An Economist Gets Lunch : New Rules For Everyday Foodies
by Tyler Cowen

Tyler Cowen has unconventional ideas about food but they're only his opinions. He comments about good food vs. bad food; that local food is not better for the environment; the best barbequed food is not in the United States; different regions of Chinese cooking; airplane food is bad but airport food is good; where you can get good, cheap food, etc.
Although Cowen is known as one of the most influential economists today, it does nothing for his writing. Parts of the book are very interesting but most of it is plodding. There's way too much filler. Most of the stuff could have easily been a magazine article. I didn't finish the book as it became much of an irritant for me.
Not recommended.