551746 Sun Aug 24 17:14:13 -0700 2008 6 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 3983362 We're currently filling out our son's baby book. He was born in mid-2005 (yeah, we're a bit behind) and for the life of us we can't remember what the hot 'food trends' of the year were. Does anyone know where we could find out what was popular then? Thanks Sun Aug 24 17:14:19 -0700 2008 163098 Wheggi 1 3983905 Cupcakes? If they don't have to be unique to 2005, and it's meant to describe the period, then sustainable organic foods, artisinal small batch brands, chemical chefs, retro cocktails, and baked goods, exotic variations in ingredients, truffle oil, cracked eggs on top of things, fresh mozzerella pizzas, burgers, and pork dishes all come to mind. Sun Aug 24 22:19:04 -0700 2008 3983362 145096 sugartoof 1 3983937 how about pork belly or kurobuta (sp?) pork. I saw that everywhere Sun Aug 24 22:43:02 -0700 2008 3983362 24546 bitsubeats 1 3983988 "Smashed" potatoes of all sorts seemed to appear on every menu. Sun Aug 24 23:48:06 -0700 2008 3983362 111267 meatn3 1 3984182 Cupcakes is definitely a good one, that was the height of the cupcake craze. Sideways came out in 2004 and I think in 2005 it was still making Pinot Noir popular. Pinkberry-style frozen yogurt Pomegranate anything Mon Aug 25 05:38:20 -0700 2008 3983362 113376 Olallieberry 1 3984289 It was around then that low-carb began losing steam, the good fats vs. bad fats became popular, cereal restaurants started popping up, cold sake was served in abundance, gourmet packaged soups were new and the thing, and thats all I got this early=) Mon Aug 25 06:26:19 -0700 2008 3983362 82243 ArikaDawn 1 3984560 Tapas. Mon Aug 25 08:10:29 -0700 2008 3983362 15507 Rick