650841 Tue Sep 08 07:51:37 -0700 2009 52 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 5013096 Any guess as to what 2010 will bring us in the way of food? Tue Sep 08 07:51:37 -0700 2009 220914 krisrishere 1 5018257 How about a return to champagne wishes and caviar dreams? Because I'm sick to death of recession-friendly anything. Wed Sep 09 20:41:33 -0700 2009 5013096 20991 shanagain 2 5019307 I like this idea too! With the Vancouver Winter Olympics, it would be nice to see some Canadian game on menus as a trend. :o) Thu Sep 10 09:29:04 -0700 2009 5018257 157039 KayceeK 1 5019166 I don't see anything on the horizon threatening to dethrone the biggest juggernaut food trend of them all: malnutrition. Thu Sep 10 08:48:30 -0700 2009 5013096 18488 SnackHappy 1 5033247 -Dueling theories, more intense than before, on what foods are actually bad for you (and some reprisals of that famous scene from Woody Allen's "Sleeper") -Artisanal revival (even more) of the not-a-filet parts of meaty animals that more people used to eat long ago, among elites -More trend toward unprocessed among the health-conscious elites Tue Sep 15 21:58:52 -0700 2009 5013096 40486 Cinnamon 2 5033643 I like that..that's good :) Wed Sep 16 06:58:37 -0700 2009 5033247 220914 krisrishere 1 5033700 I thought this was going to be a massive list of food trends! Let's see... I'll try and predict a few (p) and make some up (m). This is for the UK. P: More home grown veg P: Many high quality fish cuts will go through the roof thanks to shortage, and also [more] responsible fishing techniques. I sadly anticipate paying £6-7 for a tuna steak from a store. P: An increase in consumption of other less recognisable seafood P: Increase in veganism, and improvement into availability and quality of vegan foods M: Someone is bound to "discover" or introduce a new obscure national cuisine, like malaysian or something M: Sausages will increase dramatically in price and quality T__T Oh man I love cooking! Wed Sep 16 07:16:56 -0700 2009 5013096 180623 Soop 2 5034567 Definitely agree on the use of lesser known seafood. I live by the Chesapeake Bay and right now people are pushing for more use of the native sting ray that swim in these waters - they're calling it Chesapeake Ray. I've had it and it's not that bad. Wed Sep 16 11:43:42 -0700 2009 5033700 220914 krisrishere 2 5037685 From a UK perspective, I'd pretty much agree with Soop and add in a continued growth in the availability of regional produce. My supermarket now regularly stocks tomatoes that travel all of about two kilometres from where they are grown. As to the fish, I was in the supermarket yesterday and heard someone say that there was very little variety and it was really just all pollocks. Thu Sep 17 13:44:12 -0700 2009 5033700 154102 Harters 1 5037549 Coconuts! Real coconut. powder, oil, flour, paste, products The coconut is geting its just rewards in a major way! Thu Sep 17 13:08:19 -0700 2009 5013096 36312 HillJ 1 5040893 Korean banchan will go mainstream. Gojuchang on everything. Kraut/pickles/kimchi will start mutating like crazy. Home canning and pickling will continue to be huge. Foraging will be hipper than ever. I find myself craving cooked greens so much I figure everyone else will too. And what Cinnamon said about the offal. Fri Sep 18 17:03:20 -0700 2009 5013096 10322 the_MU 1 5041833 I'm beginning to think that, even though the they've been around for a while, bánh mì , and especially heavily bastardized bánh mì, will be everywhere, next year. Sat Sep 19 07:54:49 -0700 2009 5013096 18488 SnackHappy 2 5041860 SnackHappy, it's already happening! Sat Sep 19 08:06:26 -0700 2009 5041833 36312 HillJ 2 5046753 I so hope so SnackHappy! There is exactly ONE place in PIttsburgh to get banh mi and they are $5! Mon Sep 21 13:04:40 -0700 2009 5041833 15507 Rick 1 5042338 I would certainly like to see the Food Network get back to good cooking shows and get rid of the games & competitions. Sat Sep 19 13:05:08 -0700 2009 5013096 140140 mrbigshotno.1 2 5042368 I'll second that one! I hardly ever watch FN anymore although I do like to talk like Gordon Ramsay, yes? Sat Sep 19 13:24:43 -0700 2009 5042338 64491 mickie44 3 5044813 <<although I do like to talk like Gordon Ramsay, yes?