The Secretary of Agriculture talks to Mark about the progress we've made in farming and agriculture in the last decade, debunking the "all farms are the same" myth and exactly why it's so important to support small farmers; the new opportunities that have been created in the farming space; why he's so concerned about rebuilding rural populations; and where the real opportunities lie. Are you liking Food with Mark Bittman ? Got feedback? We'd love it if you'd take our (brief) survey: http://bit.l...
Dec 04, 2024•46 min•Season 3Ep. 137
The acclaimed writer talks to Mark about being the world's worst busboy, "the alleged parting of the Red Sea," unintentionally writing about murders, how to make smoked mackerel pâté, and his storied career. Get the Applesauce recipe mentioned in this episode on The Bittman Project: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/mark-bittman-applesauce Are you liking Food with Mark Bittman ? Got feedback? We'd love it if you'd take our (brief) survey: http://bit.ly/foodwithmarkbittman-survey . Thanks for list...
Nov 27, 2024•31 min•Season 3Ep. 136
Baker Bryan Ford talks to Mark and Kate about his new book, Pan Y Dulce; what it's like to truly interpret a food culture; the trickiness of ingredients and cost and taste; and why it's so exciting to be a first generation baker right now. The Bittman Project is featuring two recipes from Pan Y Dulce: Tustacas: https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/tustacas/ Roles de Pimiento Asado: https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/roles-de-pimiento-asado/ Are you liking Food with Mark Bittman ? Got feedback? We'd ...
Nov 20, 2024•37 min•Season 3Ep. 135
Wolfgang Maier, Executive Culinary Director of Regent Seven Seas Cruises, talks to Mark and Kate about what it's like to work with more than 400 other chefs, making 6000 meals a day; the difference between cooking for staff and cooking for guests (and the best thing about cooking for that many people); the most commonly ordered food; and how alcohol consumption has changed. Interested in finding out more about Regent Seven Seas Cruises' Black Friday bonus offer? Head to https://www.rssc.com/spec...
Nov 20, 2024•27 min•Season 3Ep. 134
Writer Jody Eddy joins Mark and Kate to talk about her new book, Elysian Kitchens: Recipes Inspired by the Traditions and Tastes of the World's Sacred Spaces. Jody shares the most notable things she encountered in her research travels, how gaining ancient wisdom and feeling serendipitous along the way changed her, and how sacred spaces reflect our modern world and are as dynamic and fundamental to our society as they ever were. The Bittman Project is featuring two recipes from Elysian Kitchens: ...
Nov 13, 2024•39 min•Season 3Ep. 133
The father-daughter duo talks to our father-daughter duo about their new cookbook and why it's special – and what it was like working on it together. Plus, Courtney's "recipe detective" journey and Al's take on The Morning Show – and Mark's on The Bear . Get the recipe for Everything-Bagel and Lox Strata on The Bittman Project: https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/everything-bagel-and-lox-strata/ Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and ple...
Nov 06, 2024•37 min•Season 3Ep. 132
Mark and Kate talk with Alice Waters, founder of the Edible Schoolyard Project, and Spence Medford, senior vice president at The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. Together, they analyze why there are reasons to be optimistic about school lunch, and especially about school-supported agriculture. The team's new project – School Lunch Across America – is working on furthering the mission of great food for America's kids. And there’s more, as Alice (especially) discusses the critical importa...
Oct 30, 2024•48 min•Season 3Ep. 131
The chef and cookbook writer talks to Mark and Kate about being a Black man in opera, and why he left the art behind to become a chef; traveling through Africa and the beauty of educating others on the continent's cooking traditions; and the one food tradition he encountered in his journeys that shocked him. Get the recipe for Wild Greens and Cheese Pap on The Bittman Project: https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/caesar-spaghetti/ Get the recipe for Peanut Butter Porridge with Fruit on The Bittman ...
Oct 23, 2024•30 min•Season 3Ep. 130
Writer and food champion Julia Turshen talks to Mark and Kate about the beauty and the struggles that come with being a diligent home cook, how 2020 changed the way we make dinner (and clean up), if "aspirational cooking" has made people cook less, and her new cookbook, What Goes with What . Get Julia's recipe for Caesar Spaghetti on The Bittman Project: https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/caesar-spaghetti/ Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to lis...
Oct 16, 2024•32 min•Season 3Ep. 129
Reporter Alice Driver talks with Mark and Kate about her work with Arkansas-based Tyson employees – many of whom are immigrants and refugees – for her book, Life and Death of the American Worker. She explains why the number of injuries at the company is higher than reported; how employees feel gaslit; why support for meatpacking companies – and, by default, their cruel practices – is bipartisan; and the growing role of children in the industry. Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcas...
