Bistro Na’s, a Chinese restaurant serving imperial court food from the Qing Dynasty and headed by a Beijing-based restaurant group, received a one Michelin Star rating on June 3, 2019. I analyzed 261 Yelp reviews from 5 months prior to June 3, 2019–starting on January 1, 2019–and 5 months post Michelin Star announcement–stopping at the […]
Month: February 2020
I conducted a study of 11 supermarkets in the area to determine which grocery stores had the cheapest prices for basic, staple food items–including russet potatoes, milk 2% fat, and bananas. I originally intended to include eggs in this basket, but it was impossible to get an apples-to-apples comparison between grocery stores. Eggs come in […]
In Fullerton, California, there is a natural experiment in coffee. A Philz Coffee opened up directly across the street from a Starbucks. A left turn will take you to Philz. A right turn will take you to Starbucks. I interviewed 23 people at Philz and asked them why they prefer Philz to Starbucks and how […]