Plate expectations

Social media being what it is, a teeny, tiny kernel of an idea can blow up into a food trend almost instantly. And food trends have always travelled well, with cultures riffing on the same theme. So if you’ve got a screen, you’ve got a window to global food trends. But “trends” are also tricky to define. They’re supposed to describe anything on the cutting edge of creativity, but for me, when it comes to food they should always be about new ingredients, new ways to treat existing ingredients, restaurants changing and adapting, new styles of dining, emerging talent, techniques and regions that are getting attention because of their unique food culture. So, based on that, this is what (and how) I think we’ll be eating in 2022.