🔥 Axios PM: Hot '23 cooking trend

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Open in app View in browser   Presented By BlackRock   Axios PM By Mike Allen · Dec 26, 2022 🌽 🎩 Huge tip o' the hat to Axios everything-editor Justin Green, who has maestro-ed 1,400+ editions of PM over the past 5½ years, and is now passing the torch. Thank you, Justin, for all you've done for our amazing PM audience. Smart Brevity™ count: 462 words ... 2 mins. Today begins a week of Kwanzaa celebrations. Explore the history.     1 big thing: "Chaos cooking" in '23 Illustration: Shoshana Gordon/Axios   Get ready for sashimi tostadas and tandoori spaghetti, Jennifer A. Kingson writes for Axios What's Next. Why it matters: There's an arms race to create both a "new, brash food style" and video-friendly dishes for TikTok. "Cheese pulls, sauce drips, drink pours, tableside preparations are all key," Mike Kostyo of Datassential tells FSR Magazine, a food service periodical. People "don't just want that static shot of a dish against a nice background — they want there to be some action," he said. We'll see more "chaos cooking" — described by Eater as "part neo-fusion, part middle finger." Examples from Eater: cheeseburger arancini ... Big Mac pizza ... pastrami tacos ... masala cheesesteaks ... and biscuit and gravy pierogies. Evidence this is going mainstream? TGI Fridays launched a tandoori–chicken fajita. 🍽 Dig in. P.S. Today is National Candy Cane Day.     ❄️ 2. Pic du jour Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Rarely seen: People walk across the frozen Reflecting Pool toward the Lincoln Memorial today. The National Park Service has reminded people not to skate on the Reflecting Pool — citing the danger of hypothermia if you fall through.     A message from BlackRock What's behind sinking confidence around retirement investing?     Inflation and COVID-19 have taken a toll on people's ability to invest for retirement. BlackRock's 2022 Read on Retirement research explores how various generations are approaching life after work. Learn about BlackRock's commitment to providing retirement income solutions for Americans.     3. Catch up quick Ice formed by spray from Lake Erie waves covers a walkway in Irving, N.Y., south of Buffalo. Photo: Lindsey DeDario/Reuters 🥶 A "once-in-a-lifetime" blizzard — which stranded nearly every fire truck in Buffalo — has claimed the lives of at least 27 people in western New York. The storm is blamed for at least 48 deaths nationwide, with rescue and recovery efforts continuing. Go deeper. ✈ The Russian military said it shot down a Ukrainian drone today that was on its way to an airbase deep inside Russia. (AP) ⚡ Three substations near Tacoma, Washington, were vandalized by burglars, initially knocking out power to 14,000 homes and businesses. Tacoma Power said: "Earlier this month, we were alerted by federal law enforcement of a security alert for the electrical grid."     4. 🦮 Trend spotting Via The Washington Post Babies from the Gilded Age and Generation Alpha have something in common: They were the namesakes for lots of adoptable dogs in '22. "It turns out that if adoptable dogs have people names, those names tend to be either very old-fashioned or very modern," The Washington Post reports. "Many current favorites for dogs such as Daisy and Charlie were in the top 50 baby names around 1880," the Post adds. "But ... the three most common people names for adoptable dogs are extremely au courant: Bella, Max and Luna all reached the height of their popularity for babies on or after 2010." Enter a name here.     A message from BlackRock Invested in the future of communities     At BlackRock, we are serving the communities that help the country thrive. We are proud to invest in the projects that build our economy, with $20 billion in U.S. roads, bridges and transportation invested on behalf of our clients. Learn more.   Thanks to Eileen Drage O'Reilly for copy editing today's PM. Are you a fan of this email format? Your essential communications — to staff, clients and other stakeholders — can have the same style. Axios HQ, a powerful platform, will help you do it.   Axios thanks our partners for supporting our newsletters. Sponsorship has no influence on editorial content. Axios, 3100 Clarendon B‌lvd, Arlington VA 22201   You received this email because you signed up for newsletters from Axios. To stop receiving this newsletter, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences.   Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up now to get Axios in your inbox.   Follow Axios on social media: