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5 days ago | 
aarp.org | Mark Bittman |Kate Bittman
When summer rolls around, it can sometimes feel like a bit of a jolt — if you live in the Northeast, like I do, it can happen so fast that I’ll find myself peering into my closet in disbelief that I was actually wearing that hoodie just a couple days before — the horror!That being said, I’m a fan of summer. I feel the cold weather in my bones, and I’m always happy for a chance to thaw out. Especially when that opportunity brings endless vegetable options along with it.
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2 months ago | 
aarp.org | Mark Bittman |Kate Bittman
Courtesy Mark Bittman; Romulo Yanes; Burcu Avsar and Zach DeSart; Kate Bittman Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Jump to recipesRoast Pork With Herb Rub | Simplest Asparagus Gratin | Ultra-Rich Mocha Mousse In an ideal world, you don’t need an excuse to roast a pork loin.
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Mar 25, 2025 | 
bittmanproject.com | Kate Bittman
We try to be thoughtful about how we make money, and so we only partner with brands and organizations that we know well and believe in. Bob’s Red Mill is one of those brands, and we’re glad to have organic reasons to promote them; our partnership with Bob’s got me thinking about one of my favorite memories in the kitchen—which is learning how to cook oatmeal (the right way!) from my dad. Dear reader, youth is wasted on the young. I feel this cliché so much lately, for a variety of reasons.
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Mar 19, 2025 | 
bittmanproject.com | Kate Bittman
I’m one of those rare people who have never read Kitchen Confidential or watched Anthony Bourdain’s shows, but it’s certainly obvious that he was an extremely intelligent, dynamic, thoughtful person, and the way the food community has honored him in the years since his death has been really touching. Our guest today, Laurie Woolever, was Bourdain’s assistant for nearly a decade; she was his assistant at the time of his death.
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Mar 12, 2025 | 
bittmanproject.com | Kate Bittman
I love Broadway shows. And theater in general. So much so that at the end of last year Nick, my husband, had to give me a little talking to about budgeting; I spent wayyyy too much money on theater in 2024 and it was becoming a problem. I never stop movie stars on the street, but you bet your ass if I see a Broadway star I’m taking a pic with them.
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Feb 27, 2025 | 
bittmanproject.com | Kate Bittman
One afternoon last July, I was backing out of our driveway to go pick up my son, Holden, at camp when I heard a resounding crack under the car. It had just finished raining like mad, so I figured it was a large stick, but the sound was loud enough that I stuck my head out of the window to check. It was a turtle, and I had run it over in the worst way possible. The tears came fast and furious, but I didn’t have the luxury of wallowing—I was already running slightly behind to get my boy.
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Feb 19, 2025 | 
bittmanproject.com | Kate Bittman
I never know if I’m going to get nervous before a podcast interview; there’s no real rhyme or reason to it, or at least it feels that way. But both preparing for today’s and gearing up for it had me a little wonky. Our guest is Alton Brown, and he’s been in the food world for a long time—maybe my imposter syndrome kicked in? And yet—Mark and I had a captivating conversation with Alton. He was the first guest we’ve had—at least that we know of—who did the interview from a toilet.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
bittmanproject.com | Kate Bittman
All of a sudden—at least it seems that way to me—talk of UPF, ultraprocessed food, is everywhere. As the daughter of one of your favorite food writers, I’ve been hearing about UPF—junk, as Mark likes to call it— forever, but now, thanks to an uptick in studies and to scientists and academics who are dedicated to studying UPF specifically, it’s really in the spotlight.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
bittmanproject.com | Kate Bittman
Within the last few years, I got picky about eggs. I’d go to Whole Foods and buy Vital Farms, or, once Millport Dairy opened near our apartment, I got eggs from them (some say Millport’s eggs are the best you can get in NYC). This meant that I was paying almost a dollar per egg, which felt worth it to me, since the main consumer of eggs in our home is my eight-year-old, Holden, and I’d like to feed him well whenever I can. Still, I knew there was an option for cheaper eggs.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
bittmanproject.com | Kate Bittman
Bradley Tusk is a venture capitalist and political strategist—he served as the campaign manager for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s successful 2009 re-election bid, as Deputy Governor of Illinois, and as Communications Director for US Senator Chuck Schumer—and as an early political advisor to Uber. He is the founder and CEO of Tusk Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on investing in early-stage startups in regulated industries.
