Food Trend 2012

Now that the New Year is here , it;s time to see what will be the top food trends in 2012.there will be a lot of them from  what yesterday's Daily News Eats section predicts.Some are actually very predictable, some are sort of a surprise. However for now there is no new breed of animal we'll be eating or new strain of fruit or veggie to go wild over.It seems the New Year looks to the past as to what we'll be chowing down on.

The Eats section  interviewed several New York City chefs and they more or less answered the same way/. Local foods will be the biggest trend, carrying over from 2011.Both Robert Newton of  Brooklyn';s Seersucker Street Canteen and Jason Hilbert of Gwynnett Street, also of Brooklyn both feel that local produce will figure heavily in both restaurant and home cooking. This makes sense given that almost every town, and section of  New York now has a farmer's market. This also means that there's a good return to preservative free cooking too. People can pick up fresh spinach and tomatoes  along with herbs and spices. Locavore cooking may also figure heavily in the return to home gardening. There may be more tomato and pepper plants sold as there will be fruit tree saplings.

Another trend is once again taken from 2011 and that is comfort food.,In fact the  number one comfort food that may be the must have is the simple grill cheese sandwich. Daniel Holzman of  .Meatball Shop predicts that this gooey treat will be making the rounds of some of the best restaurants. Another trend is more sustainable seafood and a huge interest in seafood dishes. This last makes sense because , unlike beef and poultry, fish have  the necessary Omega threes along.It's also lower in fat and cholesterol. Another chef,Dan Silverman of Manhattan's The Standard Grill predicts North African and Moroccan cuisine will be hot. Thanks to the international coverage of the events of Arab Africa, more people are curious about the Arab lifestyles and what foods they make and eat.

The year has just begun however the trends are starting up. There will probably be a few new ones with each season. Like any other trend , food trends come and go. The ones mentioned may be hot, They may simply be predictions. It's hard to say.The year is brand new yet.