Is fine dining over? Are we all getting more experimental? Can we become ‘slim by design’? And should we feel guilty about food? As part of our Expert Outlook 2016 series we speak to three food and drink experts about the future of eating out, cooking in and getting our five-a-day.

Americans say they cook around five evening meals a week, but only three of those meals are prepared using fresh ingredients. The very definition of home cooking is changing – people enjoy food more than ever, but they're increasingly starved of time. So how exactly are people cooking at home?

Dining out is evolving. With the restaurant industry now worth over £40 billion in the UK alone, more venues are taking inspiration from theatre, television and film to create story-rich, immersive and highly sensory experiences that entice new diners through the door.

Americans are becoming more adventurous with their meals and they’re looking for interesting new flavours when they decide to eat out. As a result, consumers are switching sandwiches for sushi, and ethnic cuisines are becoming firm favourites for many daring diners.