The Bittman Project A home for those who believe food is everything and should be treated that way. We celebrate the joy it brings us, but also focus on the very real challenges of making it sustainable and available for all.
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Food with Mark Bittman: Nancy Matsumoto
by Kate Bittman on January 14, 2026How women are rebuilding the food system.
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The Rich History Behind Searching for the “Best” Food
by Tucker Shaw on January 12, 2026Before Bourdain, before Fieri, there was...Clementine.
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Why Cooking Is the Best: Part One
by Mark Bittman on January 8, 2026Why I cook.
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Wait … Are You Back on Substack?
by Mark Bittman on January 8, 2026Let us explain our current thinking.
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Food with Mark Bittman: Lyndsay C. Green
by Kate Bittman on January 8, 2026The food critic and Pulitzer Prize finalist on honoring her own experiences.
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Cooking for One, Bistro Edition: Steak Frites
by Tucker Shaw on January 5, 2026Treat yourself—and only yourself—to a classic.
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The Play-By-Play: 2025
by Mark Bittman on December 31, 2025We'll see you in the kitchen next year.
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Want a Project?
by Kate Bittman on December 22, 2025Cooking meditations for those dreamlike holidaze.
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Things We Like: BREAD
by Mark Bittman on December 20, 2025Our biweekly roundup of our favorite things.
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Notes on Fancy Ships and Nepotism
by Kate Bittman on December 18, 2025A boozy lunch with a couple of Bittmans.
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Food with Mark Bittman: David Nayfeld and Aliza Sokolow
by Kate Bittman on December 17, 2025Dad, what's for dinner?
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Cookie Crisis: Averted
by Mark Bittman on December 16, 2025The easy magic of macaroons—amplified.
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Question Mark: It's a Wild, Wild Rice
by Mark Bittman on December 12, 2025Plus: Should you replace your nonstick with cast iron?
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Food with Mark Bittman: Leslie Soble
by Kate Bittman on December 12, 2025Eating behind bars.
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Eating Behind Bars
by Mark Bittman on December 11, 2025When food is an active form of punishment.
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Kate and I Are Baking Bread for You
by Mark Bittman on December 10, 2025Order in time for the holidays.
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Soup, but Make It a Full-Blown Meal
by Mark Bittman on December 8, 2025I'm gonna bowl you over with my ideas for eggs in soup.
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Things We Like: A Few More Cookbooks, From Kate
by Kate Bittman on December 8, 2025Our biweekly roundup of our favorite things.
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Here Are the Books I Deem Giftworthy
by Mark Bittman on December 4, 2025Mark's loving, somewhat snarky, very concise list of books he's enjoyed this year.
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Food with Mark Bittman: Pyet DeSpain
by Kate Bittman on December 3, 2025A meaningful culinary pivot—and what led to it.
