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A year ago, who would have imagined we’d be growing green onions on our windowsills and having cocktail kits delivered to our doors? But here we are, together yet apart, bonding as a global culinary community over successful sourdough bakes and TikTok failures. Herewith, a timeline of the food trends that defined the past 12 months.
Mid March: Dalgona coffee
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The pandemic found its first viral food trend thanks to TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and South Korea, wherein four ingredients combined to make one terrible coffee. I think people assumed they were crafting facsimiles of their beloved frappuccinos using household items, including that five-year old jar of emergency instant coffee. Instead, they all made dalgona coffees, exactly once.
St. Patrick s Day
Wicked Good Bar and Grille, 100 Twin River Rd., Lincoln, (401) 475-8600, will have St. Patrick s Day special appetizer of Potato Leek Soup, $6.99, topped with Cheddar cheese and bacon. Main course specials include a Corned Beef Rueben, $12.99, Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner, $19.99 and Shepherd’s Pie, $19.99. Learn more at twinriver.com/dining/wicked-good-bar-grill.
SOLD OUT Harvest Kitchen, 2 Bayley St., Pawtucket, (401) 335-3766, has a St. Patrick s weekend dinner for two to go. Order must be in by Monday, March 15. You can choose a Corned Beef Dinner with local potatoes, carrots, onions, parsnips and cabbage with house-made grainy mustard. Or you can choose the Vegan Dinner – Vegan Irish Stout Stew with local potatoes, carrots, onions, parsnips and mushrooms in a rich Irish Stout broth – made with Irish stout from The Guild in Pawtucket. You can also choose your bread – Irish Soda Bread or Vegan Barmbrack Black Tea Bread. Dinner fo
Drip Cake Trend Takes Over The Internet, And We Are Here For It!
Drip Cake Trend Takes Over The Internet, And We Are Here For It!
The latest drip cake trend appears like one of the trends that are here to stay. Why you ask, because they are one of the prettiest things to have raided our feeds recently, and it looks fairly simple to execute.
Highlights
Drip cakes are stunning and very easy to make
There are endless varieties of drip cakes
The internet could be a fascinating place if you dig new styles of presentation and making your dishes look appealing and appetising. Food trends come and go, but only a few manage to leave an impression. The latest drip cake trend appears like one of the trends that are here to stay. Why you ask, because they are one of the prettiest things to have raided our feeds recently, and it looks fairly simple to execute. Trust us, even the most amateur bakers could pull this off.
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LENTEN FISH FRY DINNERS: The Latham-Colonie Knights of Columbus located at 328 Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham, 12110, will be hosting Lenten Fish Fry Dinners every Friday from February 19th 2021 through and including Good Friday April 2nd 2021. The “Take Out” dinner includes; Fish Fry or Clam Roll served with French Fries or Onion Rings and Coleslaw. All Dinners are $10 each. Please call 518 892 3750 for reservations, please indicate pick up time requested. Social distancing and masks are required per CDC guidelines. www.lathamcoloniekofc.com/events.