“When I cook, I want to put everything in the oven, and then I want to take a bath for half an hour, and then when I get out of the tub I want everything to be ready.”
The one, the only David Sedaris is this week’s guest on Food with Mark Bittman. David is hilarious, as you probably know, yet, somehow, quite poised. He has a new book out this week called A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries (2003-2020), and he, to my great pleasure, said yes when I asked him to chat with me. Since he was in New York, we actually got together in person—shocking!—in a studio, just like the old days, and we had fun, as I hope you’re able to tell.
Fun fact: David tells a joke in this interview that went completely over my head. I was embarrassed and wanted to edit it out, but my colleagues told me not to. Let’s see if you miss it, too, or if you’re much quicker than me. (My guess is the latter.)
The recipes featured in the episode are here (Simplest Whole Roast Chicken, 8 Ways) and here (Panna Cotta, 4 Ways).
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