By KATIE WORKMAN, Associated Press As we tip into the New Year, we food writers are often tasked with putting on paper our predictions for what will be trending. Truly, this used to be a simpler task! Now, with food becoming more and more global, culinary innovations developing at the speed of light, social media weighing in, chefs feeling more empowered to break traditional rules — or to dig deep into their cultural roots — it’s kind of hard to know where to begin.