Oct 09, 2024•32 min•Season 3Ep. 128
Jen Saesue and Max Wittawat, owner and chef (respectively) at NYC's wildly successful Bangkok Supper Club, talk to Kate and Mark about bringing Bangkok to life in New York, being jaded by fine dining, the art of ordering Thai food, and the secret to Max's toasted rice powder. 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 02, 2024•36 min•Season 3Ep. 127
Mark and Kathleen talk to each other from Meghalaya, in the east Khasi hills, where the government provides just 5 rupees per child per day for school lunch – about 6 cents – plus rice. They talk about the funding that's underway for a group of schools in Meghalaya to change meals there, plus what the schools can do to maintain these positive changes when the funding runs out. Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow ...
Sep 25, 2024•25 min•Season 3Ep. 126
Writer Andrea Freeman, a pioneer in food politics, talks to Mark and Kate about the history of food politics, from colonization to slavery to the Americanization of immigrant food culture; how the way we operate now is rooted in these practices; how Big Food has figured out how to meet kids where they are at any given point in time—from television to TikTok; and how oppression in the US has shaped cultural norms to make racial health disparities appear natural—and, as a result, impossible to sol...
Sep 18, 2024•28 min•Season 3Ep. 125
Journalist Tim Requarth talks to Mark about the French Paradox and the "J-shaped" relationship between alcohol consumption and health, the inconvenience of alcohol being a little good for you, the less drinking trend and where it's headed (what will alcohol consumption look like in 2080?), and Mark's brushes with sobriety. 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...
Sep 11, 2024•32 min•Season 3Ep. 124
John Ikerd, one of the leading experts in the world on the economics of sustainable agriculture, and environmental activist Mackenzie Feldman talk to Mark about how they learn from each other, despite — or perhaps because of — their age gap; why recreating local food systems is so important; and what people in their 20s are most concerned about when it comes to food and agriculture. Interested in finding out more about Regent Seven Seas' new savings opportunity? Book any voyage and get 5% off al...
Sep 04, 2024•34 min•Season 3Ep. 123
Food historian, thought-leader, and writer Julie Guthman talks to Mark and Kate about how so many of the tech "solutions" behind industrial animal production are narrow-minded; why the arguments around alternative meat don't add up and what the entrepreneurs behind it don't understand; and the real resource use comparison between pasture raised meat, factory farmed meat, fake meat, and cell meat. Interested in finding out more about Regent Seven Seas' new savings opportunity? Book any voyage and...
Aug 28, 2024•27 min•Season 3Ep. 122
The humanitarian leader and writer talks to Mark about the paradoxes of famine; what we should be thinking about when we talk about hunger and solutions and what we can do at the global and local levels to help; and how we can raise awareness—and, in turn, prompt action. Interested in finding out more about Regent Seven Seas' new savings opportunity? Book any voyage and get 5% off all subsequent voyages that are part of Regent's Voyage Collection Debut. Head here: https://www.rssc.com/2026-2027-...
Aug 21, 2024•30 min•Season 3Ep. 121
Colorado Senator Michael Bennet talks to Kate and Mark about how being superintendent of Denver Public Schools stoked his interest in food rights, what inspires him and why we should feel hopeful, his newfound interest in cooking, and why cast iron reigns supreme. Interested in finding out more about Regent Seven Seas' new savings opportunity? Book any voyage and get 5% off all subsequent voyages that are part of Regent's Voyage Collection Debut. Head here: https://www.rssc.com/2026-2027-voyage-...
Aug 14, 2024•28 min•Season 3Ep. 120
Writer and veteran TV producer Karen Katz talks to Mark and Kate about being PC on TV, how she learned to love cooking and to be brave in the kitchen, and being executive producer of Emeril Live during its heyday – including the hazing process. To get Karen's recipe for French Harvest Soup, head to the Bittman Project: https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/karen-katzs-french-harvest-soup/ Interested in finding out more about Regent Seven Seas' new savings opportunity? Book any voyage and get 5% off ...
Aug 07, 2024•27 min•Season 3Ep. 119
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. To get the recipe for Toya's Eggs & Rice, head to the Bittman Project: https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/toya-boudys-eggs-rice/ Interested in finding out more about Regent Seven Seas' new savings opportunity? Book any voyage and get 5% off all subsequent voyages that are part of Regent's Voyage Collection Debut. Head here: https://www.rssc....
