And this years culinary cliches go to....

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Salted Caramel and pulled pork.

Delicious but everywhere.

Anything to add?

If I see food coming out on a board/slate I ask for mine on a plate. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. The waiting staff always give me a knowing look of agreement.

ARTISAN BREAD AND PAUL FucK Me BLUE EYES
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The pretentious New Artisanal bakery in our village
Most of the locals can't even afford the four-quid-something prices for one of their loaves and the flakey fuckers don't even bake on the premises anymore.

And DT I feel disapprove like that about slate plates.
disclaimer PH has nothing to do with aforementioned loaf shop.

All the shops that are a 'butchery' round here these days. It's a bloody butcher's! That and being too cool to write the pound sign or pence properly on menus so that a burger is just 7 and a portion of chips is 5.5. Ragh!

I'd agree that lots of these are now cliches but very few arising only in 2014: many have been around for ages, eg artisan stuff, salted caramel, popping candy (that's even old on Cdwm), pan-fried.

Sour dough bread. Everyfuckingwhere

For me the biggest :
Anything in a jar - Im 50 years old, I dont want to eat my food out of a frikkin jam jar thanks.
Coconut (love it but so overdone - oil, flour, water..euurgh).
Pulled/salted as per previous posts.
Macaroons.
Paleo and "clean".
Overnight oats (er, this is not new people).
Protein enhanced anything. (Unless you have a medical condition).
Kale.
Smoothies/smoothie bowls.

And, slightly off topic, any "self styled" nutrition guru - with backgrounds of chef, ballet dancer, journalist.......

Coffee served in small glasses without handles.
Kale crisps.

DIRTY food? What the hell?

It's just in opposition of all this 'clean eating' malarky.

Food served on a wooden board, chips in a mini metal basket on top. Give me a bloody plate that's been cleaned properly please!!

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Not been there but hear numerous tales about the "tined tomato plank" at Jamie's " Italian". ( like he really had a hand in it and has naff all to do with food retailers and TV producers)

Avocado on sourdough toast
Sourdough in general
Artisan anything, especially if made by beardy person who considers their cappuccino making skills to be on a par with Picasso's ability to paint

We just got a crock pot and bought into the pulled beef/pork/chicken craze. But it's so delicious.

Food cliche's I've noticed:

• Paleo diets
• Food porn
• Anything with copious amounts of cheese or bacon being awesome
• DIY Pinterest fancy looking food.

I did fall victim to pinterest fancy looking cookies. They turned out quite nice if I do say so myself, but the people that write this stuff must have all day to tediously make the damn things.

Oh and bone broth. It just fucking stock. Just normal homemade stock.

Don't go to Spain then ephemeral - unless it's a cafe con leche or Italian style coffee most coffees are served in small glasses with no handles, including my favourite the cortado.

Carrejillo (sp) is my favourite wowfudge

i don't know if anyone has mentioned Artisan but this really winds me up! It is not artisan bread, it is not artisan fucking pork or coffee or anything. Now it might be argued that the person that made it was an Artisan but it is more likely that it was made by some pretentious arse or a cynical marketeer.

definition

If i see Artisan anywhere near bread i just think overpriced rock hard loaf of crap.

Haha yes my friend got the Jamie's Italian tinned tomato plank - the tins were brought out 5 mins before the food, she thought they were a gift for her

Hiding one - just one - of the tins is a jolly lark though

Street food London style:

"this is what the poor people eat in Vietnam. That'll be thirty pounds please."

We play this with Masterchef. Smears are so out this year.

We now yell 'ooeeeeew - fingering and tweasering the food!'. I am so pleased I can't afford to eat out any more. All those fingers and tweasers in my food!

Weird popcorn (bacon flavour anyone?) at rediculous prices. Or anything 'hand mafe' with stupid prices. I actually saw a large decorated gingerbread biscuit in pur local overpriced health food store (about A5 sized) at almost ten quid. For one.

I usually get dragged out for yelling 'how much???? Did God make it by hand?'.

A bakery has opened selling tidgy loaves for over £4 each. I make better myself. Its in a rather down at heel area and the locals aren't quite the clientele they would need - ie is next to large housing estates where the council house new refugees before finding them more permanent houses, and there's a council half way home on the other side.

Brioche buns for burgers

I've used muffins for chicken burgers in an emergency but brioche are just too sweet! Nice with cheese though!