“I think reading a script is very much like reading a recipe. Because you know the ingredients involved, you know how things come together. If I start working on a script before I’ve finished reading it — if I can’t help myself, if connections are being made, if I’m seeing things like a chessboard, or like a blueprint, it just starts to sort of come off the page while I’m reading it — I know I have to pay attention to it.”
Welcome to the first episode of season 3 of Food with Mark Bittman. A very special welcome to those of you who are joining us for the first time — you might want to check out some of the earlier podcasts from late last year.
I’m excited about our relaunch. We’ve got a great lineup of guests and plans and hopes and dreams — and conversations about all aspects of food: your grandmother’s special way of dealing with rice or potatoes or tomato sauce, how to best win the fight to start growing food that will nourish our people without destroying our land, recipes, the places you’ve eaten recently, a policy issue we’re interested in.
We’re starting the season off with Laura Linney — a wonderful person and a great interview — and in the course of the next weeks, we’re going to have some impressive, fantastic people, including Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Samantha Irby and Lindy West, Al Roker, Asma Khan, and many more.
Today’s guest, Laura Linney, is obviously not known for food — but it was good fun to hear her talk about her frustrations with it, her memories of her mother’s cooking, her favorite restaurant, and so on. You probably know Linney from her extensive theater work and background — she’s the daughter of famed playwright Romulus Linney, she attended Juilliard, she’s been nominated for five Tonys. Or maybe you know her from her work on TV and movies — she’s perhaps best known for The Truman Show, You Can Count on Me, and Love Actually, and of course, her starring role in the giant Netflix hit, Ozark — the final episodes drop April 29.
The recipe featured in the episode, Grilled or Broiled Shrimp Salad with Thai Basil, is here. Please listen, subscribe, and review! And we’d love to hear your food-related questions, as we’d like to start doing live Q&A soon: Email us at food@markbittman.com.
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