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Laurie Woolever: Care and Feeding — and Everything in Between

June 10, 2026

We revisit Kate's conversation with the writer (and ex-Mario Batali employee and former assistant to Anthony Bourdain) Laurie Woolever, who talks about how (and if) kitchen culture has changed since the early-aughts heydey; why she never felt like a victim; her memoir, Care and Feeding; and how Anthony Bourdain put people at ease—and why people loved him so much.Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving u...

Hannah Goldfield: Drinking, Not Drinking, and the In Between

June 03, 2026

New Yorker writer Hannah Goldfield talks to Kate and Mark about "intentional drinking"; how, right now, it feels like everyone is taking a stance on where we land on the drinking spectrum; how bars and restaurants are making drinking (and not drinking) easier to navigate; and mini cocktails. Read Hannah's recent piece, "The Age of 'Intentional' Drinking": https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/05/25/the-age-of-intentional-drinkingSubscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcast...

Just Call Her Paola ‘Blazing the Trail’ Velez

May 27, 2026

Baker Paola Velez talks to Kate and Holly about why and how she started Bakers Against Racism and how its influence and warmth has spread—and continues to spread; ad-libbing baked goods and feeling passionate about getting others confident enough in the kitchen to do it, too; and how romance played a factor in her career choice.We've got recipes from Paola's book, Bodega Bakes!Chocolate Malta Cake: https://bittmanproject.com/recipe/chocolate-malta-cake/PB&J Pots de Crème: https:...