>> Oh, god...I picked up that little habit, too. Though I don't get in anyone's face or yell when I'm saying it. ;) I second mrbigshotno.1's wish--I'm all set with the competitions. If I never see a cake or sugar show in my life, I'll be all set. I like straight up cooking shows. Thankfully, we just got the Create channel back and they have PLENTY! Sun Sep 20 18:57:36 -0700 2009 5042368 249664 kattyeyes 4 5047165 I fondly remember the "Will & Grace" episode with Joan Collins as a haughty and famous interior decorator who was condescending toward Grace. Karen and Grace had a conversation in which they discussed the British trait of phrasing their insults as questions, putting the target of their disdain in the awkward position of being expected to agree with the put-down. Don't know how common it truly is, but upon reflection I realized that I'd often seen it onscreen. Frank Bruni, departing NY Times food critic, said in an interview with Charlie Rose that the current "up-and-coming" restaurant bandwagon is fried chicken. Not good news for the national health care budget, but it's understandable that in stressful times people want affordable food with comforting connotations. My own guesses follow along the same lines: LIVER - because it is cheap, as Julie Powell mentioned several times in her blog and resulting book, while also making it sound appealing to people who don't eat it. The excerpt from her upcoming book, "Cleaving", also presents liver as unctuous - with the success of the movie, I imagine this will be a bestseller and if people are pinching pennies, they may not be able to afford muscle meat, but offal, yes. SOUP - also comforting, and can be anything from low-calorie and a cheap way to use up leftovers, odds, and ends, to a rich concoction of pricey seafood or cheeses. BENEFIT IN-HOME DINNER PARTIES - as posted on another thread, in some states it is legal to charge for meals prepared and served in your own home as long as the proceeds go to charity. I noticed that in the new Macy's TV ad featuring Emeril, Martha, and other celebrities having a group dinner, the viewer is referred to their website for info on holding dinners to raise money for programs combatting hunger. This is a way to entertain without breaking the family budget, simultaneously making a donation to a good cause. Mon Sep 21 15:11:32 -0700 2009 5044813 159317 greygarious 3 5047876 Hahahahahahaha Mon Sep 21 20:07:15 -0700 2009 5042368 19782 Full tummy 1 5042532 In the Los Angeles area, we seem to be going the way of the "gourmet" food truck. These movable feasts feature tacos, shave ice, sushi, Korean BBQ, and other items. They twitter their every move so that we consumers can find them! Sat Sep 19 14:55:21 -0700 2009 5013096 14014 liu 2 5042543 liu, you're a lucky duck! In Washington DC where I'm located we have only a few food trucks (actually, here they're carts!). Would like to see more and better taco trucks, Korean BBQ, sno-cones, desserts, etc. Would love to have a waffle truck like in NYC too....Here's hoping that 2010 will bring us more gourmet food trucks & carts. Sat Sep 19 15:02:23 -0700 2009 5042532 255446 Gigi007 3 5042554 Hi, Gigi007! "A few..." is a great start! We even have trucks that follow trucks. So, one might just have to walk across the same parking lot for a sno-dessert after having something from the Korean BBQ truck. In many ways, they make a lot of business sense! For us Hounds, we are loving it! As we wander the city, we never know which truck we might stumble upon...such fun! Sat Sep 19 15:06:44 -0700 2009 5042543 14014 liu 4 5044720 Hi Liu! That's so cool that you have trucks that follow other trucks! So do you have a truck that sells Bing-so (or Bing-soo) --forgive the spelling? I would love to have Korean food from one truck followed by dessert from another. DC is making progress with farmers markets, but we have a long way to go on the food truck & cart front! Sun Sep 20 18:13:09 -0700 2009 5042554 255446 Gigi007 5 5045082 And hi, Gigi007! Are