1968

L Quenelles
L Takeout tandoori
chicken
Enter Edamame And sea salt. And kiwis.
1988
L Oat-bran muffins
L Tasti D-Lite
L Ultra Slim Fast
1996
L Cosmos
L Sea salt
2008
L Japanese ramen
chains
L Absinthe
L Miss Grimble’s L Jamón Ibérico
And ficelles. And other food-world breakthroughs. L Heirloom tomatoes
cheesecake
2004 L Soft-serve
by robin raisfeld and rob patronite L Pork buns
L Shackburgers

Pinkberry (pinkberry), The Original SoupMan (soupman), DB bistro (burger) and DessertTruck (dessert truck); Steve Cohen/jupiter images (kobe beef); WR
1974 1978 1982 L Di Fara pizza
L Green peppercorns L Balsamic vinegar L Crème brûlée 1992 2000 L Gnudi
L Orange Julius L Teuscher’s
chocolate truffles
L Silver Palate’s
chicken marbella
1986 L Amy’s bread L Total yogurt L “Farm” eggs

and pretzel croissant); koki iino/getty (soba noodles); Formula z/s/jupiter images (lobster roll); catherine ledner/getty (cow)
L Dosanko noodles L Molten chocolate cake L Guiltless Gourmet chips L Seviche
L PowerBars L Spicy tuna rolls L Crudo
1970 L Mesclun L Halal-chicken-and-rice carts L Strangled squab
L Cold noodles in at Ducasse
sesame sauce
L Riunite

Miss Grimbles (Cheesecake) and Cuisinart (cuisinart); Brian Hagiwara/Jupiter Images (Sesame Noodles);
1980 2002
L Blackened L Cupcakes
redfish 1998 L Bubble tea
L Caviar beggar’s
purses 1990 L Beef cheeks
L Hanger steak L Foam
1976 L “Free-range” 1984
1972 chicken L “Kobe” beef 1994 L Microgreens
L First McDonald’s L Greenmarket
produce
L Cilantro L Prosciutto di L First Starbucks in
L Wine by the quartino 2006
in New York Parma
L American foie gras New York L Pinkberry
L Fresh pasta

corbis (guacamole); envision/corbis (potatoes)

L Korean-deli salad bars L Miso black cod L Hand-pulled
L Nouvelle cuisine Fujian noodles
L Baby vegetables

Publishing/alamy (cosmopolitan); Jennifer Martine/Jupiter Images (microgreens); Dorling Kindersley/getty (eggs); Zach Desart (absinthe
Lew Robertson/Jupiter Images (green peppercorn); Lew Robertson/Corbis (Creme Brulee); Lew Robertson/Getty (Granola); javier ortega/
Photographs: Hannah Whitaker/New York Magazine (Teuscher Chocolate, Molten Cake, cilantro, arugu.la, and mustard); Courtesy of
1968 2008

Photographs: Hannah Whitaker/New York Magazine (Amy’s Bread, Total Yogurt, Snapple, cheese Trolley, and bubble Tea); Courtesy of
1977 2001
L California wine 1985 1989 L Hen-of-the-woods
1969 L Montrachet goat cheese 1981 L Eli’s ficelles L Lamb shanks 1997 mushrooms 2005
L Lemon chicken L Lean Cuisine L Lobster rolls L Foie gras–stuffed L Barbecue
at Pearl’s
L Kiwi fruit L Tableside guacamole L Mulligatawny burgers
L Yoplait yogurt soup at Soup Kitchen L Plateaux de mer L Pupusas
L Perrier L Pink peppercorns International 1993 L House-cured meats and huaraches
L Dove bars L Ramps
L Blue Ribbon’s L Pork belly
pupu platter
L Microbrews L Big-ice cocktails
L Snapple
L Grass-fed beef
1973 L Snackwell’s cookies
L Hunan and
Szechuan cooking
L Cuisinarted
everything

1987
1979 1983 L Day-boat fish
1971 L Sushi L Extra-virgin olive oil 2003 2007
L Paupiettes of
L Beaujolais Nouveau 1975 L Sun-dried tomatoes L More fresh black sea bass with 1991 1995 1999 L Single-origin dark
L Korean fried chicken
L Mustard madness L Pasta primavera supermarket vegetables potato “scales” L Soba noodles L Picholine’s cheese trolley L Panini chocolate L Truck food
L David’s chocolate-
L Falafel L Brie chunk cookies L Arugula L Fingerling potatoes L Edamame L Pane pugliese L Pretzel croissants L Sous vide chicken L Clover coffee

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