2. Food and Beverage

TT: There will be more focus on people’s health and diet requests, with the trend moving towards people opting for healthy options including less calorific foods and less sugar. Healthier cooking styles such as Asian cuisine are also going to be become more popular.

Michael Sorgenfrey: We are going to see more Californian style cuisine with an emphasis on natural and organic products this next year as diners strive to adopt a healthier lifestyle.

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JW: Diners are going to be demanding healthier options when dining out and there will be pressure on chefs to deliver dishes that originate from sustainable sources. Organic will overshadow farmed ingredients in many restaurants this year and we will see a return to simple, identifiable dishes as opposed to fusion foods.
AM: 2011 is going to be all about healthy eating and a return to clean cuisine. Menus will be based on free-range, organic and low fat/low sodium dishes with a huge emphasis on grass fed beef, organic free range poultry and sustainable harvest fish and shellfish.