Food trends we see on Instagram or other social media platforms influence the recipes we try and the food we make and serve for ourselves and others. By analysing the making of Butter Candles and Snow Cream, two trending foods on my Instagram feed, this post looks at the ways our food choices reveal important social and personal realities.

Birthdays cakes tell us lot about not only the birthday person, but also about the person making the cake and those competing interests need to be negotiated when deciding what to serve for dessert. Thank you for your support this past year as Franglisch Foods turns 1!