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Chefs Name Top Food & Restaurant Trends Of 2010

First Posted: 10/06/10 02:17 PM ET   Updated: 05/25/11 06:55 PM ET

A National Restaurant Association's survey of more than 1,800 chefs at the end of 2009 found that (according to the 1,800 chefs), restaurants with gardens ("e.g. rooftop, back-yard, communal") would be the hottest restaurant trend of 2010. The gardens were followed in restaurant hotness by cooking classes/demonstrations and street food and mobile food trucks.

The chefs were also surveyed on what would be the hottest food trends overall in 2010, with locally grown produce, locally sourced meats and seafood, sustainability, bite-size/mini desserts and locally produced wine and beer rounding out the top 5.

Since the chefs were surveyed at the end of 2009, and the National Restaurant Association is just unveiling the results now, we can assess how close or off they were in their expectations of this year's food trends. Click through the slideshows below to have your say on whether these trends have panned out in the world of food in 2010 as the chefs predicted:


Chefs' Top 20 2010 Overall Food Trends:


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Chefs' Top 5 2010 Restaurant Trends:


Restaurants with gardens (e.g. rooftop, back-yard, communal)
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A National Restaurant Association's survey of more than 1,800 chefs at the end of 2009 found that (according to the 1,800 chefs), restaurants with gardens ("e.g. rooftop, back-yard, communal") would b...
A National Restaurant Association's survey of more than 1,800 chefs at the end of 2009 found that (according to the 1,800 chefs), restaurants with gardens ("e.g. rooftop, back-yard, communal") would b...
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Teresa Rump
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07:34 PM on 10/14/2010
new trends 2010???? I remember James Beard writing columns in an airline mag, (American?), during the 70's waxing sentimental about the glories of fresh local produce, meats, cheeses. He introduced me to the idea of a local market picnic, a habit I've maintained for decades when faced with questionable dining options. Not to mention it was Julia Child's Art of French Cooking that taught me to look for the freshest produce available in season and to treat it with true reverence in the French manner, a cooking method that preserves the color, flavor, and nutrients.

The baby as stock ingredient is cute but disturbing...
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barnacle
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03:39 PM on 10/13/2010
Purslane is no more a fruit than it is a superfruit. Please get someone other than an out-of-work hipster intern to write these things.

