Hannah Goldfield: Drinking, Not Drinking, and the In Between

About this episode

Hannah Goldfield discusses the concept of intentional drinking and its implications in today's society.

New Yorker writer Hannah Goldfield talks to Kate and Mark about "intentional drinking"; how, right now, it feels like everyone is taking a stance on where we land on the drinking spectrum; how bars and restaurants are making drinking (and not drinking) easier to navigate; and mini cocktails.  Read Hannah's recent piece, "The Age of 'Intentional' Drinking":  https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/05/25/the-age-of-intentional-drinking Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and Instagram at @markbittman. Want more food content? Subscribe to The Bittman Project at  www.bittmanproject.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Kate, Mark Bittman

Guest: Hannah Goldfield

Topics covered

• intentional drinking
• drinking spectrum
• bars and restaurants
• mini cocktails
• New Yorker

Keywords

• intentional drinking
• drinking spectrum
• bars
• restaurants
• mini cocktails
• Hannah Goldfield
• Mark Bittman

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New Yorker

Books & works: The Age of 'Intentional' Drinking

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