Knowing what other restaurants are doing with the latest changes in customer taste is a great way to get ideas for changes to your own menu. Whether comfort food is back in style or exotic South American plants are capturing the imagination of citizens on the West Coast, keeping up on what's happening is important for any restaurateur.
This article is a collection of menu trends sampled from different parts of the United States over the last two years. Some of these trends may have already faded away and others are probably still going strong. The nice thing about menu trends is that even as ingredients that once were hot since now fallen out of favor, a simple reinvention can bring something back to life very quickly.
The cyclical nature of ingredients in the restaurant industry means there are always forgotten gems waiting to be rediscovered, and this little collection of recent trends just might spark a Renaissance all your own.