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The last few years have seen many new food trends sprout, but not all deserve to survive much longer. As the end of 2024 nears, we speak to chefs, food writers and general food lovers to find out which trends they think should be consigned to the dustbin of history before the new year.
1. Serving food on cutting boards, paper, shells, etc
“I don’t like food served on anything but a plate,” says Kavita Rao, a food writer based in the UK.
Many others in the food world echo this point, saying that wooden boards, tiles, pieces of slate and the like are simply attempts to make a dish look different – but all lack the simple ease of eating off a plate.
There is even a popular website called “We Want Plates” that says it is on a “global crusade against serving food on bits of wood and roof slates, chips in mugs and drinks in jam jars”. It has over 1 million followers on social media, according to the website.
