Food with Mark Bittman Podcast
1) René Redzepi: "Let's Be a Part of Something Different"
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...Show More
2) Andrea and Clara Nguyen: Vegetable-Centric Vietnamese
Andrea Nguyen and her mom, Clara, talk to Mark and Kerri about what it was like coming from Vietnam to the US in 1975, rediscovering how people ate in the past—but doing so with a modern twist, why th...Show More
3) What the Hell Is Whole Wheat, Anyway?
Founder and President of Community Grains Bob Klein and biochemist David Killilea—both self-professed "wheat nerds"—talk to Mark about a pioneering study conducted by David that examines whether food ...Show More
4) Paul Rice: Activism and Patience Go Hand-In-Hand
The founder of Fair Trade USA talks to Mark about why he consciously chose the world of commerce as his vehicle for change—and why it's relatively easy to move companies in the right direction; why th...Show More
5) Lelani Lewis: Flipping the Script on Code Noir
In this revisited episode, from last year, the thoughtful and talented chef Lelani Lewis talks to Mark and Kate about why she named her dinner series and cookbook Code Noir, after a monstrous set of F...Show More
6) Pooja Bavishi: “You Can’t Get More Americana Than Ice Cream”
The up and coming queen of ice cream talks to Mark and Kate about how her ice cream brand, Malai, mimics her childhood; what it means to build your own culture; sourcing intentionally with no shortcut...Show More
7) Why Jason Buechel Is Optimistic About the Future of Our Food System
The CEO of Whole Foods Market and VP Amazon Worldwide Grocery Stores talks to Mark and Kate about growing up as a 4H kid and how that's influenced him; how he's trying to change grocery shopping; how ...Show More
8) Appetite for Change: Letting the Community Lead
Today, we revisit last year's episode with Michelle Horovitz, LaTasha Powell, and Princess Titus, the founders of Minneapolis-based Appetite for Change. The mighty team talks to Mark and Kate about ho...Show More
9) Jenique Jones: Hunger and Poverty Are Policy Choices
The Executive Director of WhyHunger talks to Mark and Kate about how her grandmother’s values and being raised by Civil Rights-era elders shaped her beliefs; how she made the move from charity wo...Show More
10) How Memories of Her Mother’s Cooking Saved Chantha Nguon’s Life
We revisit an episode from last year, in which the author and cook talks to Kate about what she remembers about fleeing her home in Cambodia at the age of nine, five years before the genocide; why, an...Show More