Edible Economics is a witty, very readable tour of key ideas in Economics, using food items as a jumping-off point. Ha-Joon Chang is an academic who has written several books making economics accessible to non-economists. To quote the review on Blackwell's website: 'In Edible Economics, Chang makes challenging economic ideas more palatable by plating them alongside stories about food from around the world. He uses histories behind familiar food items - where they come from, how they are cooked and consumed, what they mean to different cultures - to explore economic theory. Ha-Joon Chang serves up an easy-to-digest feast of bold ideas.' We'll read 1 or 2 chapters per week (they're 8-10 pages long) and take it in turns to start off the discussion. We're looking for a light, friendly and illuminating conversation, not dogma and dense theory: more tapas than buckwheat porridge, say.