NRN staff Datassential.

🍴 Vodka sauce, a tomato-based pasta sauce with vodka for flavor depth, varies in color from reddish-orange to pink, appealing for social media. Named "New European" cuisine of 2024 by Datassential, it's gaining popularity on restaurant menus. Present on 5.5% of US menus, 35% of Americans have tried vodka sauce, a traditional Italian-American dish.

🍻 The Bloody Maria, a variation of the Bloody Mary with tequila instead of vodka, is becoming popular in U.S. restaurants. This over 100-year-old drink has gained traction among Hispanic consumers, flexitarians, pescatarians, and Generation X, partly due to the broader trend of global flavors and the rise of agave-based spirits. Datassential highlights its growing recognition in contemporary culture.