

Food with Mark Bittman
Mark Bittman
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.If you have a minute, we'd love it if you'd take a short survey about our show! Head here: http://bit.ly/foodwithmarkbittman-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 17, 2023 • 32min
Eating Jellybeans Meticulously with Sam Irby
Writer and comedy queen Samantha Irby talks to Holly and Kate about palate evolutions, freaking out at Trader Joe's, and not thinking too deeply. 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 comments about the show? Email food@markbittman.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 10, 2023 • 38min
A Warm Welcome to Margaret Cho & Rachel Belle
It's a feed drop! We're swapping shows with Your Last Meal with Rachel Belle — a show that, yes, asks every guest what their last meal would be, but also consults with chefs and culinary anthropologists, ice cream scientists and hungry astronauts to uncover the history, science, and culture of these dishes. The episode we're featuring today boasts a guest like no other: comedian Margaret Cho! Join her as she talks to Rachel about spam musubi, opening for Jerry Seinfeld in her late teens, and foraging with her family as a kid.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 comments about the show? Email food@markbittman.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 3, 2023 • 31min
Senator Bennet: Access to Food is a Right
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.View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/food-with-mark-bittman-senator-michael-bennetSubscribe 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 comments about the show? Email food@markbittman.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 26, 2023 • 32min
Manu Buffara is Bringing Curitiba to Manhattan
The internationally-acclaimed chef talks to Kate and Mark about her new book, community gardens in action, opening a restaurant in NYC, and the time she (accidentally) fermented her clothes. 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 comments about the show? Email food@markbittman.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 19, 2023 • 40min
Earth Day: Jane Goodall and Lauren Sweeney
In celebration of Earth Day, Lauren Sweeney, CEO and co-founder of DeliverZero, talks to Mark about how she's changing takeout and delivery packaging and how, one day soon, single-use packaging "will seem like smoking on an airplane"; plus, a second look at a two-year-old interview with the incomparable Jane Goodall, who talks to Mark about our collective "indomitable spirit" and why she's hopeful.View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/food-with-mark-bittman-earth-daySubscribe 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 comments about the show? Email food@markbittman.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 12, 2023 • 34min
Delia Ephron on the Joys of Sisters — & Food
Writer Delia Ephron talks to Kate and Mark about the fortieth anniversary of Nora Ephron's Heartburn, her food relationship with her sister, books vs. movies, and the New York culinary universe.View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/food-with-mark-bittman-delia-ephronSubscribe 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 comments about the show? Email food@markbittman.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 5, 2023 • 28min
Dan Ahdoot is Not a Fan of Giant Raw Clams
The stand up comedian and Cobra Kai actor talks to Mark and Kate about hunting on the Long Island Expressway, how he became a pretentious foodie at the ripe old age of 11, and looking for love in all the wrong places.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 comments about the show? Email food@markbittman.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 29, 2023 • 47min
José Andrés: Shorter Walls, Longer Tables
The humanitarian and chef talks to Mark about the way he ate growing up, the dark side of street food, the question of “too much empathy," and, of course, World Central Kitchen.View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/food-with-mark-bittman-jose-andresSubscribe 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 comments about the show? Email food@markbittman.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 22, 2023 • 45min
Nigella Lawson, the Second Time Around
The queen of home cooking talks to Mark about food and comfort, 'guilty pleasures' and misogyny, and why it's good for people to see bad knife skills.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 comments about the show? Email food@markbittman.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 15, 2023 • 32min
Adam Gopnik Knows the Secret to Soufflés
The prolific New Yorker writer talks to Mark and Kate about micro mastery vs macro mastery, the ideal way to get a soufflé to rise, and his favorite New York meals. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/food-with-mark-bittman-adam-gopnikSubscribe 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 comments about the show? Email food@markbittman.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.