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My talk at Arlington Public Library, April 3, 2013

Posted on 2013/03/20 by .

The talk is available on YouTube: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013 6:00 pm – Food Trucks Open for Business 7:00 pm – Lecture, Q&A with the Author Arlington Public Library, 1015 North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22201 (Metro Trip Planner) RSVP … Continue reading →

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I answer food questions over at Freakonomics

Posted on 2012/06/28 by .

I liked the whole interview, here is the concluding segment: Q. What restaurant or food type would Tyler Cowen, Murray Rothbard and Ludwig von Mises enjoy for lunch? Why? -Bill N. A. Rothbard was quite a conservative eater, but he … Continue reading →

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How to find good food in American bars

Posted on 2012/05/22 by .

Jacob Grier has an excellent post on this topic (which I do not cover), here is just one part of a longer discussion: Reading An Economist Gets Lunch inspired me to think explicitly about how to find good food in … Continue reading →

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Food Rules!

Posted on 2012/05/19 by .

So how did American food fall to the depths of 1960? In Cowen’s view, it wasn’t the doing of greedy agribusiness in league with the Mad Men. Three great tsunamis wrecked the American palate: Prohibition, the Emergency Quota Act of … Continue reading →

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Scaling the Great Wall

Posted on 2012/05/17 by .

Great Wall Supermarket, web site, 2982 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA, 703-208-3320 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Patch | Yahoo Local | Yelp] Here is my essay from Washingtonian magazine, adapted from An Economist Gets Lunch, about … Continue reading →

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The Independent on “An Economist Gets Lunch”

Posted on 2012/05/11 by .

The review is here, by Will Dean, the summary is here: If you’re interested in how the food and restaurant industries work – and how to exploit those factors for your own good – then Cowen’s work is indispensable. And: … Continue reading →

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“The Washington Post” covers “An Economist Gets Lunch”

Posted on 2012/04/27 by .

Cowen fears the effects of gentrification, which tends to drive up real estate rates and drive out ethnic restaurants. It can also lead to blander food. But if defense funding is cut, and the impact is felt locally, that would … Continue reading →

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“Don’t hate the haute”

Posted on 2012/04/24 by .

Don’t go into a restaurant with many beautiful women in it, says economist Tyler Cowen. Those places attract a lot of men, and although they may be popular for a few months the quality inevitably will soon diminish. Don’t go … Continue reading →

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Podcast with Russ Roberts

Posted on 2012/04/24 by .

About An Economist Gets Lunch, you will find it here. Tyler Cowen of George Mason U. and author of An Economist Gets Lunch, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about food, the economics of food, and his new book. In … Continue reading →

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Two more reviews of An Economist Gets Lunch

Posted on 2012/04/22 by .

The Guardian on An Economist Gets Lunch, by Oliver Burkeman, “This column will change your life,” and a lengthy review from Kyle Smith at The New York Post; “Cowen’s special sauce is rationality, which is why this may be the … Continue reading →

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