{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsnacky-tunes.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F6360c46d-6360c46d","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 339: Food Trends of 2018","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/f6d97d/f6d97dec-ef0d-4245-98d5-cc68d5f9eb21/8e136e3d-7615-4d1d-a636-752e9e444397/1517264656artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/8e136e3d-7615-4d1d-a636-752e9e444397\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 339: Food Trends of 2018\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"It's that time of year again. Our dear friend, Michael Whiteman--aka, \"the dean of restaurant consultants\"--returns for his 8th episode of Snacky Tunes to discuss the food trends of 2018. Michael gives us his outlook on such topics as plant-biased diets, going cashless and the rippling effect that technology plays into consumer spending habits. \r\n\r\nMichael is the co-founder of the legendary hospitality consulting company, Baum + Whiteman LLC, renowned for creating two of the world’s highest grossing restaurants, more 3-star restaurants than anyone in the United States and numerous international food, hotel and related concepts."}