Here’s a case of the food truck trend intersecting with the growing popularity of farmers markets and the eating local movement. Mobile farmers markets are wheeling around in several U.S. cities, bringing fresh produce to city streets and neighborhoods.
Up north in Canada, there’s a new movement afoot that could be called glocal. Canadian restaurant chefs are bringing food traditions from other countries using local ingredients to create a new made-in-Canada global-local cuisine.
Lasting Leaf lettuce from British-based supermarket chain Waitrose has developed a process that allows lettuce to stay fresh up to two days longer. In the U.S., Fresh Express has introduced a new tool that lets people trace the origin of its bagged salads.
Medical marijuana has become big business in California. Billions of dollars are being made by these new dispensaries. Many are going upscale and offering organic herbally-enhanced gelatos, whipped butters and, of course, brownies.
Remember yogurt in a tube? Well, here’s the latest food in a tube: Sushi. Like a dreamsicle, the Sushi Popper portable tube is pushed up from the bottom and eaten from the top. Available in a wide range of raw and cooked fish varieties.
There’s a new, large economy-size mobile food truck hitting the streets of Los Angeles. Make way for the bustaurant. Unlike most of the nomadic gourmet food vehicles which preceded it, this one has dine-in seating—with a view.
Tip Top, New Zealand’s leading ice cream maker, has produced what the company believes is the world’s first novelty ice cream wrapped in marshmallow. And it took them a while to perfect the process. We’re talking 9 years.
It may have started with Amanda Rettke’s rainbow pancakes, created as a special treat for her three young children one weekend. Once the Minnesota mom posted photos of her stack of rainbow-colored cakes online, the Internet hits just kept on coming.
How would you like a coffee machine that knows exactly how you like your brew? Well, if you’re one of those people who’ve got an extra $2,500 lying around, you can get this fancy shiny gadget that does just that.
If your organization is looking for a new fundraising idea, you may want to consider contacting the Pancake Man, or if he’s booked, you could turn to the Waffleman. Both gentlemen can do some amazing things with flapjack batter.
