Food with Mark Bittman

About Food with 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 (https://acast-d25653fd59cf.intercom-clicks.com/via/e?ob=ZiXljT9gcP5b%2FVTtaDfIJX03bQwEfgWGtbIFpa60NheaVuvO0ziwzLRXOTCj%2F6%2BH&h=59898d838a3a564117c479c5c5f4209be4416d5b-ayi0335i_53379403345749) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Mark Bittman

Category

arts · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 May 2021

Latest episode

16 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

80 of 265 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Justin Ellen: On Cooking Better Than Grandma, Missing Prom to Be On "Is It Cake," and Being A Young Black Baker In a World That Doesn't See You Coming

   Host Mark Bittman interviews young baker Justin Ellen about his journey, cookbook, and the significance of being a Black male baker today.

2. 

   10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Happy 90th Birthday, Marion Nestle! Plus: How a Cereal Company Broke the FDA

   Host Mark Bittman interviews Marion Nestle and Lisa Sutherland about Kellogg's historical manipulation of food policy and the cereal industry's parallels to Big Tobacco.

3. 

   2 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Mara Fleishman on MAHA, Michelle Obama, and Why Everyone Suddenly Agrees on School Food

   Host Mark Bittman interviews Mara Fleishman, CEO of the Chef Ann Foundation, about transforming school food from processed to fresh and the challenges of workforce development.

Inside a recent episode

Justin Ellen: On Cooking Better Than Grandma, Missing Prom to Be On "Is It Cake," and Being A Young Black Baker In a World That Doesn't See You Coming

Published 16 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But she did cake decorating and she would make these cool cakes like a cheeseburger cake or like a three tiered cake. And I would see it. Knowing I have no experience, I'm like, that's easy, you know? I would go home, try it. It would be a completely failure. Like, I don't know what I was thinking, but I enjoyed the time. I would learn something new every time. And I just kept being consistent with it. I eventually started my business accidentally. Everything just faked. And I say accidentally because... My sisters forced me. They were like, post on Instagram, post on Instagram. And this was when in time was just photos. […]

Who has been a guest on Food with Mark Bittman

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Justin Ellen
• Marion Nestle
• Mara Fleishman
• Pooja Bavishi
• Joseph Ogilvy

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

977 ratings

Spotify

4.3 / 5

61 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

96

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

99

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