These trends can encompass a wide range of factors, including ingredients, flavors, cooking techniques, dining habits, and nutritional considerations.
Culinary experts, including visionary chefs and food entrepreneurs, play a pivotal role in driving and responding to these trends.
Entire food markets are shaped by the demand for specific trends, giving rise to specialty stores that cater to niche preferences.
David Saks, author of Tastemakers: Why we're crazy for cupcakes but fed up with fondue, states, "Think about extra virgin olive oil—with the gourmands it hit big in the late '70s, early '80s, and it trickled down to everyone else in the '90s.
For instance, Bon Appétit recently released their top 25 food trends for 2013 in their article "The BA 25: What to eat, drink, and cook in 2013",[4] Pinterest and Twitter give links to sites listing what to serve this season.