Some of the greatest things that happened in the world of food and drink in 2006 include:
* A Bone to Pick: More and more chefs started to use bone marrow this
year. Who doesn't love to spread this flavorful, fatty food on toast or
a sliced baguette?
* Home Cures: Artisan chefs have started home-curing products such as
smoked salmon, pancetta, bread and butter pickles, and peach jelly.
Flavorful "heritage pork" is the latest and greatest product on the
market.
* Better Drinks: The cocktail celebrated its 200th birthday in 2006, and
the resurgence of mixed drinks lingered throughout the year. Flavorful
rye whisky has replaced bland vodka.
For a complete list of the best food trends this year, log onto: http://www.epicurious.com/features/news/dailydish/122606
Some of the worst things to happen in the world of food and drink this year include:
* Sickening Spinach: E. coli contamination in ground beef has been
worrying people for awhile, but this year saw contamination scares
associated with bagged spinach and lettuce, as well as the recent
outbreak of illness linked to Taco Bell.
* Boutique Water: For every report on our overflowing landfills,
diminished petroleum supplies, and melting ice caps, there seems to be a
new, absurdly-priced, fancy bottled water.
* Malapropism Mania: Why can't the people who write menus say "sliced
beets" instead of "beet carpaccio"? And what's up with "kobe steak
sashimi"?
For a complete list of the worst things to happen to the food world this year, log onto: http://www.epicurious.com/features/news/dailydish/122706
Epicurious' 2007 "Crystal Ball" food and drink trend predictions include:
* Black Market Bites: Foie gras was banned this year in Chicago and other
cities are looking at making it illegal, but that doesn't mean diners
won't be indulging in it. The sales of foie gras will rise to record
levels because if you ban cookies from children they will crave them.
* Homing Instinct: With recent contamination scares linked to produce
grown on huge farms and then shipped cross country, expect more and more
people to start shopping at local farmers' markets and maybe even
growing their own lettuce.
* Doggone It: Hot dogs will be the new burger.
For a complete list of Epicurious.com's 2007 Food Predictions, log onto: http://www.epicurious.com/features/news/dailydish/122806
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