DISH
Front Burner: Fried Chicken Back Burner: Burgers

DESSERT
Front Burner: Mini Whoopie Pies Back Burner: Mini cupcakes

INGREDIENT
Front Burner: Lamb Back Burner: Pork

HEALTH TREND
Front Burner: immunity-building diet Chef MD’s Big Book of Culinary Medicine
Back Burner: Dining on Omega 3s

PROFESSION
Front Burner: Butcher (Hipsters have moved from farming to butchery),
Back Burner: Mixologist

DRINK
Front Burner: Homemade Beer
Back Burner: Mad-Science Cocktails
After all the smoke and mirrors, these crazy cocktails
made with essence of bubblegum or pulverized eye
of newt are just too precious, expensive, and silly.

CITY
Front Burner: Vancouver
Back Burner: Barcelona

ENTERTAINING TREND
Front Burner: Potlucks
Back Burner: Formal Dinners at Home

SEX SYMBOL
Front Burner: Sam Kass The baby-faced White House’s Food
Initiative Coordinator has a full plate: Among his duties
are leading official policy to encourage sustainable and
healthy eating habits in our country’s school children,
running the First Family’s garden, and oh yeah,
cooking daily at the White House.

Back Burner: Curtis Stone
He has shown the Biggest Losers, as well as the country,
how to eat healthfully and deliciously, and he’ll always
have a place in our heart. But we’d like to see him be a bit
more creative in his suggestions as it’s easy to fall off
your diet wagon if you’re bored of the same ole
grilled chicken or fish.

[full commentary and list at Epicurious.com Blog ]