He's definitely not a teacher anymore. He's a pontificator, and the worst kind! Blech.
― sweat pea (La Lechera), Thursday, 17 October 2013 20:06 (ten years ago) link
Like, "being angry about Monsanto" is not a pastime, and I think he is feeding some people's hunger for outrage-as-pastime, which is both boring and offensive imo.
― sweat pea (La Lechera), Thursday, 17 October 2013 20:19 (ten years ago) link
He could be teaching people to feed themselves and their families.
― sweat pea (La Lechera), Thursday, 17 October 2013 20:20 (ten years ago) link
Which he used to be so good at doing! And I really don't understand why the NYT feels they need a sub-Michael Pollan pontificator when they already have Michael Pollan pontificating.
― quincie, Thursday, 17 October 2013 21:09 (ten years ago) link
Ugh. Thx for the update, what a shame.
― Jaq, Thursday, 17 October 2013 22:00 (ten years ago) link
chicken is awesome, buzz off bittman
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 17 October 2013 22:04 (ten years ago) link
What if chicken blood gets on my lettuce in a shopping bag? What if someone else’s chicken contaminates my apples on a supermarket conveyor belt?
then you're a dummy
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 17 October 2013 22:06 (ten years ago) link
I don't mind his cookbook but I'll be damned if I choose to read his ideas about food policy.
― mh, Thursday, 17 October 2013 22:08 (ten years ago) link
file under 'nope'
Op-Ed | Mark BittmanYears Ending in 4
Disaster has been well represented in years ending in “4,” but probably not disproportionately so. Does history give us reason to be optimistic about 2014?
― j., Thursday, 2 January 2014 00:03 (ten years ago) link
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― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 2 January 2014 00:12 (ten years ago) link
geez louise, what's wrong with him?!
― mambo jumbo (La Lechera), Thursday, 2 January 2014 00:13 (ten years ago) link
That this man, instead of me, got to spend time with Marcella Hazan in her final weeks is just so wrong!
― quincie, Thursday, 2 January 2014 00:14 (ten years ago) link