Comments on: Finally, a New York Times article I can recommend—with gusto

By: Meemsie

Meemsie — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:22:22 +0000

While I enjoy reading Bittman’s articles now and again, his PBS series with Gwyneth Paltrow and Mario Batali put me off my feed. So phony, so obsequious.

By: expat

expat — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:58:59 +0000

roc scssrs: Ocean Spray Jellied Cranberry Sauce will have to do. Maybe it could be melted and poured into cutesy molds.

By: roc scssrs

roc scssrs — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:37:52 +0000

No jello?

By: SAB

SAB — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:25:18 +0000

May I suggest you prepare the main dish, Turkey with dressing and cranberry sauce or whatever. And ask your guests to bring a dish or two as well. That way nobody is too tired to enjoy the day and there should be plenty of leftovers.

By: Dan D

Dan D — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:41 +0000

Mark Bittman’s column has always been a joy, as the Minimalist he has focused on using a few good ingredients and the correct cooking techniques. Nothing fancy or daunting, just good basic cooking to bring out the best in a non-intimidating fashion.

His cookbooks are excellent as well.

He may be facing some kind of burnout, however, many blog posts and articles over the last year have been focusing on sustainable foods, climate change, vegan recipes, and the darker practices of large scale farming. Though given the Times’ financial situation, such writing may be career insurance, at least sub-consciously.

By: Gringo

Gringo — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:32:25 +0000

Yes, they looked like pretty good recipes. I also like them for their terseness. Any halfway decent cook can make up a tasty dish from those instructions. The terseness is reminiscent of 18th century American recipes. I got into the NYT habit when as a high school freshman, part of a politics course involved reading the NYT. What killed the NYT for me was MoDowdy. That a journalist with such a lack of integrity was on the editorial page soured me on the whole newspaper. In partial defense of tht NYT,Simon Romero has had a number of good articles on Hugo Chavez’s Venezuela. While he may have drunk some of the Chavez Kool-Aid early on, he has wised up.