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An Economist Gets Lunch
Tyler Cowen
New Rules for Everyday Foodies
Dutton
April 2012
On Sale: April 19, 2012
304 pages
ISBN: 0525952667
EAN: 9780525952664
Kindle: B005GSYYQ2
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One of the most influential economists of the decade-and the
New York Times bestselling author of The Great
Stagnation-boldly argues that just about everything you've
heard about food is wrong. Food snobbery is killing entrepreneurship and innovation,
says economist, preeminent social commentator, and maverick
dining guide blogger Tyler Cowen. Americans are becoming
angry that our agricultural practices have led to global
warming-but while food snobs are right that local food
tastes better, they're wrong that it is better for the
environment, and they are wrong that cheap food is bad food.
The food world needs to know that you don't have to spend
more to eat healthy, green, exciting meals. At last, some
good news from an economist! Tyler Cowen discusses everything from slow food to fast
food, from agriculture to gourmet culture, from modernist
cuisine to how to pick the best street vendor. He shows why
airplane food is bad but airport food is good; why
restaurants full of happy, attractive people serve mediocre
meals; and why American food has improved as Americans drink
more wine. And most important of all, he shows how to get
good, cheap eats just about anywhere. Just as The Great Stagnation was Cowen's response to all the
fashionable thinking about the economic crisis, An Economist
Gets Lunch is his response to all the fashionable thinking
about food. Provocative, incisive, and as enjoyable as a
juicy, grass-fed burger, it will influence what you'll
choose to eat today and how we're going to feed the world
tomorrow.
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