Mark Bittman

writer

Mark Bittman is one of America’s most influential voices on food and culture. He is the author of more than thirty books, including the landmark How to Cook Everything series; Animal, Vegetable, Junk; the number one New York Times bestseller VB6; and Bittman Bread. Mark spent three decades at the New York Times, where he created “The Minimalist,” had a five- year stint as the Sunday Magazine’s lead food writer, and became the country's first weekly opinion writer at a major publication to concentrate on food, shaping how millions think about cooking and eating.

Mark continues to produce books in the How to Cook Everything series, the general cooking bible for three generations. He has hosted or been featured in four television series, including the Emmy-winning Showtime series Years of Living Dangerously, and Spain ... On the Road Again, with Gwyneth Paltrow. He was a regular on the Today Show from 2005 to 2010 and has been a guest on countless television and radio programs including Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Real Time with Bill Maher, and NPR’s All Things Considered, Fresh Air, and Morning Edition; his Ted Talk, “What’s wrong with what we eat,” has been viewed millions of times. Mark has received six James Beard Awards, four IACP Awards, and numerous other honors. He is the editor-in- chief of The Bittman Project, a newsletter and website focusing on all aspects of food, from political to delicious; and co-host, with his daughter Kate, of the podcast Food with Mark Bittman.