Mark Bittman twittered: “A post I should’ve written long ago.” He then provided a link to his blog post at the New York Times regarding what you see on cooking shows versus real life cooking. In the piece Bittman talks of an incident during the taping of The Next Food Network Star where he witnessed a contestant putting a piece of meat on a too hot grill that was instantly charred. The cameras were stopped, an assistant found a replacement meat and cooked it properly, and then the contestant came back on with a big ta-da! more…

Stephen Colbert only interviews the best of the best. After all they have to match up to his level of pure oozing patriotic awesomeness. Mark Bittman was recently on The Colbert Report, and while Bittman is not an overly gregarious fellow (more your average joe) the 6 minute interview is rife with hilarity. more…

In evidence of when you have an idea go for it quickly, I was disappointed to see Mark Bittman’s article in the New York Times about tiny kitchens. See, I’ve been working in tiny home kitchens for 6 or so years now. I’ve complained about the lack of counter space, and the lack of cupboard space to put the tools away. I’ve bemoaned my horribly inefficient stove top, which has two settings: high and almost off. There’s no control in between, and I often find myself adjusting up and down to get the temp I desire. more…