According to Mode Australia, a now defunct magazine published by Australian Consolidated Press, French fries, fresh crab cakes and mesculun (sic) salads were very ‘hot’ at the end of the ’80s. On the other hand, crocodile steaks, doner kebabs and char-grilled anything were ‘cold’.  Mode’s summary of 80s food trends made interesting reading. Mode, which … Continue reading 1989 food trends. French fries hot, crocodile steaks cold.