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According to www.chainleader.com , these are the hot trends that we'll be seeing in restaurants in the new year:
1. Locally grown produce
2. Bite-size/mini desserts
3. Organic produce
4. Nutritionally balanced children’s dishes
5. New/fabricated cuts of meat (e.g. Denver steak, pork flat iron, bone-in Tuscan veal chop)
6. Fruit/vegetable children’s side items
7. Superfruits (e.g. acai, goji berry, mangosteen)
8. Small plates/tapas/mezze/dim sum
9. Micro-distilled/artisan liquor
10. Sustainable seafood
11. Nutrition/health (e.g. low-fat, reduced sodium, antioxidants, high-fiber)
12. Gluten-free/food allergy conscious
13. Non-traditional fish (e.g. branzino, Arctic char, barramundi)
14. Artisanal cheeses
15. Exotic fruit (e.g. durian, passion fruit, dragon fruit, guava)
16. Culinary cocktails (e.g. savory, customized to specific dishes)
17. Micro-vegetables/micro-greens
18. Organic wine
19. Dessert flights/combos/platters
20. Free-range poultry/pork
Appetizers/Starters
1. Mini-burgers
2. Amuse bouche (French for small and free!)
3. Edamame
4. Appetizer combos/platters
5. Appetizer salads
Main Dishes/Center of the Plate
1. New/fabricated cuts of meat (e.g. pork flat iron, bone-in Tuscan veal chop)
2. Small plates/tapas/mezze/dim sum
3. Sustainable seafood
4. Non-traditional fish (e.g. branzino, Arctic char, barramundi)
5. Free-range poultry/pork
Other Food Items/Ingredients
1. Artisanal cheeses
2. Flatbreads (e.g. naan, papadum, lavash, pita, tortilla)
3. Ancient grains (e.g. kamut, spelt, amaranth, buckwheat)
4. Salt (e.g. flavored, smoked, regional
5. Aged meats (e.g. prosciutto, Iberian ham)
Non-Alcoholic Beverages
1. Specialty iced tea (e.g. Thai-style, Southern/sweet, flavored)
2. Organic coffee
3. Flavored/enhanced water
4. Green tea
5. Espresso/specialty coffee
Alcoholic Beverages/Cocktails
1. Micro-distilled/artisan liquor
2. Culinary cocktails (e.g. savory, customized to specific dishes)
3. Organic wine
4. Craft beer/microbrews
5. Specialty beer (e.g. seasonal, fruit)
Clearly, there are lots of "green" items and going back to ancient foods, grains. A going back to basics, if you will. If it was good for our ancestors to survive the beginnings of civilization, it's good for us now!
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