Philadelphia's 9 Biggest Restaurant Trends of 2012

Looking back at 2012, we’re confident Philadelphia is now at the forefront of the national food scene - a lot of the rising trends in other cities have been part of our swagger for years. Third-wave coffee? Fried chicken and donuts? Rooftop to table? Been there, done that (and still doing it). Let’s not even talk about cities embracing the “new” craft beer movement.

Admittedly, Philly is just now catching up on things like food trucks and ramen. What else was hot in our town this year? Click through to find out.