Kara Newman

In The Secret Financial Life of Food, Kara Newman reveals the economic pathways that connect food to consumer, unlocking the mysteries behind culinary trends, grocery pricing, and restaurant dining. Kara Newman shows how contracts listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange can read like a menu and how market behavior can dictate global economic and culinary practice. A former board member of the Culinary Historians of New York, Kara Newman is the spirits editor for Wine Enthusiast magazine and the author of two cocktail books. Recorded On: Thursday, March 7, 2013