2012 Food Trend Predictions

Except for dog charcuterie, all my 2011 Food Trend predictions came true.

So mark my words Toronto, you will see every one of these come true in 2012

-Tiny ice cubes.

-Tangerines, for centuries used only as fertilizer, finally get eaten, thanks to Pantone’s endorsement.

-Jägermeister-flavoured marshmallows.

"Oh me? Just drinking a glass of water."

-Concealing red wine in a Spider-Man glass is the new "cold tea".

-Carcass service: like bottle service, they drop the whole beast at your table & you look like a big shot as you carve off bits & hand them out.

-Runaway food trucks: you’ve got to hop on as it speeds past you.

-Wines by the sip.

-Cow eggs.

-Freegaurants: restaurants that just tell you where to dumpster dive.

-Sanka.

-Licorice beer.

-Having cracked the espresso market, Tim Horton’s moves into marrow donuts & elk chili.

-Edible tables

-Fish sausages.

-Jugbert Cody’s fried dogmeat chain, Hushed Puppies, FINALLY franchises in Toronto.

-Parallelograms.

"Eddie Hawkins, fattening up on my deck furniture."

-Deck hawks are the new backyard chickens.

-Intraliscious: the all intravenous restaurant.

-Coffee makes a triumphant return, having been so unpopular in 2011.

-Raccoon rillettes

-Liposuction confit.

-Loaded handguns are the new cupcakes.

Street food (Kidding. That will never happen.)

But I’m no lone prognosticator. Many more Torontonians supplied 100% accurate Feed Trend predictions. I've made their text size smaller, to assert my dominance.

@A_McDo: Vegan ortolan #2012FOODTRENDS

@girlmagenta: Sous vide bedbugs. #2012FOODTRENDS

@karonliu: edible, vegan merkins and braised unicorn cheeks.

@PayChen: swim-up Mac & cheese bars. #2012FOODTRENDS

@JColdrick: Bird flu strain yogurt. Because it's not only delicious, but vaccinating! Ontario gov subsidized... #2012FoodTrends

@michellerabin: roadkill burgers #2012FOODTRENDS

@Earth_to_Table: Chicken milk!! #2012FOODTRENDS

@kennedylryan: Sparrows, rotisserie style. #2012foodtrends

@lafnlab: Corned Beef Hashtags #2012FOODTRENDS

@the_mkt: Macaroni 'n Chaise - infantilized pasta and a chair menu. #2012FOODTRENDS

@lafnlab: Skittle Smoothies with Pixie Stix chasers #2012FOODTRENDS

@lafnlab: Canned Tortillas #2012FOODTRENDS

@gen_anderson: Bacon tea and bacon coffee. And bacon-covered espresso beans. #2012FoodTrends

@A_McDo: paleo candy floss (i.e., a branch dipped in honey). #2012FOODTRENDS

@A_McDo: flaxseed jerky #2012FOODTRENDS

@A_McDo: double-smoked bacon smoothies #2012FOODTRENDS

@Uranowski: Cannibalism. #2012FoodTrends

@A_McDo: Curry poutine roti #2012FOODTRENDS

@DeathByReading: Sarah Palin's Baked Alaska #2012FOODTRENDS

@MikeChristieTO: Wild boar bolognese sloppy joes #2012FOODTRENDS

@MKofsky: Chicken's feet on the street. #2012foodtrends

@larrylarry: Shawarma Bi Bim Bop. #2012FOODTRENDS

@laurendorphin: #2012foodtrends restaurants that only serve bloggers, for free, in exchange for blog entries.

@DanaMcCauley Pizza Cones

@A_McDo: McMutton chops #2012FOODTRENDS

Thanks everyone. I'll see you at the vegan hawk meat hop-on taco truck.