and social frictions influence restaurant visits within New York City. Transit time plays a first-order role in … on restaurant choices: individuals are less likely to visit venues in neighborhoods demographically different from their … restaurant consumption in New York City is only about half as segregated as residences. Consumption segregation owes more to …

restaurant hygiene. We first extract signals of hygiene from Yelp. Among all dimensions that regulators monitor through mandated … restaurant inspections, we find that reviews are more informative about hygiene dimensions that consumers directly experience …

and social frictions influence restaurant visits within New York City. Transit time plays a first-order role in consumption … restaurant choices: individuals are less likely to visit venues in neighborhoods demographically different from their own. While … spatial and social frictions jointly produce significant levels of consumption segregation, we find that restaurant consumption …

and social frictions influence restaurant visits within New York City. Transit time plays a first-order role in … on restaurant choices: individuals are less likely to visit venues in neighborhoods demographically different from their … restaurant consumption in New York City is only about half as segregated as residences. Consumption segregation owes more to …

influenced by newly appearing expert opinion. As the leading restaurant guide Zagat has rated New York City’s restaurants since …, Michelin-reviewed restaurant enjoy substantial returns only to service and décor improvement. Our results suggest that expert … opinion on the New York City restaurant market exerts a negative externality on gourmets by given restaurants incentive to …