Food writer Mark Bittman recently ended his long-running Minimalist column in the New York Times to shift into a new role as an opinion writer for the Times. This change of perspective, that food is about so much more than filling our bellies, is apparent in his book “Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating.” Bittman wrote in the announcement…
I’ve been traveling a lot lately, and rather than falling into my usual trap of reading fluffy magazines, I’ve used that travel time to dive into some good books. I pounded through Mark Bittman‘s “Food Matters” in just a few days. Much like Michael Pollan‘s books about what’s wrong with American food production, Bittman writes that how we eat is…
Maybe a year ago, I made a quickie list of five people who inspired me that I’d like to meet. I reviewed the list earlier this week, after checking off my fourth: Mark Bittman. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXfarIbdaVA] I’m working on a freelance story about food and it was a great opportunity to interview one of my kitchen icons. I got off the…
