Sixty-two percent of nearly 1,600 chefs surveyed for the National Restaurant Association’s What’s Hot 2016 Culinary Forecast named barbecue a perennial favorite in 2016, making it one of the top three leading perennial favorites in restaurants.
“With barbecue a ubiquitous food and flavor, it’s interesting in itself that the platform is still seeing relevant growth in restaurants,” says Jennifer Aranas, project director at Datassential, Chicago.