I once made the mistake of asking Giorgio Locatelli about food trends for the year ahead. We had been filming together (see here), but he couldn’t bring himself to give me an answer to my question. “The idea of food trends sounds a bit ridiculous to me” he says. “Food is a basic necessity, not a shirt. You can’t try to fit food into a trend.” But I’m ignoring Giorgio. Everyone loves a trend. And when I read the 10 Top Trends for 2014 from food&drink towers, I was convinced of their worth. Of course, it helped that in 2014 the trend analysts reckon that street food will figure large….
Introducing the 10 for 2014
1. The Real Deal
2. Health and Happiness
3. Waste Avoidance
4. Celeb Influences
5. Farm To Table Food
6. Fresh & Flavourful
7. Mutton Dressed As Lamb
8. Glorious Gluten-Free Food
9. Community Spirit
10. A Different Kind of Ethnic