source: flickr, desertculinary
Epicurious has come up with a clever list of food trends for 2010. I like their approach of “front burner” and “back burner” as a way to predict what will be hot next year and what trends have peaked. Check out their epi-log for more details, but here are the highlights:
Dish
Front Burner – Fried Chicken
Back Burner – Burgers
Dessert
Front Burner - Whoopie Pies
Back Burner - Mini Cupcakes
Ingredient
Front Burner - Lamb
Back Burner – Pork
Health Trend
Front Burner – Immunity
Back Burner – Omega-3
Profession
Front Burner – Butcher
Back Burner – Mixologist
Drink
Front Burner – Homemade Beer
Back Burner – Mad-Science Cocktails
Entertaining
Front Burner – Potlucks
Back Burner – Formal Dinners at Home
City
Front Burner – Vancouver
Back Burner - Barcelona
Sex Symbol
Front Burner – Sam Kass
Back Burner - Curtis Stone
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Great post Janet! I made pumpkin whoopies for Thanksgiving and everyone loved it!
This is a great post! Love the Front Burner/Back Burner analogy!
Thanks much Estela and Nutritioulicious!
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies sound amazing. What a great idea of Thanksgiving.