We are noticing a strong trend here in Hawai‘i toward people preferring and supporting local food products.
A recent survey from the National Restaurant Association supports this trend nationwide. It’s from the national produce newspaper The Packer.
Local produce near the top of hot menu trends
05/24/2011 / Bruce Blythe
Attendance at the National Restaurant Association’s annual Chicago show May 21-24 appeared to be comparable, and possibly higher, than last year, association representatives say.
Local is the way to go in 2011, so say many of the nation’s chefs.
Based on the National Restaurant Association’s annual What’s Hot survey, locally sourced meats and seafood and locally grown produce ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, among the top 20 industry menu trends….