Mark Bittman is one of the nation's most trusted and beloved food writers, but there was a time when he lived primarily on vanilla ice cream and McDonald's. Then he discovered cooking, and everything changed. In this story from the new digital publisher Byliner, the 'New York Times' columnist and bestselling author of 'How to Cook Everything' traces his journey from grilled-cheese-making neophyte to confident cook. More than that, he makes the case for why all of us should spend more time in the