Back to the Future: Our predictions for the 9 most delicious food and drink trends of the year

2016 was full of crazy food trends, but now that we have said good bye to 2016, it’s time to welcome in the food and drink trends of 2017!

1. A movable feast
2. Side gigs are here to stay
3. Middle Eastern cuisine
4. Appalachian cooking traditions
5. Houston’s dining scene
6. The year of Alton Brown
7. Supermarkets upgrade
8. Boston restaurants
9. Lagers take over the craft beer scene

so long to the summer of frosé. Kiss cacio e pepe, well, everything goodbye, and put down the can of LaCroix. The year 2016 is history, and the future has never looked better. From an Appalachian revival to the return of Alton Brown, these are the food and drink trends we can’t wait to dive into fork first.

A Movable Feast

Dinner in some of the country’s most exciting new restaurants is kicking off well before you ever get to the dining room. At Lazy Bear in SF, snacks are served on the mezzanine, followed by dinner downstairs, and at the newly opened SingleThread, the night starts in the rooftop garden before moving indoors for the main event. At The Shaw Bijou in D.C., your first bite is at the bar upstairs, followed by a tour of the kitchen before being seated in the dining room. Food aside, checking out the latest restaurants is more about the dining experience as a whole than ever before.

Side Gigs Are Here to Stay

Blame it on rising real estate prices, but more and more restaurants are opening with side projects in tow, like the Aussie-inspired vegan café, The Good Sort, from the folks at Chinese Tuxedo in NYC, Union Square Cafe’s upcoming Daily Provisionsand the market heading to upcoming Botanica in L.A. It’s easy to overlook these “not the main event” establishments, but don’t; it’s often these side spots where chefs get creative in the kitchen.

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