Sure, the farm-to-bar trend is forecast to be big in 2011. But mixologists take note: If you’re looking for specifics on new fruits, vegetables and herbs that have a chance to boost your cocktail business this year, check out what one of the world’s leading flavor purveyors sees on the horizon.

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You know things are getting weird in the seafood segment when Legal Sea Foods picks a fight with sustainable seafood activists. But that’s what will take place on Monday, Jan. 24, when the 31-restaurant chain hosts a four-course meal featuring so-called “blacklisted” fish at its Park Square location in Boston. Wait until you get a load of what this spat is about.

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Step aside, Sarah Palin and other Republican president hopefuls who covet their party’s 2012 presidential bid. Herman Cain, longtime c.e.o. of Godfather’s Pizza and former head of the National Restaurant Association, wants it, too. He’s a Tea Party favorite with a media platform and, if you’ve ever heard him give a speech, you know there’s a reason they call him the “Hermanator.”

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