Culinary tourism has boomed in recent years, topping $805.9 billion globally in 2022 — and it’s expected to keep growing. Travelers are eager to explore a destination through its restaurants, farms, and traditional ingredients and dishes in an ever-growing list of ways. Gearing up for next year’s adventures, we tapped travel and hospitality pros to learn what they expect to see in 2024. From hitting the road with a chef to unpretentious wine tasting and sustainable cocktails, read on for […]

While 2023 was all about avocado oil and climate-conscious products, the folks at Whole Foods are already looking ahead to 2024 and predicting the food trends we will be talking about for many months to come. The retailer just shared its ninth-annual trends predictions, and it looks like next year will be loaded with buckwheat, fancy faux fish, and spicy condiments with new levels of complexity, from a bevy of brands. The report, which was released on Oct. 17, was […]

“Chefs are outdoing themselves with creative and delicious ways of using food waste. One of Fallow’s signature dishes is a cod’s head glazed with homemade sriracha butter, using fish heads from Scotland that are normally thrown back into the sea. They also make a potato bread using leftover potato peelings and salmon mousse using fish bellies which are often discarded. At Native, they run a ‘Scrappy Hour’ with a menu featuring zero waste cocktails and ‘wasting snacks’.” – Crab Communications […]

If you’re looking for recipe inspiration, there’s no better place to start than on social media—especially TikTok. The video-sharing platform is chock-full of cooking hacks, original recipes, and unique twists on classic dishes. Last year, cloud bread, baked oats, and charcuterie boards were just some of the many viral food trends that dominated TikTok. This year, a new group of recipes infiltrated the social media platform, racking up copious views, likes, and comments. These trends span across multiple categories, including snacks, […]

Scrolling through gut health TikTok, watching a diet pill commercial, or reading a “health” magazine has probably put all sorts of different dieting ideas into your head. So, what’s the right thing to believe? It’s hard to really know. Especially when even fellow health professionals can sometimes spread false nutritional information. It’s easy to feel torn on what to believe, and even I fall into that as a dietitian. However, there are some big things that have to be set […]

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. food chief warned Tuesday the war in Ukraine has created “a catastrophe on top of a catastrophe” and will have a global impact “beyond anything we’ve seen since World War II” because many of the Ukrainian farmers who produce a significant amount of the world’s wheat are now fighting Russians. David Beasley, executive director of the U.N. World Food Program, told the U.N. Security Council that already high food prices are skyrocketing. His agency was […]

Plant-based meats and a lean toward sustainable eats crested during 2021. From celebrity chef Tom Colicchio’s partnership with Meati to The Manual’s December guide to going vegan, the world of cuisine kept up its constant pace with the zeitgeist. This year will likely see more plant-based foods and sustainable packaging to wrap it in. Even more likely will be shorter supplies of, well, everything, leading to shorter menus, but longer creativity and fusion. Pexels What surprises will the new year […]

They recently took a strong stance on the quality of their chicken products, and now they’re about to make your access to fast food more convenient. This supermarket chain with 2,800 stores in 35 states recently announced a revolutionary new partnership that might make your grocery trip a little tastier. Kroger hosted an earnings report on Friday, where, according to Marketplace, the major supermarket chain revealed that grocery spend has dropped in recent months, since a lot of consumers have […]

(Moore or Less Cooking) The beauty of TikTok is that you just never know what you’re going to get. I held off getting the TikTok app because I thought it was only about dancing. Then, by word of mouth, I heard about the Nacho Table Trend and Whipped Coffee. All the chatter was enough to lure me in and I became an instant fan of this giant world of cooking videos. These viral TikTok recipes are not the perfectly curated […]