Food with Mark Bittman

Mark Bittman

Mark Bittman explores all aspects of what we put in our mouths - from cooking tips and recipes to food policy and interviews.

  • 21 minutes 21 seconds
    Sheldon Simeon: Ohana Means Family

    In this revisiting of a 2022 episode, Mark talks to beloved chef Sheldon Simeon about learning to butcher chickens in first grade, the divide between Hawaiian natives and tourists, and cooking for three days straight.


    Sheldon's on Instagram: @chefwonder, and you can get a bunch of his recipes on the Bittman Project!


    Shoyu Chicken: https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/shoyu-chicken/


    Loco Moco Gravy Rice: https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/loco-moco-gravy-rice/


    Mac Salad: https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/sheldon-simeons-mac-salad/


    Shoyu Dip with Sesame Crunch: https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/shoyu-dip-with-sesame-crunch/


    Garden Poke: https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/garden-poke/


    Maui Kale Salad with Sweet Onion Dressing: https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/maui-kale-salad-with-sweet-onion-dressing/


    Pan Sushi Dynamite: https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/pan-sushi-dynamite/


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    22 April 2026, 10:30 am
  • 39 minutes 8 seconds
    When Food (Truly) Has the Capacity to Heal

    God's Love We Deliver CEO Terrence Meck and Northwell Health's chief experience officer Sven Gierlinger join Kate and Mark to talk about how they're feeding clients and patients (respectively) carefully, and well. The two chat about how their personal medical journeys got them to where they are today, how making and serving good food can actually save health care dollars, and how the emotion behind all of it can be the best part of the job.


    Sven Gierlinger: https://www.linkedin.com/in/svengierlinger/


    God's Love We Deliver: glwd.org, Instagram @godslovenyc


    Terrence Meck: Instagram @terrencemeck 


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    15 April 2026, 3:56 pm
  • 38 minutes 5 seconds
    Approaches to Food Access: Dylan Alverson and Jason Finder

    Dylan Alverson is the owner of Modern Times—now called Post Modern Times—in Minneapolis, a restaurant that stopped charging customers for food during the violent ICE occupation (and that will continue to be free). Jason Finder is the Executive Director of Good Food Works and Salad Days, which offers free grab & go salads to public spaces and high-need constituencies throughout New York City. The two joined Kate and Mark to talk about how they came to be passionate about food access and why what they're doing is working. 


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    8 April 2026, 2:57 pm
  • 36 minutes 19 seconds
    Helen Veit: How, Exactly, Did Kids Become So Picky?

    The historian and author of "Picky" talks to Kate and Mark about the history of "children's food," how pickiness is positioned at the intersection of biology and culture, generating a set of standards to get us back to a more pleasurable relationship with food (and why it'll feel counterintuitive), and the fear of parenting in "older ways" (and why people who are doing so tend to not talk about it). 


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    1 April 2026, 4:43 pm
  • 32 minutes 14 seconds
    Ted Genoways: The Ongoing Saga of the JBS Beef Plant

    Thousands of workers at the JBS beef plant in Greeley, Colorado, one of the largest US meatpacking facilities, have gone on strike over alleged unfair labor practices—the first major strike at a US beef slaughterhouse in 40 years. We're revisiting our conversation with journalist Ted Genoways, who last year reported on allegations of human trafficking at the JBS plant: the viral TikTok video that started it all, the thousands of Haitian migrants in the crosshairs, and how JBS' HR department saw it as a positive thing. 


    Want to listen to Ted's reporting on Greeley? You can do that here: https://revealnews.org/podcast/immigrants-on-the-line/


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    25 March 2026, 10:30 am
  • 35 minutes 33 seconds
    Omar Tate and Cybille St. Aude Tate: Assigning Meaning to Every Plate

    The chefs, and owners of Philly's much-loved Honeysuckle, talk to Kate and Mark about how they personally define a "Black" dish; the two very distinct formats behind the food that typically represents the US Black diaspora; why their original business model didn't work and how they fixed it—and learned from it; and their big love story.


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    18 March 2026, 10:30 am
  • 27 minutes 48 seconds
    In Which Mark Chats With Laura Linney

    In this revisited episode, Mark talks to award-winning actress Laura Linney about fantastic female roles, the parallels between cooking and acting, and her memories of the iconic Truman Show.


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    11 March 2026, 10:30 am
  • 35 minutes 29 seconds
    Arnold Myint: Writer, Chef, Dad, Gorgeous Drag Queen

    The Nashville-based chef talks to Kate and Mark about how and why he finally feels recognized, how his drag has served as both a crutch and a hindrance—in the food world and elsewhere, and the priceless support he grew up with from his hippie parents (and why so much of what he does comes from that). 


    Read an excerpt—and get some recipes—from Arnold's book, Family Thai, on The Bittman Projecthttps://bittmanproject.com/my-way-or-the-thai-way/


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    5 March 2026, 5:04 pm
  • 41 minutes 40 seconds
    Babes in Pod-Land: Samantha Irby and Lindy West

    The supremely talented and charismatic writers talk to Kate about mail ordering fancy ice cream, the beauty of "store food," and watching hours and hours of TV together.


    Get the recipe for Sam's Tuna Noodle Casserole: https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/samantha-irbys-tuna-noodle-casserole/


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    25 February 2026, 11:30 am
  • 43 minutes 24 seconds
    Jyoti and Auyon Mukharji: My Mother, My Masala

    The mother and son duo—co-authors of Heartland Masala—talk to Kate and Mark about what it was like to tour to more than 40 cities together (and, specifically, why it was so wonderful); "mock" authenticity and further thoughts on the authenticity conversation in general, especially as it relates to second-generation immigrants; and "fusion" versus "traditional." Plus: deep thoughts about butter chicken. 


    Get Jyoti and Auyon's recipes for Masala Brussels Sprouts: https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/masala-brussels-sprouts/


    ...and Narkol Cholar Daal (Split and Hulled Chickpeas with Coconut): https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/narkol-cholar-daal-split-and-hulled-chickpeas-with-coconut/


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    Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and Instagram at @markbittman. Want more food content? Subscribe to The Bittman Project at www.bittmanproject.com.

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    18 February 2026, 8:19 pm
  • 27 minutes 30 seconds
    Tom Colicchio Still Loves to Cook

    The chef and activist talks to Kate and Mark about why, for the first time in 25 years, he's overhauling the menu at Craft; what makes a restaurant popular (even when it's not good); where all the good cooks have gone; and why he dislikes sous vide so much. Plus: some great cooking tips.


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    Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and Instagram at @markbittman. Want more food content? Subscribe to The Bittman Project at www.bittmanproject.com.

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    11 February 2026, 11:30 am
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