Attendees of the 2009 All Things Organic™ Conference & Trade Show got the inside scoop on what’s chic and new in the restaurant world from Christopher Koetke, Dean of the Culinary School, along with a few other expert panelists including Christopher Moyer from the National Restaurant Association and Ashley Rathgeber from Pizza Fusion. The lively “Culinary Trends 2009” panel on June 17, 2009 covered such topics as value driven trends in a tricky economy, philosophy driven trends such as local and organic, nutritional trends in menus and the use of social media as a way to educate and engage customers.