Jul 31, 2024•40 min•Season 3Ep. 118
Michelle Horovitz, LaTasha Powell, and Princess Titus – the founders of Minneapolis-based Appetite for Change – talk to Mark and Kate about how to use the psychology of a community to create a food system that works for all; passing the torch of food justice to the next generation; teaching a community to cook; and what makes their new cookbook, Appetite for Change, so special. To get the recipe for the Appetite for Change Coconut Cornbread with Citrus Honey Butter, head to the Bittman Project: ...
Jul 24, 2024•39 min•Season 3Ep. 117
Chef René Redzepi and journalist Matt Goulding talk to Mark and Kate about their new Apple TV+ show, Omnivore, and some of the shocking revelations that came from it with regards to how we feed ourselves; the evolution of Noma and what the way forward in fine dining looks like; the commonalities between chile eating, horror movie watching, and riding roller coasters; and why they're optimistic when it comes to food in general. Interested in finding out more about Regent Seven Seas' new savings o...
Jul 17, 2024•43 min•Season 3Ep. 116
Today, we revisit Kate's conversation with Kerri Conan and Mark about the choreography of making meals, learning a method of cooking that will last a lifetime, and one of Mark's recent books, the completely revised How to Cook Everything Fast. To get Mark's recipe for Spinach Carbonara, head to the Bittman Project: https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/spinach-carbonara/ Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving...
Jul 10, 2024•22 min•Season 3Ep. 115
Atlantic staff writer Annie Lowrey talks to Mark and Kate about her recent piece, "The Truth About Organic Milk," which details how cows are suffering on even the most humane dairy farms; why raising cows in herds on pasture isn't always enough; the pros and cons of being so strict about antibiotics; and yet, although organic farms aren’t perfect, they’re still way better than “conventional” (i.e. industrial) farms. Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you ...
Jul 03, 2024•26 min•Season 3Ep. 114
We revisit our episode with the lovely, lively baking genius — and recent James Beard Award winner — Abi Balingit, who talks to Holly and Mark about pork floss and ube, preconceptions about Filipino and American desserts, and fish on cookies. 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. Want ...
Jun 26, 2024•35 min•Season 3Ep. 113
The musician and avid cook talks to Mark and Kate about the learning processes of cooking and playing music, why Italians get so mad about Italian-American food, Italian food legends vs. history, and knowing your pasta. 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. Want more food content? Subs...
Jun 19, 2024•29 min•Season 3Ep. 112
The prolific food writer and cook talks to Mark and Kate about having one foot in two cultures; the auntie whisperer network – or, how Indians in America learned to make do without some of their beloved staples, and how they learned to make do with what was readily available; and why and how the term "fusion" got a dirty rep. Find the recipe for Khushbu's Masala Smashed Potatoes on the Bittman Project: https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/masala-smashed-potatoes/ Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman...
Jun 12, 2024•26 min•Season 3Ep. 111
The chef and author talks to Mark and Kate about the dangers of simplifying reality; why we should recognize and champion origin, and how doing so is a lesson in humility; the effect the Israeli conflict has had, and continues to have, on agriculture; and his new book, which is a loving tribute to his home, Bethlehem. We're sharing two recipes from Bethlehem on the Bittman Project – Fig Salad, and Mujadara – and you can find them here. https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/fadi-kattans-fig-salad/ ht...
Jun 05, 2024•34 min•Season 3Ep. 110
A rerun full of Southern charm! Ed and Ryan Mitchell, the dynamic father/son duo, talk to the father/daughter duo (Mark and Kate) about their respective paths to pitmaster, transforming the tradition of authentic barbecue into a pure labor of love, and why working together ended up being the best thing for both of them. Head here for the Mitchells' 'I Don't Eat Everybody's Potato Salad!' https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/ed-mitchells-i-dont-eat-everybodys-potato-salad/ Subscribe to Food with Mar...
May 29, 2024•34 min•Season 3Ep. 109
Kendal Chavez, Food and Hunger Advisor in the office of New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham; Curt Ellis, co-founder of FoodCorps; and Stephanie Lip, Senior School Food Operations Specialist at the Chef Ann Foundation talk to Mark about all things school food – "the biggest restaurant chain in the country." Why what we feed our kids is fundamental to our democracy, why school food is a political football, who's got the power to shape school food now, and all the great work that's happening...
May 22, 2024•35 min•Season 3Ep. 108
