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Food with Mark Bittman

Alton Brown Looks Back

Food with Mark Bittman

Sweetness and Light

Nutrition, Arts, Food, Culture, Cooking, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.9947 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The writer, chef, and TV star talks to Mark and Kate about fame, "then" and now; the problem with memory—and memoir; falling up the stairs; his farewell tour; and eating on the road, monastically. 


Head to the Bittman Project for a special excerpt from Alton's new book, Food for Thoughthttps://bittmanproject.com/alton-brown-meals-that-made-me-part-i/


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0:00.0

Welcome to food. I'm Kate Bittman. Before we get started, a reminder that you can also find us online at bitmanproject.com, where we've got more than a thousand recipes, plus personal essays reporting and opinions about everything food.

0:16.4

Last week, we featured a timely collection of recipes from some of our favorite cooks,

0:26.1

all of which usually have eggs, but do not have eggs, yet still scratch the itch and don't include a ton of crazy substitutes.

0:28.1

We also have a very extensive primer on raw milk, everything you need to know about a beverage

0:33.9

that is very much in the spotlight right now.

0:36.8

Bitmanproject.com.

0:38.5

And remember, we're always around if you feel like reaching out with feedback or questions.

0:43.0

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2:07.5

I never know if I'm going to get nervous before a podcast interview.

2:11.5

There's no real rhyme or reason to it, or at least it feels that way.

2:17.4

But both preparing for today's and gearing up for it had me a little wonky. Our guest is Alton Brown, and he's

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