Food with Mark Bittman

Mark Bittman, Kate Bittman

Booking Overview

An interview-focused food and society show featuring conversations with chefs, cookbook authors, food entrepreneurs, policymakers, activists, and other prominent voices, alongside practical cooking guidance from the hosts. Agencies could credibly pitch accomplished culinary professionals, cookbook authors, food-system experts, sustainable-food founders, farmers, and policy leaders with a strong body of work or compelling personal perspective; booking is likely high difficulty for lesser-known candidates because the show favors established, authoritative guests.

Metrics

Episodes: 261

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 25.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

food@markbittman.com

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Host

Mark Bittman - Food journalist, cookbook author, and longtime New York Times food columnist known for How to Cook Everything, VB6, and Animal, Vegetable, Junk.

Kate Bittman - Food writer and Mark Bittman's daughter who co-hosts the show and contributes to discussions about cooking, food culture, and food systems.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Established chefs, cookbook authors, food entrepreneurs, farmers, policymakers, activists, and food-system experts with recognized accomplishments, a published book or notable organization, significant professional experience, or a compelling connection to food and society.

Required Achievements:

Published cookbooks or substantive food books, James Beard or comparable industry recognition, Founded or led notable food brands or organizations, Held elected office or senior policy roles, Built distinguished culinary or restaurant careers

Recent Guest Discussions

Pooja Bavishi - Values-driven Food Entrepreneurship, Intentional Sourcing, Cultural Identity, And Building An Ice Cream Brand.

Joseph Ogilvy - California Fishing History, Fisheries, Fishing Communities, And The Relationship Between Food, Industry, And The Environment.

Jean-Georges Vongerichten - Culinary Origins, His Arrival In New York, Restaurant Culture, And Changes In The City's Food Landscape.

James McGovern - Food Policy, Hunger, School Meals, SNAP, Food-system Design, And The Case For A Department Of Food.

Hawa Hassan - Food, Displacement, Conflict, Migration, Cultural Memory, And The Role Of Cuisine In Preserving Connection.

Recent Topics

Food Policy, Sustainability, Cooking, Food Justice, Food

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Food with Mark Bittman

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

September 10, 2026

Marion Nestle is turning 90 today and she has not slowed down. Her new book, Sugar Coated, co-written with former Kellogg vice president Lisa Sutherland, tells the story of US food and nutrition policy through cereal boxes — complete with full-color reproductions of every front and back panel of All-Bran, Rice Krispies, and Froot Loops going back to the early 1900s. Mark and Kate talk with Marion about how Kellogg broke the FDA, why the cereal industry's playbook is identical to the toba...

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

September 02, 2026

Mara Fleishman is the co-founder and CEO of the Chef Ann Foundation, which has reached more than 19,000 schools, 35,000 school food professionals, and nearly 6 million students in its work to replace ultra-processed food with fresh, scratch-cooked meals. Before that, she spent a decade at Whole Foods as their global director of partnerships. We talk about what school food actually looks like now versus what it looked like a generation ago, why the biggest barrier to change is not budget but w...

Pooja Bavishi: I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Malai

August 26, 2026

In this revisiting of an episode from last summer, 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 shortcuts—and why having a values-driven business is so important to her; and why her parents are the best people ever (and her #1 fans). The Bittman Project is featuring three recipes from Pooja Bavishi's book, Malai:Cold Coffee Milkshake: htt...

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