End of An Era: The Minimalist, No More

Well, this is it folks. Today marks the end of thirteen years of The Minimalist column in the Times’ dining section. I found it hard not to get a little sentimental today, reading Bittman’s last ever filing as the Minimalist. It’s not all bad news, though; Bittman will be contributing to the Times’ opinion pages, writing a new blog for the paper, and also contributing recipes to the Sunday Magazine. So, onward and upward for Mr. Bittman. I’ll miss the weekly column–it brought us these crackers, this incredible raw tomato sauce, the revolutionary bread, an ode to the Cuisinart, home ground burgers, epic lists, my favorite weekday breakfast of oatmeal with scallions, soy and sesame oil, and a whole lot more–but I’m really looking forward to all this new stuff. Thanks for all the recipes, Mark!

Check out the final farewell over at the times; they’ve also got a link to the hundreds of Minimalist columns and recipes and 25 that Bittman picked as his greatest hits on the Diner’s Journal blog (if you’re looking for a hard copy of those recipes, this book has all of them up to about 2007 collected in one volume). Oh, and Bittman was on the Today Show this morning making some Minimalist classics for Matt Lauer.

The Minimalist Takes His Exit [nyt]
The Minimalist Chooses 25 of His Favorites [nyt/diners journal]
The Minimalist Archives [nyt]
Try 3 All-Time Favorite Recipes from Mark Bittman [today]