Edgier global fusion cooking, beer gardens and more creative comfort foods are among the trends New York City-based consultants Baum+Whiteman International expect to take off in 2012. Here the firm, which creates high-profile restaurants for clients around the world, looks at where the action will be in the coming year.

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The 9-9-9 tax scheme isn’t the first time this G.O.P. candidate has come up with an innovative way to collect revenue. His previous attempt, which focused on the restaurant world, was a victim of the dot-com boom in 2000. But it could work today.

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LivingSocial targets the final frontier of the deal marketplace: Free-spending foodies. Its special fine-dining-only service hopes to sign up high-end restaurants that have previously stayed out of the game. Price of the first offering: $250.

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