you referring to Bing Soo, a Korean dessert with shave ice in a bowl, sometimes with paht (red bean paste) and sweetened condensed milk and cut-up fruit? There are many variations on this theme, but they are all delicious! Well, I don't know. Do you think it would be on the Korean truck or the shave ice truck? I lived in the D.C. area for about 8 years. In its amazing diversity, it is very much like Los Angeles. We, too, have an abundance of farmers markets, and every day there seem to be more! How wonderful that on almost any day we can find a farmers market somewhere nearby. Sun Sep 20 21:39:26 -0700 2009 5044720 14014 liu 6 5045101 Hi Liu, thanks for your reply. Yes, I was thinking about Bing Soo. I've only tried it once. The version I had was shaved ice with fruit and sweetened condensed milk in a GIANT bowl (enough for several people). I don't recall the red bean paste. It's difficult to find here in DC proper unless you go to the Virginia suburbs. That's interesting that you lived in DC. And you're right, DC is diverse, but you guys have better tacos (Mexican food in general, I think) and apparently a better developd and more advanced food truck scene going on (as far as I know, we only have carts, not even trucks!). The farmers markets are great. Nice chatting with you. It's fun learning about what goes on in other cities/parts of the country. :) Sun Sep 20 21:56:36 -0700 2009 5045082 255446 Gigi007 7 5059420 bing soo = pat bing soo (: Fri Sep 25 22:59:30 -0700 2009 5045101 24546 bitsubeats 8 5065188 and chandler bing soo ;) Mon Sep 28 16:27:13 -0700 2009 5059420 277493 DallasDude 2 5042692 Yeah, definitely a trend out here... there are trucks for more kinds of things, they're more in vogue and they're traveling to new places... like the Westside has started to have WAY more trucks than ever... used to be just taco trucks. I think this trend is good for those inveterate hunter-gatherers among us. Sat Sep 19 16:14:46 -0700 2009 5042532 40486 Cinnamon 2 5042918 I've heard so many good things about food trucks. Maybe someday they will make their way to Southeastern VA :) Sat Sep 19 18:29:30 -0700 2009 5042532 220914 krisrishere 3 5042999 The lines can be long, but I think that is very much a part of the food truck scene. It is also one good way to separate the good ones from the less-than-good ones! If you see a long line, join in! Sat Sep 19 19:27:59 -0700 2009 5042918 14014 liu 4 5047902 Liu, have you heard that old story about the emperor clothes, guy walking naked among the crowds, &etc? If asnwer is Yes: have you waited 3 hrs on line for a taco? If answer to both is Yes, please accept my humble curtsey. Mon Sep 21 20:19:06 -0700 2009 5042999 28703 RicRios 3 5043094 I agree krisrishere, also have heard great things about food trucks. Would love to have a few here, hopefully Mexican! All we have in Calgary Canada are hotdog or sausage trucks, actually they are only carts. Maybe some of those great New York ones will realize that they could make good money cause they would be the only truck here! Sat Sep 19 20:46:50 -0700 2009 5042918 1108962 beekeroc 2 5043206 Someone is going to have to explain the "gourmet" sno-cone to me. Totally insipid and unappealing, regardless of how much time you spend on your syrup. Fadism at its worst. Sat Sep 19 22:59:34 -0700 2009 5042532 130151 dmd_kc 3 5043802 You throw lime juice, sugar and cachaca into the mix and I'm there. Sun Sep 20 10:18:01 -0700 2009 5043206 40486 Cinnamon 4 5044686 Me too, Cinammon! I like the way you think. Sounds like a caipirinha sno-cone to me. But better substitute vodka for the cachaca and make mine a caipiroska. :) P.S. I've also made pink-lemonade and vodka popsicles that were awesome too! Sun Sep 20 17:55:35 -0700 2009 5043802 255446 Gigi007 1 5043197 In Los Angeles, people will stop going to restaurants and markets and only buy food from gourmet food trucks which will jam the streets from morning til night. The trucks will have to take reservations, but no "civilians" will be able to eat between 5:30 and 9:30 on any night. Sat Sep 19 22:49:52 -0700 2009 5013096 10926 mnosyne 2 5043797 