8 Food Predictions for 2026

We’ve drained the last dregs of our London fogs and are officially reading the tea leaves. (Yep, we know the metaphor is imperfect — but it’s been a long-ass year.) It’s prediction season, folks. And here are our eight best guesses on what we think people are going to be eating and drinking in the year to come. Some of these calls are what the drunk executives at your holiday party might call “data-driven,” others are pure gut instinct, and… none of them are official endorsements. We’re just the tasseographers!