Notable food and restaurant trends for 2012 reported by Baum & Whiteman include more mom-and-pop closings due to the economy; global fusion gone wild; being creative with bread by substituting items like waffles, tostones and rice cakes; tongue, gizzards and pig ear; pickled food; the rise of Korean and Peruvian; duck; and beer gardens. And finally someone says the comfort food trend is waning.
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