Old Italian is new again and business will be better at the top with taht a new definition for 'meals on wheels' and a Mexican meets a Korean at the bar.

Newfangled popsicles catch on. Rolling out the unwelcome mat. Feeling offal again. Eggs all the time and everywhere. Wife-swapping....but with restaurants.

Just don't call it a sandwich. Where to for bacon, pork belly and designer hot dogs?

Buzzwords include: Coconut water. Sangria. Peppadew. Burrata. Greek yogurt. Meatballs. Artisan ice pops. Meatless Mondays. Grits. And more.

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Joseph Baum & Michael Whiteman Co. creates high-profile restaurants around the world for hotels, restaurant companies, major museums and other consumer destinations.  Based in New York, their projects include the late Windows on the World and the magical Rainbow Room, Equinox in Singapore, the world's first food courts, five three-star restaurants in New York, and numerous first-class hotels.