The Big Trend to Small Foods

Appetizers and small plate menus are on a roll. T.G.I. Friday’s Endless Choice all-you-can-eat option, which offers restaurant patrons an unlimited assortment of appetizers for just $12, has been wildly successful for nearly two years.

Small plate menus and restaurant concepts are among the hot culinary trends for 2016 cited in the National Restaurant Assoc.’s (NRA) 2015 What’s Hot Survey. One-third of consumers say that they are eating more small portions than they did a few ye…