Big ideas, Small packages

By Nadine Kam

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 28, 2011

~~<p>In the competition for diners' hearts and minds in 2011, it was no contest: David won over Goliath.</p>
<p>Smaller was mo' betta in the dining world to all those scraping by on salaries reduced or eliminated via furlough, giveback or layoff. Also as a matter of economics, smaller proved more accessible to legions of social media denizens eager to praise or pan their latest finds, creating buzz for the most affordable restaurants and food trucks that play to the swarm's search for the next big, small thing: Popper or Puffette, anyone?</p>
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In the competition for diners' hearts and minds in 2011, it was no contest: David won over Goliath.

Smaller was mo' betta in the dining world to all those scraping by on salaries reduced or eliminated via furlough, giveback or layoff. Also as a matter of economics, smaller proved more accessible to legions of social media denizens eager to praise or pan their latest finds, creating buzz for the most affordable restaurants and food trucks that play to the swarm's search for the next big, small thing: Popper or Puffette, anyone? Login for more...