Comments on: Food Trends — Should You Pay Attention?

By: diannejacob

diannejacob — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:47:33 +0000

Hey, you’re on the cutting edge, Natalie.

Thanks very much. Let me know if it helps you.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:11:26 +0000

Very bizarre! I just made coconut kumquat cakes a couple of nights ago after seeing some seriously cute little kumquats at the grocery store. Had no idea I was so trendy!!

Oh, and Dianne, I am reading your book right now and truly love it! Thanks for all of the writing help!

By: diannejacob

diannejacob — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:43:00 +0000

Yes, can see the pros and cons of your argument. But for you, it’s not a trend, and you must pay attention.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:38:43 +0000

I have a love-hate relationship with gluten-free as a food trend. With it trending, people try it out for a day, then go back. Those of us with celiac or other gluten issues cannot go back. It’s for life. On the other hand, it gets more exposure, people think twice about it and more better-quality gluten-free products become available. This newfound interest gets more celiacs diagnosed, and for a disease with 97% of sufferers undiagnosed and an average diagnosis time of 11 years, it can’t be too bad of a thing!

By: diannejacob

diannejacob — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:19:31 +0000

Interesting, Rosella, about which drives which. Passion is a huge driver, so contagious. I’d put that first.

By: Rossella

Rossella — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:16:18 +0000

Popularity, passion and trend.

Being an economist, I would say that’s really a sort of Bermuda triangle. It’s really difficult to say if trends are the results of passions that create popularity. Or vice versa, trends are a sort of marketing campaign that influences passions. Or even popularity of a blog or a magazine could create trends and passions.

I agree with Strephanie, a blogger should follow trends at least in part, to answer to readers needs/passions/curiosities.

I wonder if the long run popularity will benefit from following only trends. I really hope not.

By: diannejacob

diannejacob — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:33:41 +0000

Really! Well, she must know something. I had it in Thailand like that as well, right out of the shell. It’s never going to taste as good from a bottle.

By: diannejacob

diannejacob — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:32:44 +0000

It was a consideration but didn’t make the top five. But yes, it seems to be everywhere, as the country is in a pork frenzy these days.

By: diannejacob

diannejacob — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:31:50 +0000

I guess you happened to be sincerely motivated to study what’s become a fad, so you were ahead of the curve. Now you’re in the “cool kid scene,” as you call it. Yes, it’s too hard to stick with a topic if your heart’s not in it.

By: parisbreakfast

parisbreakfast — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:55:18 +0000

Madonna just invested 1.5 mill into coconut water…
I remember drinking it fresh in Rio for like $.25 a slug right out of the shell.
How things do change.