Food Trends - Page 4

December 29

Protein-packed comfort food rocked 2025, Google's top 10 viral recipes reveal

Google reveals 2025's most viral food searches, from hot honey cottage cheese bowls to Turkish pasta, showing how Americans embraced protein-packed recipes.

December 27

DoorDash launches Zesty, an AI app for finding local food

DoorDash launches Zesty, an AI-powered social app that recommends restaurants through conversational search, now testing in San Francisco and New York.

December 19

Protein-packed cheese trend has fitness fans ditching bars, but experts say it's best to go easy

Parmesan cheese goes viral on TikTok as fitness enthusiasts ditch protein bars for the whole-food alternative, which delivers around 10 grams of protein per ounce.

December 18

Why a dietitian says Parmesan is a high-protein snack hiding in plain sight

New Jersey dietitian Tina Marinaccio shows how a one-ounce slice of Parmesan delivers about 10 grams of protein — comparable to many protein bars — and suggests pairing it with an apple for a quick-and-balanced snack.

December 9

Leftover hacks explode on social media as Americans fight high prices with scrap food feasts

Food inflation is pushing home cooks to turn ordinary leftovers into "pizza eggs" and "bone bags" as they remake kitchen scraps into real meals to stretch grocery budgets.

December 7

American cheddar stuns global judges, beating out European cheeses and sparking worldwide reaction

Swiss Gruyère wins the World Cheese Awards, beating 5,244 entries from 46 countries — while an American cheddar produced and sold in New York ties for fifth place.

December 6

Stew Leonard's butter-dipped ice cream cones go viral on social media

Stew Leonard Jr., president of the Connecticut-based Stew Leonard's grocery chain, tries out the viral new butter-dipped vanilla ice cream cones for himself.

December 5

Early-bird dinners aren't just for seniors — here's why everyone's eating at 5:30

Restaurants nationwide report surging demand for 5 and 5:30 p.m. dinner slots. Americans of all ages are embracing earlier dining for convenience and better value.

December 2

Man ate 1,000 sardines in a month, lost 6 pounds and 'smelled like a fish market'

A Harvard researcher ate 1,000 sardines in 30 days and lost 6 pounds while boosting omega-3 levels to "dolphin-like" heights in an extreme diet experiment.

December 1

Communal dining makes Gen Z comeback, but older guests push back on 'chaotic' trend

Older diners push back as Gen Z revives communal dining restaurant tables to connect with strangers after the isolation of the pandemic. Experts weigh in on the eating trend.