Chef Dustin Hammond

10/03/2026

3. “Swicy” (Sweet + Spicy)

The sweet + spicy flavor combo (called swicy) is exploding in snacks, restaurants, and sauces. 

Popular examples:
• hot honey pizza
• pineapple + chili glaze
• mango + habanero sauces
• maple + chili butter

👉 Easy viral dishes:
• hot honey fried mushrooms
• chili honey roasted butternut
• spicy caramel sauce

10/03/2026

2. Wild Fusion Cuisine

Fusion food is evolving into unexpected cultural mashups.

One example trending globally is Japanese-Italian cuisine (“Itameshi”). 

Examples:
• miso carbonara
• dashi chicken parm
• burrata with soy caramel and sesame

Other trending mashups:
• Mexican + Korean
• African + Mediterranean
• Japanese + French

10/03/2026

Nothing beats fresh Tomatoes!

10/03/2026

“NO RULES CHALLENGE”

Coming 16/03/26

10/03/2026

1. Fire, Smoke & Live-Fire Cooking

Cooking over real fire is one of the biggest restaurant trends right now.

Chefs are moving away from complicated techniques and going back to primitive cooking methods like:
• wood-fired grills
• charcoal cooking
• ember roasting
• open flame finishing

This adds deep smoky flavor and drama to dishes. 

Examples:
• ember-roasted carrots with miso butter
• wood-fire chicken with fermented chili glaze
• charred cabbage with brown butter and lemon

10/03/2026

Here are some of the biggest food trends for 2026 that chefs and restaurants around the world are talking about.

09/03/2026

No Rules Challenge Series
(Starts on the 16/03/26)

Ingredient of the Month: BUTTERNUT

09/03/2026

Steak Debate

A chef question… be honest.
How should a steak be cooked?

👍 Rare
❤️ Medium Rare
😮 Medium
😡 Well Done

08/03/2026

I don’t follow food trends.
I create what I feel.

Some will love it.
Some won’t.

That’s the point.

08/03/2026

08/03/2026