Well, those and street-closing farmer's market, adding to our clogged-traffic, car-culture reputation! :D Sun Sep 20 10:17:34 -0700 2009 5043197 40486 Cinnamon 3 5044566 The Slow Food movement continues to spread and will most likely become a national trend in the upcoming years... Sun Sep 20 16:59:35 -0700 2009 5043797 24648 Sean 1 5045158 Food trucks Southern Korean-the new Thai Sustainability Gin and rum Tea-I think this one is going to be big. American artisan charcuterie is going to get bigger, instead of the handful of producers we have now. Sun Sep 20 22:41:31 -0700 2009 5013096 74905 jaykayen 2 5045165 I already commented on food trucks, which I believe will be a huge movement (at least I hope so!), and I definitely think you're onto something w/ Korean as the new Thai, tea (which has already started to take off), and American artisan charcuterie. I would add artisan cheese-makers to that. I've been seeing (and eating) more and more artisan cheeses in local wine bars.Great stuff! Sun Sep 20 22:46:08 -0700 2009 5045158 255446 Gigi007 3 5047412 >I already commented on food trucks, which I believe will be a huge movement< Yes, that's a trend that's really got wheels! Mon Sep 21 16:50:09 -0700 2009 5045165 40486 Cinnamon 2 5047496 I just can't see Korean as the next big thing. I like it, but the garlic and hot pepper levels are way too intense for the American palate. Mon Sep 21 17:24:33 -0700 2009 5045158 11995 pikawicca 3 5047851 If Americans can find a way to blandify Thai food, they can certainly find a way to blandify Korean. Also, they'll probably distill the cuisine down to Korean BBQ, which can be tame, spice-wise. Mon Sep 21 19:58:12 -0700 2009 5047496 10832 Humbucker 4 5064926 Last year saw the advent of the first Korean food court chain in Quebec. It's run by MTY group which has a quasi-monopoly on food courts here. They have gringofied it a bit, but it's actually pretty good for mall food. They have also recently launched, Lebanese, Vietnamese, Indian and burger chains. http://kimchi.mtycms.dev.inovestor.com/en/about-us.aspx Mon Sep 28 14:34:36 -0700 2009 5047851 18488 SnackHappy 3 5047915 Actually, Korean food has already taken off in my area (Washington, DC) in a big way. As Humbucker mentioned, certainly it will be Americanized (and I'd say that is already happening), but based on what I've seen and read, people here want and love the real thing. Granted the DC area doesn't represent the whole country, but I'd bet that a lot of large metropolitan areas would be into Korean food too, if they aren't already. Mon Sep 21 20:24:22 -0700 2009 5047496 255446 Gigi007 1 5047206 In British Columbia, I can easily predict fewer restaurant meals since the tax on them will increase by 7% in July 2010 and it's already 5%. An inspiration to BC home cooks but very sad for restaurant owners and employees. Mon Sep 21 15:23:44 -0700 2009 5013096 64491 mickie44 2 5059341 Arepas, food truck style, In NYC. Tasty, cheap and carb loading will keep you alive. I also hear Gin is back. Fri Sep 25 21:13:38 -0700 2009 5047206 1095104 bushwickgirl 1 5059551 In London i see the St Johns style spreading. (Fergus henderson's nose to tail eating.) Grilled ox hearts, tongue, other offal, bones etc etc WOuld hope that Ramen culture finally hits London as it has in NY and LA. Sat Sep 26 04:38:29 -0700 2009 5013096 47922 foreignmuck 1 5061520 http://www.insanewiches.com/?p=1035 A huge sandwich explosion, especially of this variety from Insanewiches! Sun Sep 27 08:00:32 -0700 2009 5013096 36312 HillJ 2 5065177 There are more Subways franchises in the USA then McDonald's. The sandwich explosion is already here. Mon Sep 28 16:23:28 -0700 2009 5061520 10195 KTinNYC 3 5065392 No kidding, KTinNYC I hadn't noticed that! Thank you for enlightening me! The link was meant to be fun...not a buzz kill. Mon Sep 28 18:03:38 -0700 2009 5065177 36312 HillJ 4 5065575 Didn't even click through the link. Joke, haha... Mon Sep 28 19:23:34 -0700 2009 5065392 10195 KTinNYC 1 5065427 Food trends for 2010: Dumpster Diving, Coupon Clipping, Chef Boyardee!! adam Mon Sep 28 18:18:42 -0700 2009 5013096 154787 adamshoe