


I’m not one of the people that really hates fat people. I don’t think there have been a lot of podcasts done in this particular Kentucky Fried Chicken.ĭUBNER: So Levitt, what do you think of fat people?

LEVITT: Yeah, bad enough that they have Plexiglas between you and servers, if that’s any indication. LEVITT: The one on Garfield Boulevard, in a rough neighborhood near the University of Chicago. STEVEN D LEVITT: Kentucky Fried Chicken, one of my favorite restaurants.ĭUBNER: And which Kentucky Fried Chicken are we in? He took me to eat at a restaurant he loves. I was in Chicago last week, and caught up with my friend and Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt. JESSICA: But we’re walking! We’re walking to all of them.ĭUBNER: Have you thought about total calorie count? At the end of the day? And then we’re going to Gray’s Papaya for a hot dog and Magnolia’s for cupcakes. JESSICA: Uh-huh! Big Nick’s for pizza, and apparently a burger. So this is your Saturday afternoon, evening, uh, excursion. DUBNER: So it’s a little after four in the afternoon, on a Saturday. You just have to eat everything that you can’t get at home. JESSICA: If you’re in a new place, best thing to do is to eat everything you can, I think, especially when traveling.
#Faqt people are stupid full#
It’s famous for a “sumo burger,” one full pound of ground beef. We’re starting at Big Nick’s on the Upper West Side. But not everyone eats five meals, back-to-back, all in one evening. There are a lot of reasons to come to New York City.
