TRENDS IN FOOD
2018 Will Be the Year of Mushroom Coffee and Jackfruit, Says Whole Foods
The chain is willing to bet that you're also going to be eating a lot of food waste. Care for some watermelon rinds?
People in Beijing Are Lining Up for Hours to Try 'Cheese Tea'
“It’s basically tea… with cheese on top. Cheese is nice. Tea is nice.”
Australian Ad Warns that Avocado Makes You 'Pretentious'
"We realized the issue was not our country's future wealth, but our future as a nation of pretentious wankers."
This Man Wants People to Stop Serving Food on Wooden Boards
Steak presented on wooden boards, bread arranged in hats and chips in plant pots. Will our obsession with food served on things that aren’t plates ever end? The man behind the We Want Plates Twitter account certainly hopes so.
Thieves Stole $300,000 of Avocados, and Your Brunch Game Is to Blame
Here's yet another reason why your avocado toast is surprisingly controversial.
The Food Trends That Will Probably Continue in 2017
Asian comfort food, fancy street eats, and cheese everywhere. When will it end?
Seeking Pure Ice
The international bartending community is divided by a debate about whether “artisanal” or “impurity-free” ice is a legitimate concern for alcohol aficionados or a ridiculous fixation for navel-gazing hipsters.
Want a Sludgy Bowl of This Mud-Themed Ramen?
“Mud-like” is typically not a selling point in food. That hasn’t stopped a small restaurant called Ooiwatei, located in Anjo, a city in Aichi Prefecture, from dubbing their thick, tonkotsu pork based ramen with this delightful title: “mud-based ramen.”
These Are All the Foods People Are Obsessively Googling Right Now
Mercifully, rainbow bagels are losing their interest fast, and searches for quinoa and kale chips are also waning which each passing summer.
The Deconstructed Coffee That Has Australians in an Uproar
The "deconstructed flat white"—three separate beakers of hot water, milk, and espresso served atop a wooden board—has been widely met with ridicule.
Google Says We're Turning to Food Porn to Get Our Pasta Fill
Pasta is the new porn. We’re searching, but not indulging.