“Phones Down, Taste Up”: The Anti-Instagram Dining Shift
The last decade trained diners to reach for their phones before their forks. Menus were judged by camera-readiness, interiors by…
“Phones Down, Taste Up”: The Anti-Instagram Dining Shift
The last decade trained diners to reach for their phones before their forks. Menus were judged by camera-readiness, interiors by selfie potential, and dishes by…
The Great Delivery Shakeout
Open any delivery app in 2026 and you’ll recognize the feeling before you recognize the restaurants. Endless tiles. Slightly different photos. A dozen “new” burger…
Designer strawberries and the new edible quiet luxury
A strawberry close-up can feel like a dare: the gloss looks lacquered, the seeds sit in near-perfect geometry, and the red is so saturated it…
Top 5 Asian Food Trends This Month: from Dubai Chewy Cookie to Buldak HTMX Bowls
Top 5 Asian food trends from the last 30 days: Dubai Chewy Cookie, Iftar Recipe Rush, Seollal Table Planning, Dumpling Lasagna, Buldak HTMX Bowls. Ranked…
Reader Reactions
Protein pasta reality check: how to make it not taste sad
The Gumbo trend Is Surfacing Again—A Slow, Steamy Bowl Built for the Internet Age
Bacon cult status: how the slice stayed untouchable
Potato mania is the world’s hottest comfort remix right now
Pizza delivery is the last delivery evergreen
Pét-Nat trend: The Crown-Capped Sparkle Rewriting Wine Culture
Monthly Food Trends February 2026
February never stays in one mood for long. It wants romance, but it also wants routine. It wants soft-focus sweetness,…
Monthly Food Trends January 2026
January always arrives with two voices in its mouth. One says reset, because the calendar flips and suddenly every morning…
Monthly Food Trends December 2025
December is the month where food culture splits into two lanes: comfort-first tradition and attention-first spectacle. What wins isn’t always…
Monthly Food Trends November 2025
November 2025’s food trends spanned the spectrum from festive fun to futuristic controversy. This month’s search data shows people obsessing…
Monthly Food Trends October 2025
October’s food trends are a vibrant mix of seasonal traditions and viral phenomena. As fall settles in (and spring blooms…
-
1
-
2
-
3
-
4
Monde Butter Cookies are resurging as a nostalgic, giftable tin-cookie staple across Southeast Asian retailers and online resellers. Short clips emphasize ‘luxury’ taste positioning, bulk-buy bundles, and Eid/holiday stocking, making a familiar cookie feel premium again.
A mass-market butter cookie gets ‘luxury’ status via tins, gifting, and bulk resale bundles.
Puratos plans to launch a professional chocolate product containing cultured cocoa (developed with California Cultured), positioning cell-cultured ingredients as a climate-resilience and supply-stability lever for chocolate innovation pipelines.
“Cultured cocoa” reframes chocolate supply risk into a premium innovation story for pros and brands.
“Phones Down, Taste Up”: The Anti-Instagram Dining Shift
The Great Delivery Shakeout
Designer strawberries and the new edible quiet luxury
Top 5 Asian Food Trends This Month: from Dubai Chewy Cookie to Buldak HTMX Bowls
Top 5 European Food Trends This Month: from Poppi UK Launch to Maultaschen Burger
Champagne competition: the new battle for the world’s bubbles
Weekly Trend Roundup: from Es Campur & Es Buah to Susu Evaporasi
Ugly Produce Goes Premium: When Crooked Cucumbers Cost More
Gaming Food Culture: From Amiga Snacks to Streamer Fuel
Chef-less restaurants explained: when systems replace the head chef
Cannabis-infused dining: Beauty, belief, and the risk gap
