International Food Futurists

The summer is almost over – those unbelievable sunsets on the beach, the great seafood restaurants, that healthy glow that comes from a summer vacation. But wait! There is at least part of the fun that can stay with you no matter where you live.

Ask anyone about eating healthy and the topic of seafood is sure to come up. It’s got that top-of-mind awareness—we can all rattle off the words “less fat, healthy oils, omega 3’s.” But how many of us really know what that means?

In an exclusive interview with The Food Channel, Ted Turner discussed the impetus for his interest in the environment as well as the success he has enjoyed with his project to re-populate America’s bison population.

So who’s ready for a kimchi quesadilla? Korea’s ambitious food globalization initiative was announced Monday morning at the “Taste of Korea” event at the NRA Show in Chicago.

The Executive Leaders Breakfast at NRA was held on Saturday, and the buzz hasn’t stopped as people examine Word Of Mouth (WOM) marketing. McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, Krystal and more shared their case studies. Read on for this guest blog from Valerie Lea.

The Food Channel brings you voices of the industry through this week’s National Restaurant Association Show. One of the hot topics during this week’s NRA Show is what happens when the Recession is over.

As part of The Food Channel’s coverage of the NRA, we are asking industry pros to look a little deeper. Not only, “What is causing you pain,” but, “What are you doing about it?” To give us some advance perspective, we sat down with Andy Ford.

The outlook for the restaurant industry improved in March, as the National Restaurant Association’s comprehensive index of restaurant activity rose for the third consecutive month.

Ready for dessert? There are some interesting new trends on the menu – everything from new international fruits to a trip down memory lane (with a twist). The Food Channel® presents its Top Ten Dessert Trends for 2009.

Cocktails are fighting back from a decades-long push by wine. Some of this is perhaps led by the example set at the White House, where President Obama has begun inviting House and Senate leaders over for cocktails. It’s also led by the economy. Read on!