{"id":1818,"date":"2012-04-11T17:07:20","date_gmt":"2012-04-11T21:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/?p=1818"},"modified":"2012-04-11T17:41:15","modified_gmt":"2012-04-11T21:41:15","slug":"a-contrarian-chowhound-weighs-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/a-contrarian-chowhound-weighs-in\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;A Contrarian Chowhound Weighs In&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Reading Mr. Cowen is like pushing a shopping cart through Whole Foods with Rush Limbaugh. The patter is nonstop and bracing. Mr. Cowen delivers observations that, should Alice Waters ever be detained in Gitmo, her captors will play over loudspeakers to break her spirit. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0525952667\/marginalrevol-20\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/TylerFoodBook.jpg\" alt=\"An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies\" title=\"An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies\" width=\"249\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/TylerFoodBook.jpg 249w, https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/TylerFoodBook-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>To give Mr. Cowen his due, he made me smile a few times. When choosing a restaurant, he suggests that if the people inside look happy, \u201crun the other way.\u201d He prefers spots where the diners \u201cappear to be fighting and pursuing blood feuds.\u201d Bitterness and gloom bespeak seriousness of purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Yet I felt gloomy reading \u201cAn Economist Gets Lunch.\u201d It\u2019s an argument for exoticism that tastes like paste. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/04\/11\/books\/an-economist-gets-lunch-by-tyler-cowen.html\">A Contrarian Chowhound Weighs In<\/a>,&#8221; by Dwight Garner, The New York Times, April 10, 2012<\/p>\n<p>See also &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/newyork.grubstreet.com\/2012\/04\/an-economist-gets-lunch-not-loved-by-all.html\">Anti-Foodie Book Gets Sour Review<\/a>,&#8221; by Alyssa Shelasky.<\/p>\n<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:<\/h3><ul class='related_post'><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/do-land-use-restrictions-increase-restaurant-quality-and-diversity\/\" title=\"Do land use restrictions increase restaurant quality and diversity?\">Do land use restrictions increase restaurant quality and diversity?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/my-talk-at-arlington-public-library-april-3-2013\/\" title=\"My talk at Arlington Public Library, April 3, 2013\">My talk at Arlington Public Library, April 3, 2013<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/i-answer-food-questions-over-at-freakonomics\/\" title=\"I answer food questions over at Freakonomics\">I answer food questions over at Freakonomics<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/how-to-find-good-food-in-american-bars\/\" title=\"How to find good food in American bars\">How to find good food in American bars<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/food-rules\/\" title=\"Food Rules!\">Food Rules!<\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Mr. Cowen is like pushing a shopping cart through Whole Foods with Rush Limbaugh. The patter is nonstop and bracing. 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