It all started, according to legend, as an argument between four immigrants about who loved
their adopted homeland the most. The heated discussion took place in 1916 at Nathan's …

Professional competitive eaters, or “gurgitators,” can rattle off an encyclopedic record of their
stats. 66 hot dogs, 12 minutes. 3 lbs. bologna, 6 minutes. 49 donuts, 8 minutes. Men like …

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 …

sume such enormous quantities of food in such short periods of time.” In the study, a world-
class eater and a control subject were asked to eat as many hot dogs (without buns) as …

Chew on This presents an exposé of the fast food industry that is hard-hitting, insightful, and
welldocumented. Sub-titled" Everything You Don't Want to Know about Fast Food," the book …

Foop Is the nation's largest industry. In 1964, somewhere between $80 and 585 billion worth
was consumed at the retail level. The grocery business itself, that part of the industry which …

Table and chairs are set in the warm, dappled sunlight with glimpses of the harbor; the
diners bring honest food and drink to share—an egg dish, seafood, salads, fruits, wine, and …

Someday in the distant future, when anthropologists are wondering why the average
American has to be weighed on a truck scale, their research will take them back to the early …