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About the Trend
Food can be fun, as well as delicious! Post-pandemic, we’re living in a time of increased connectivity. This means that unique, playful and multi-sensory dining experiences are more celebrated than ever – especially when they’re as exciting as Chef Maurits van Vroenhoven’s Rosewater-infused Panna Cotta.
Through beautiful food boards of cross-cuisine mash-ups, diners have the opportunity to enjoy food together, creating organic conversations and a sense of community. Get ready for widespread snackification!
![“Cost of living pressures and the social nature of dining have seen share plates become a thriving food trend, taking a fair share of menus, and it looks like they are here to stay, driven by ever-increasing creativity.” “Cost of living pressures and the social nature of dining have seen share plates become a thriving food trend, taking a fair share of menus, and it looks like they are here to stay, driven by ever-increasing creativity.”](/chef-inspiration/future-menus-trend-report-2024/the-new-sharing/jcr:content/parsys/set1/row4/span8/tipsandadvice_copy_c/image.img.jpg/1722578191644.jpg)
“Cost of living pressures and the social nature of dining have seen share plates become a thriving food trend, taking a fair share of menus, and it looks like they are here to stay, driven by ever-increasing creativity.”
- Andrew Ballard
UFS Executive Chef, ANZ
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