Mark Bittman's Blog, page 21
May 18, 2011
Another Day in the Hawkeye State
On his second day in Iowa, the author tours factory farms and massive grain storage facilities, and even gets to hold a newborn piglet.
May 17, 2011
Greetings From Thornton, Iowa, Pop. 422
The spring farm tour continues to central Iowa, America's agricultural heartland.
May 16, 2011
Live From the Baymont Inn, Pella, Iowa
A trip to Iowa includes dairy farms, funicular railways and an unlikely feast from Wal-Mart.
May 13, 2011
Singing the Praises of Water
Spring vegetables are the star of this week's Eat column on pasta primavera, but water plays a key supporting role.
May 12, 2011
Immokalee, America's Tomato Capital
A trip to Immokalee, Fla., the source of almost all the winter tomatoes grown in the U.S.
May 11, 2011
Another Pre-Dawn Flight
A locavore's food tour of Toronto.
May 10, 2011
Leaving Home
Farfalle pasta with zucchini, capers and tomatoes makes a perfect pre-travel meal.
May 9, 2011
Marketing Junk to Kids – Or Not
Perhaps someday soon the marketing of junk food to children will be as big a taboo as doctors marketing cigarettes.
May 6, 2011
Cooking with Brooks Headley
The magic of Brooks Headley's cooking is that you can't always guess how he makes his desserts based on their presentation.
April 30, 2011
Thirteen (Plus) Years of Asparagus
I've made a point almost every spring either to try something new with asparagus or to revisit a classic.
