Mark Bittman leads an exciting life. Best known as The Minimalist Chef at The New York Times (and truthfully, wouldn’t that be enough for one lifetime?), Bittman is now teaming up with a scrappy band of gastronomes - uber celebrity chef Mario Batali and just uber celebrity Gwenyth Paltrow - on an eating tour of Spain.  Their new show, which seems equally intriguing and confusing, will air on public television this fall.

Yeah, Bittman pretty much has it all (jealous sigh…)  That said, you can’t say he doesn’t deserve it - the man’s got chops.  Check out his articulate, Pollan-esque explanation of what’s wrong with the way American’s eat.  Wonder if Batali would agree with his critique?

(Hat tip to Ezra Klein of The American Prospect)