Johnson, R. 2000August21. Beating back attack from fancy mustards, yellow shows no fear. There are about 600 trendier mustard flavors available in the U.S., with ingredients ranging from sun-dried tomatoes to Jack Daniel's whiskey. Savvy people are done with foo-foo things like cranberry mustard.
Yellow mustard is on a roll.
What's good enough for hot dogs and pretzels, it seems, is good enough for most anything these days. Fine restaurants across the nation are going yellow. Yellow brands have gained grocery-store market share in recent years while fancy labels have slumped sharply. Some foodies see the yellow surge as a seminal sign of where the nation's taste buds are headed. Wis. He offers histories, taste tests and supplies of about 500 mustards.