2009 Will Be Year Of Comfort Food, Cocktails

Chicago-based market research firm Mintel, which says that 54% of people who dined out regularly were cutting back on restaurant spending because of the economy, argues that the recession could still be a boon for those who know what consumers want. One of those things is comfort food, based on slow baking and grilling. Braising and poaching will become au courant, says the firm.

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