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2007: The Year in Food Trends

Warning: This post is filled with food punditry. Everybody fancies himself a food pundit these days. And why not? We all like to eat, and we all like to think and talk about food. And there's plenty to talk about. Food is all over the news everywhere you look. The only thing we need is a cable network that would put us on the air to do all of the above. So until that day comes, you and I can do our food punditing and prognosticating right here, starting now. Trends I'm in Favor Of Small (Plates) Really Are Beautiful Small plates mean we get to more carefully calibrate how much and what we eat. This is most assuredly a...

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8 Comments | Posted by Ed Levine, December 27, 2007 at 6:06 PM
Tagged: burgers, food sourcing, molecular gastronomy, pizza, small plates, trends

The Economics of Small Plates

Kathryn Matthews in Portfolio discusses how small plates mean big business for restaurants: "At first glance, the concept seems customer-friendly: With these appetizer-esque portions, you can mix and match and taste and graze, and each serving costs less than a main course. But there’s a little secret: Serving less can mean selling more, thereby boosting a restaurant’s bottom line." I love small plates, but only when I'm eating in a group of four or more (three if everyone likes to eat as much as I do), otherwise as the piece points out, the tab can get surprisingly huge if you've ordered what I consider to be a reasonable variety of tasty things. [via The Food Section]...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Lia Bulaong, April 16, 2007 at 12:00 PM
Tagged: restaurant business, small plates, tapas