Over the past 20 years, America's palate has changed dramatically.
More people travel abroad.
Supermarket aisles offer an international array of foods and seasonings. Home cooks are experimenting with tastes and techniques discovered through books and television. We have become more adventurous and discriminating about what we eat. Through her work as president of Fern Berman Communications, Inc., a New York-based public relations firm, Ms. Berman has been at the crossroads of this culinary journey, and has become one of today's most knowledgeable observers of culinary trends. She has gained media attention for chefs who became celebrities.