I’m just waiting on a hyperlink to put the new food trends menu out. In the meantime I’ve been trying to get my head around global trends for 2011 as a whole – as opposed to regional trends. I still have a slight Asia-Pacific lens, so the whole doom and gloom thing is not my default position. Basically, anything economic is up and in this region and down elsewhere (generally) but the economic obviously impacts the social.

Meanwhile, I came across a good quote from Woody Allen today that’s pretty good for anyone living in Europe, UK or the US.

“More than any time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness, the other to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly.”

BTW, the food trends menu is 2 pages and is ordered by Starters (non-food mega-trends), Mains (the main food trends), Fresh today (new trends/fads), To Follow (emerging trends), Sides (trends from left-field), Fixed menu (Key food trends), Drinks, Food retail and Food technology. If anyone wants a pdf copy of the menu send me an email (via nowandnext.com) or leave a comment on this post.