How will I record - meals and ideas?

Below is a link via Twitter on the movement in upscale restaurants in USA to prohibit amateur food photography...I'm still amazed we were all allowed to get away with it in the first place..!  I have always, well - since digital cameras were launched, photographed food, products and shops in the course of business and research as this is such a good record. However,  always discreetly - until I was in London a few years ago ( i phone in hand) trying to photograph some restaurant meal covertly... my dining partner, a well seasoned Londoner said..."everyone's doing it.. go ahead!"  and since then I have been openly photographing... above is an example from http://www.caravankingscross.co.uk/
Maybe I should go back to being a slightly more discreet researcher!

 

www.petapixel.com/2013/01/23/upscale-restaurants-are-starting-to-ban-food-photography

The foodpeople info graphic

I've always been fascinated with food trends, and the foodpeople are brilliant... this infographic would be what I would want to do... if I was clever enough!



http://www.thefoodpeople.co.uk/infographics/2012-menuwatching-infographic

New food trends 2013

There are loads of trend predictions published at this time of year...this article being a good comprehensive overview....interesting



2013's hottest food and drink trends - New food trends 2013 - Woman And Home

January 2013

  The world is my..oyster...pork sausage..salmon steak..meat pie...............................so to speak!

 

Today I've started investigating getting further interim roles; researching various writing opportunities; and getting together the information gathered from my pre Christmas research trip to London - where I was able to experience a variety of cutting edge restaurants and loads of retailers christmas offerings...more to come