michael pollan

What do you get when an economist digs into America's food culture? If the economist is Tyler Cowan, you get "An Economist Gets Lunch," in which he offers some surprising culprits for our eating woes, and some clever ways to get the best meals for less.

During more than two decades of helping people learn to manage their money, Jean Chatzky has picked up a host of financial maxims that she falls back on over and over again. Why? Because they make sense. They're funny. They're memorable. And they work.

It all began with an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal. Three weeks ago, John Mackey, the CEO of Whole Foods (WFMI), published an article outlining his problems with the national health care service being championed by President Obama. Within days, his piece had ignited a torrent of outrage among...

Michael Pollan may not be proud of this, but savvy food retailers are co-opting his famous Pollanism -- "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants" -- and foodies concerned more about nutritional value and food miles than brand loyalty don't know whether to laugh, cry, or nosh. The latest Pollan fan...

Food isn't grown on Mars, Michael Pollan muses, which is why the food industry has had no problem with a message to consumers about how "local" their food is. After books by Barbara Kingsolver, Michael Pollan, and Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon became best-sellers by praising the consumption of...

For 18 months now, since chugging books by Barbara Kingsolver, Michael Pollan, and Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon in the span of a few weeks, I've been eating local, seasonal food as much as possible. In the winter this means I stuff myself with bacon, potatoes and celeriac; this week, thrilled...