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Weekend Cook and Tell Round Up: A Farewell to The Minimalist Column

For last week's Weekend Cook and Tell challenge we asked all of you to share your favorite Mark Bittman recipes as a farewell to The Minimalist, his weekly column in New York Times dining section. Bittman's simplistic approach to cooking won our hearts over the years, introducing us to new ingredients and techniques that worked their way into our weekly dining rotation. Let's take a peek at some of your most beloved Bittman creations.

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3 Comments | Posted by Caroline Russock, February 3, 2011 at 6:45 PM
Tagged: Mark Bittman, The Minimalist, Weekend Cook and Tell

In Videos: Three-Year Old Mark 'Mini Minimalist' Bittman Is a Big (Little) Deal

Mark "The Minimalist" Bittman can kick back and relax when retirement phase rolls around. His three-year old co-star in this week's New York Times video on "Banana Paleta," a take on the Mexican ice pop, was the "Mini Minimalist," a three-year old whose YouTube videos over the last few months have mimicked the original Bittman videos with every Bittmanian hand motion, finesse and verbatim script—plus more mumbling, crawling and onesies. Was he listening to Bittman's voice instead of bedtime stories every night before bed? Mark Bitt-Little-Man seemed uncharacteristically shy this week as he pressed blender buttons with his godfather. Couldn't handle the stage-sharing? But he was himself again in this newest uploaded performance, a take on Bittman's braised short...

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5 Comments | Posted by Erin Zimmer, June 20, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Tagged: cute, kids, Mark Bittman, The Minimalist, videos