Luxury Travel & Lifestyle Trends

Entomophagy (the consumption of insects as food) seems to be getting past its disgusting status a la TV’s “Fear Factor” and is becoming chic. According to article “Grub” in The New Yorker, insects were among America’s gourmet foods of the 1940’s thanks to prestigious foods distributor, Reese Finer Foods, which featured French fried Venezuelan ants and baby bees from Japan.

In terms of the economy, we’re all waiting for the other shoe to drop. Whether they’ve been actually battered or it’s merely self-inflicted, the affluent are weary. Such uncertain times mean at least temporary comfort can be found in looking back to fond memories of happy days-gone-by. Not only will “nostalgia marketing” drive trends in 2011, but for years to come until the deep effects of global recession subside.

Are you ready for the next food trend? First it was organic, then local. Now, a new culinary movement is sprouting: urban foraging. As expected, this trend has been hot among foodies in California and New York City for years.