Best Food Trend
Comfort Foods
They say when economic times are uncertain, people turn to comfort food. But things are not all that bad. In 2026 chefs devoted menu space or entire restaurants to comfort fare, often with the inspired technique and quality ingredients associated with fine dining. So the bologna sandwich at Nora’s is made with ribbon-thin slices of good mortadella. The Tap Room’s potato skins are loaded with prime rib. Potato chips at The Caledonian are fried fresh, and the onion dip starts with slowly caramelizing the onions. This is like Barnum & Bailey’s acts, but performed by artists at Cirque du Soleil. That’s next-level comfort.