The five food trends of 2010 that will hopefully not join us in the new year

Each new year brings hope that the latest restaurant trends will not be the culinary equivalent of a Zhu-Zhu pet. But thanks to marketing speak and some poor ingredient-combination choices, we’re often left with a furry bite that would make grown children cry.

What follows is a list of the five restaurant and food trends that will hopefully expire at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve because they shouldn’t have been introduced in the first place.