The hottest trend in dining in 2023 is the"food hall." Think of them as a very updated version of a 1980s mall food court.
But at a food hall, one friend can have some Latin street food while another enjoys a gourmet burger and another friend can have some fresh New Orleans Cajun cooking. "Here, we try to sell elevated comfort food," she said."Our goal was to give chef-quality food at a fast pace." David Corsun is director of the Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management in Denver. He says the food hall concept, something Europeans have enjoyed for decades, if not centuries, gives consumers choice and speed.