An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies
Apr 2012 · Penguin
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A leading economist, “who may very well turn out to be this decade’s Thomas Friedman” (Wall Street Journal), illuminates the state of American food today
Tyler Cowen, one of the most influential economists of the last decade, wants you to know that just about everything you’ve heard about how to get good food is wrong. Drawing on a provocative range of examples from around the globe, Cowen reveals why airplane food is bad, but airport food is improving; why restaurants full of happy, attractive people usually serve mediocre meals; and why American food has improved as Americans drink more wine.
At a time when most Americans are unhappy with the current food landscape, An Economist Gets Lunch will revolutionize the way we eat today—and show us how we’re going to feed the world tomorrow.
Tyler Cowen, one of the most influential economists of the last decade, wants you to know that just about everything you’ve heard about how to get good food is wrong. Drawing on a provocative range of examples from around the globe, Cowen reveals why airplane food is bad, but airport food is improving; why restaurants full of happy, attractive people usually serve mediocre meals; and why American food has improved as Americans drink more wine.
At a time when most Americans are unhappy with the current food landscape, An Economist Gets Lunch will revolutionize the way we eat today—and show us how we’re going to feed the world tomorrow.
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April 20, 2012
Before this writer starts ringing up a list of what is "good", and "bad" in food, he should look at one of the most innovative food cultures in the US: Portland, OR. His Randian angst fails to consider that a desire for better food comes from supermarket white bread fatigue and not New York fashion.
Ka-Hing Cheung
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February 1, 2014
Highly recommended for anyone who likes food and economic stories
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About the author
Tyler Cowen is Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University, is Distinguished Senior Fellow, F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, and is Faculty Director at Mercatus Center. He is a prominent blogger at marginalrevolution.com, the world’s leading economics blog. He also writes regularly for The New York Times and Bloomberg View, and has written for Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and The Wilson Quarterly.
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