Better yet, stop writing these "collections" of deperate pageview-churning "stories" all together. You're effectively driving down what you can charge for ads by providing zero value and next to no click-through with these items.
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shelagh63
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12:58 PM on 10/08/2010
"Left to their own, chefs would have continued with high-fat, sugared, processed, additive-laden meals."
Ever heard of research? Now that's what I call a flambe of a statement, not to mention rude and dare I say beyond insolent. Ask Chef Ken Goff what he was serving at the Dakota Bar & Grill in Minesota circa 1989. Or any of the Chef's at the New French Cafe in the 1970's Or Faegre's Lucia's or Cafe Brenda, not a fat vat or salt lick anywhere near these places. Wait, what? where is minnesota? Just a little backwater where we love our farmer friends, local meat producers (kadejin farms, wild acres, some guy nicknamed farmerboy who has the best white tomatoes and hen of the woods mushrooms. Star Prairie trout farm, zumbro herb farm...) and our fish mongers. Sorry about all of your "activists" pals who endured such "ridicule". We didn't mean to beat y'all to the punch. Honestly, a little research goes a long way in legitimizing your argument. Of course a ton of sarcasm may hinder mine, but what the heck, it's not like I'm hopped up on salt & fat. And you know, there are many uses for a sour grape, vinaigrette, marinade, sourdough starter, humble pie...
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BluebirdofUnhappiness
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09:47 PM on 10/06/2010
Locally produced wine? Yuck. Certain places are called wine country for a reason. But I hear some people like concord wine.
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06:27 PM on 10/06/2010
Dept. of Sour Grapes: It interesting that most of these trends are in the health/nutrition/local/sustainability/organic areas which chefs had nothing to do with. Left to their own, chefs would have continued with high-fat, sugared, processed, additive-laden meals. It seems all food questions are asked of chefs these days? Why aren’t they asked of the writers and activists who for decades fought ( and endured the ridicule) to make these trends a reality? Some who come to mind include the Rodale family (who virtually single handedly introduced organics), Bill and Akiko Shurtleff (Who pioneered soy foods), Beatrice Trum Hunter (Who fought food additives), Francis Lappe (who made us aware of the connection between what we eat and world hunger) and Ann Marie Colbin (Who popularized Macrobiotics). Yes, these sour grapes are from someone who would probably be on this list.
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BluebirdofUnhappiness
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09:32 PM on 10/06/2010
Chefs as a group have egos as big as politicians as a group. Maybe bigger.
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VerizonCells
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06:08 PM on 10/06/2010
Bite-size/mini desserts seems very 1990's to me, in San Francisco anyway, been around for ever.
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04:00 PM on 10/09/2010
You're awesome.
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oldgraymare
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02:22 PM on 10/16/2010
I'd never seen a bite-sized/mini dessert in a restaurant until this summer (OK, I live in hicksville for sure, but still.....). To me, this is BRILLIANT!!!! All I really want is the first 5 or 6 bites anyway....but hate to leave the rest on the plate uneaten. If we could convince ALL restaurants to serve smaller portions and mini-desserts, bet ya that our collective waistlines would cheer!
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FZliveson
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06:02 PM on 10/06/2010
Good news- - - -Monsanto is getting a bit squished. Time to keep the pressure on.
BTW this is very much related to restaurant food because GMO foods are potentially dangerous.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/05/business/05monsanto.html?_r=1
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07:35 PM on 10/06/2010
Yes GMO foods are dangerous and should be stopped.
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brklynivn
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05:34 PM on 10/11/2010
I hope they go the way of Blockbuster...
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FZliveson
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10:11 AM on 10/12/2010
Are they jailing the principals of Blockbuster?
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optimiskeptic
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05:45 PM on 10/06/2010
For "regional ethnic cuisine" we get a photo of someone's finished dinner, complete with soiled dinnerware?!--Yuck.
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VerizonCells
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06:09 PM on 10/06/2010
good eye, that was gross
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rikster
buy the ticket-take the ride
244 Fans
05:28 PM on 10/06/2010
I hear Bruno say that "le chien mort avec saute du vin" is the trendiest.....
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susankhbelen
NMLady
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05:18 PM on 10/06/2010
hilarious.
have had gardens forever.
nice to see i am now trendy!!!
not to mention the cooking of foods from my grandma's era in season.
this may be the only time that I am cool when it is not winter....lol
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KurtMichaelFriese
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05:16 PM on 10/06/2010
Local, organic and sustainable is a new trend? Then why has my restaurant been doing it all of its 14 years?
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battlinbob
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05:04 PM on 10/06/2010
More evidence of l1bral eleetism.... for superfruits, instead of putting the most common of the fruits, cranberry, blueberry, grapes, etc, they use the most exotic that you can never buy or that you never heard of... wow! you guys really have a leg up on my, you cultured little lambs.... hilarious
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jezzabella
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05:19 PM on 10/06/2010
Actually, cranberries and blueberries are high in antioxidants and smart Americans eat a lot of them. If you lived near a Trader Joe's - and shopped there - you would know that smart people are always looking for quality food.

Oh, dear. I mentioned smart twice. Does that make me an elitist?
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troywhittle
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05:21 PM on 10/06/2010
Acai berries are served at Tropical Smoothie, real "elite."
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BluebirdofUnhappiness
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09:34 PM on 10/06/2010
You fell for the acai scam? Read the post directly above. Dark grapes are good too.
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StAlphonso
"Yes indeed, here we are."
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04:45 PM on 10/06/2010
Micro-distilled/artisan liquor?
Yay! Moonshine is fashionable again!
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susankhbelen
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05:18 PM on 10/06/2010
just do NOT call it moonshine....
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Ohsherri
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04:24 PM on 10/06/2010
Tasty dinners/ meals without meat.
(no I'm not a vegetarian)
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roshni
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04:08 PM on 10/06/2010
That photo of the baby is adorable.
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No1 ILoveLucyFan
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04:43 PM on 10/06/2010
Yeah!! That was me when I was little...I guess being in a stock-pot for a photo shoot really had an effect on me...

Fan me! HARD!!
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roshni
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04:55 PM on 10/06/2010
O.K. - I'll fan you.
Quite a stock-pot that must have been.
See I'm a "lib" and not into lookism, LOL!
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oldgraymare
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02:25 PM on 10/16/2010
You goof! I'll fan you too....just because I love Lucy too....and anyone who spent their babyhood in a stockpot needs some lovin.
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