Food with Mark Bittman

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. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/mark-bittman-applesauce Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to...

In this 2021 episode, Mark talks to Cookie Monster and Gonger about starberries, dinner parties, and Mark's crush on Maria; plus, Rosemarie Truglio, Senior Vice President of Curriculum and Content at Sesame Workshop, joins to talk about sometimes foods vs anytime foods, softening the power of a cookie, and decades of important work at Sesame Street.  View this episode's recipe and show n...

The food director of  bon appétit  talks to Mark and Kate about recipes vs. templates, his podcast, ugly 6pm scrambling, and his top four summer recipes.  View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/chris-moroccos-corn-and-chickpea Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help...

In this conversation from 2022, frontline climate activist Bill McKibben talks to Mark about why the 1980 presidential election resulted in the most fateful decision of our time on this planet, how we stopped thinking about society and started thinking about individuals, the interrelation of white supremacy and climate, and what we can do to move in a positive direction.  Subscribe to Food wi...

The lovely, lively baking genius talks to Holly Haines and Mark about pork floss and ube, preconceptions about Filipino and American desserts, and fish on cookies.  View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/food-with-mark-bittman-abi-balingit Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help u...

The Mexico City-based chef talks to Mark, Kate, and his biographer, Laura Tillman, about his incredible journey from a childhood as a migrant farmworker and subsequent deportation to star chef, why he feels like despite all he does, it will never feel like enough, and how he's managing the turning point that comes for many chefs. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanp...

A warm and fuzzy episode from 2022! America's sweetheart Al Roker talks to Mark about his passion for weather history, how he stays positive when it comes to climate change, how he's seen food change on the TODAY set through the years, and the joy of cooking. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/yes-al-roker-is-actually-that-lovable Subscribe to Food wit...

The wildly popular Brooklyn-based chef talks to Mark and Kate about why the slow cook makes Iranian food special, the best way to enjoy a dinner party, and leaving Iran for the US in the 1980s. View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/food-with-mark-bittman-nasim-alikhani Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to...

The prolific food writer talks to Mark and Kate about the un-exact nature of flavor pairing ("it should be right-ish"), why an unexpected combination like orange and coffee works so well, and the only way to eat fish and chips.  View this episode's recipe and show notes here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/coffee-and-maple-syrup Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify...

The father/son (Ed and Ryan) team talk to the father/daughter team (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!' recipe:  https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/food-with...

Katz talks to Mark and Kate about why it's important to address weight from the heart, pharmacotherapy and the law of unintended consequences, and the goods and bads of Ozempic. 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 a...

Revisiting Mark's conversation with Kwame Onwuachi, chef/owner of Tatiana, which was just named best restaurant in New York City by the New York Times. Chef Onwuachi talked to Mark about the dilemma of the creative person, "American cuisine," and infiltrating a candy selling ring on the NYC subway. Want today's recipe, Chef Kwame Onwuachi's Sweet Plantains with Avocado Crema? Get it here:  ht...

The former congressman and Ohio Senate nominee talks to Mark and Kate about how life as a high school QB led to politics, how politics led to food, and the beauty of being home a bit more. 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...

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 @markbittm...

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...

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-...

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...

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...

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-ephron Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you l...

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. F...

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-andres Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and p...

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 @markbittma...

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-gopnik Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please h...

Top Chef Canada host and author Eden Grinshpan and Emmy winner Aliza Sokolow talk to Kate about the strange things kids will try (fish eyeballs and baking soda), picky picky eaters, and teaching our children about food. With very special guests Lily and Zoe Clark, Meera and Mario Mehta, Ayv Nivron, and Holden Traverse. Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wh...

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 Podca...