Recent Posts Tagged With 'trends'

• Food Trend Predictions for 2010 - WNC Leading as Usual

  Posted on Saturday December 5th, 2009 at 12:19 in trends

  WOW! It just never ceases to amaze that what's happening with food in our region so frequently leads international trends!! TheFoodPeople, based in the UK, have just released their 2010 Food Trend Predictions.Highlighted among those predicted food t...

• Trend Watch - Premium Wine From a Tap?

  Posted on Friday October 16th, 2009 at 17:57 in trends

  Wine served from a bar tap coming to a restaurant/bar near you?Read this Nation's Restaurant News article, "Wine-filled barrels roll into vogue as economical, environmental alternative to bottles", to see why it's not such a bad idea even for premiu...

• Testing Food Truck Street Cred

  Posted on Monday October 12th, 2009 at 19:07 in trends

  Food Trucks have been the topic of a couple of recent Hendersonville Epicurean Trend Watch posts (Food Truck Coincidence and Food Truck Follow-Up). I've noticed people talking about "Food Trucks" are now using the broader term, "Street Food".Street ...

• Trend Watch - The World of Celiac Disease (Eating Gluten-Free)

  Posted on Wednesday September 23rd, 2009 at 15:20 in trends, cooking class

  Has there been an increase in people diagnosed with Celiac Disease? I ask this because there's been a visible increase in discussions and information on Gluten-Free diets appearing online and in print. There's also been an increase in the number of ...

• Trend Watch - Restaurants Claiming to Source Locally

  Posted on Sunday August 30th, 2009 at 10:25 in trends

  Legit or Poser? Does it matter? Should you care?What does food "sourced locally" mean? The answer depends on who you're asking. Some define local food as coming from within political boundaries: city, state, country (becoming more common with the po...

• Trend Watch - Starbucks and Jamba Juice Move Toward Natural Ingredients

  Posted on Thursday July 16th, 2009 at 16:32 in trends

  A ten-year-old with chronic migraines?? That's what was happening with our son . . . until we figured out through an elimination diet that he was allergic to artificial colors and flavors.Read ingredient labels the next time you're at the grocery st...