Ep. 21

Is Veganism an Impossible Standard?

Mark talks to anthropologist Barbara King and reducetarian Brian Kateman about the future of meat, the meaninglessness of the term "plant-based," and how animals feel. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com /p/king-kateman Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and Instagram at...

Aug 17, 202238 minSeason 3Ep. 20

Jewish Food Can Be Black Food - & Vice Versa

Mark talks to writer Michael Twitty about the origins of a cuisine, Twitty's days as a Hebrew school teacher, and the significance of Driving Miss Daisy. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com /p/twitty Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and Instagram at @markbittman. Subsc...

Aug 09, 202233 minSeason 3Ep. 19

Kyle MacLachlan is an Awesome Cook (and Muse)

Mark and Kate talk to everyone's favorite actor about his least favorite body part, go-to meals, and making cappuccinos for the cast of Blue Velvet. View this episode's show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com /p/maclachlan Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and Instagram at @markbittman. Subscribe to Mark...

Aug 02, 202245 minSeason 3Ep. 18
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