• The Big Ten Trend Makers
  • Authenticity
  • Convenience
  • Comfort and Familiarity
  • Eco-Consciousness
  • Flavor
  • Freshness
  • Globalization
  • Health and Nutrition
  • Modular Menus
  • Premium Ingredients

Chapter 2 Reinventing the Classics

• The Classics: Some Things Never Change
• Burgers, Burgers and More Burgers
  • Variations on a Theme
  • Two-for-One: Cheeseburger Fries?
  
  
• Chocolate Goes to the Dark Side
  • Chocolate Cafes
  • New Flavor Combos
  
  
• Hello, Cupcake
  • Cupcakes on the Menu
  
  
• Eggs: They’re what’s for…. Dinner?
• Putting on the Dogs
  • Haute Dogs
  • Revival of the Corn Dog, Pig in a Blanket

Chapter 3 New Takes on Meat and Potatoes

• Meat and Potatoes
• If the Confit Fits, Use It
  • Not Just for Duck Anymore
  
  
• Pork and Proud
  • Hailing Heritage Pork
  
  
• There’s a Future in Pork Bellies
• Pork as a Condiment
  • Loving Lardo
  
  
• The Long and Short (Ribs) of It
• Tater Tots Grow Up

Chapter4 Emerging Sandwich Trends

• All the World’s a Sandwich
• Bet on Bánh Mi
  • Banh Mi Goes Franchised
  • It’s a Cuban Thing
  • Do a Dosa
  • Time for Tartines
  • Torta! Torta! Torta!

Chapter 5 Foodservice Takes on Street Food

• Street Food Comes Indoors
• Antojitos and Other Mexican Street Food
• Street Food of India
• Asian Street Food
  • Moving Beyond Thai and Vietnamese
  • Noodles Make the Transition
  • Could Chinese Breads and Buns be Next?

Chapter 6 Trends from Italy

• The Next Big Thing in Italian
• And Then There’s Crudo
• Take the Cure—Cured Meats
• Gno Way: Gnocchi & Gnudi
• Panna Whatta?

Chapter 7 Latin American Beyond Mexican

• There’s Something About South America
• Paving the Way for Peruvian
• Next Stop, Ceviche and Tiradito
• Ceviche is a Smash
• Time for Tiradito?
• Causa and Effect
• Ah, Anticuchos
• Bravo, Brazil and Argentina
• Chimichurri: Cute Name, Great Taste
• Bring on the Churrasco
• Empanadas, Etc.

Chapter 8 Trends from Japan

• Japan: Red Sun Rising
• Sushi Skips the Tracks
  • Sushi, the Multicultural Way
  • An Iteration of the Wrap Phenomenon
  • Sushi, the Japanese Way
  
  
• It’s an Izakaya
• Show me the Mochi
• The Other Bar: Robata
• Not-so-Sweets for the Sweet