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David Sax

David Sax is a freelance writer specializing in business and food. His writing appears in the New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, Saveur, and other publications. He is the author of The Tastemakers: Why We’re Crazy for Cupcakes but Fed Up With Fondue and Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen. He has won a James Beard Award for writing and literature. He lives in Toronto, Canada.

Latest articles by David Sax

Money
Why we buy the things we buyWhy we buy the things we buy
Money

The mysteries of consumer behavior, explained by ice cream and independent bookstores.

By David Sax
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By David Sax

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