Back to Articles

Food with Mark Bittman: Dorie Greenspan

"I still think baking is magic."

Published November 12, 2025

Comment

Instagram/@doriegreenspan

Dorie Greenspan‘s latest book, Dorie’s Anytime Cakes, came out last month, and Dorie, as you’ll hear on today’s episode of Food with Mark Bittman, is an old friend of mine (we do a lot of reminiscing). We’re contemporaries; we started food writing at the same time and we had similar experiences—struggling with the freelance life, eventually finding some stability, and becoming, as my friend Doc used to say, FFWs. Famous Food Writers.

Listen to Dorie Greenspan on Food with Mark Bittman

Dorie and I have stayed in touch and watched each other’s careers develop with interest. We’ve known one another close to 40 years now, and it was fun to catch up with Kate as a sort of moderator.

You can get Dorie’s recipes for Morning, Noon and Night Thanksgiving Cake and for Cocoa-Swirled Pumpkin Bundt here and here.

Follow ​​​Food with Mark Bittman​​​ on: ​​​Apple Podcasts​​​ | ​​​Spotify​​​ | ​​​Overcast​​​ | ​​​Pocket Casts​​​ | ​​​Amazon Music

Log in, or become a member today.

Join in: enjoy 7 days free, plus 40% off your first year with access to 1,000+ highly vetted recipes from the How To Cook Everything series and beyond, essays from Mark, and original pieces from our contributors.

Join annually and save 40%
Log in to your account

GetBetterFasterHealthierSmarterTastier

in the Kitchen

Through our (more than a thousand, and growing) highly vetted recipes from the How to Cook Everything series, original food essays and reporting, thoughtful podcast conversations and introductions to new and responsible food products, we aim to showcase what’s possible, from farm to fork, and power a growing movement that encourages people to think about food not as a commodity, but as central to our health and happiness.

Start your free trial

We hope you join us on this journey. We’d love to have you as a part of the Bittman community. As a member, you'll have access to:

  • New recipes every week
  • 1000s of recipes from How to Cook Everything and beyond
  • First access to in-person events with Mark and Kate
  • Exclusive discounts from our favorite brands
  • Q&As with Mark and the team

 

Subscribe to our free newsletter

Join over 105,000 passionate individuals who receive our weekly emails. It’s 100% free and you can unsubscribe anytime. Plus, we’ll email you a sampling of what premium members receive on a weekly basis.