| A lot of people cringe at the word "trend." After all -- how does one really determine if something is a trend, or a fad. Certainly, media professionals have been accused of creating trends where there really aren't. But in the past year we've seen a lot of activity around all of the examples below. Although you may have seen lots of these grow before 2011, the 11 trends below really reached their apex in 2011. Feel free to express your disagreement in the comments below but this is our list and we're sticking to it! BLOG POSTS  | Imbibe: 5 Ways To Toast Repeal Day
This Monday marks the 78th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition, and to mark the occasion, we've gathered a handful of cocktails to celebrate. |  | Tony Sachs: Ring Out The Old With 9 New Spirits: Rums, Ryes, Bourbons & More
Here are a few of the best newly-released spirits out there, perfect for giving, receiving and of course drinking. |  | Menuism: The Bartender's Guide To Preventing Hangovers
I cannot count, nor can I even begin to remember the number of hangovers I've had in the near-twenty years of imbibing I've enjoyed as an adult -- most of which I've hazarded as a bar owner. |  | Meathead: Chestnuts Roasted On An Open Fire, In The Oven, In The Microwave, Steamed Or Boiled
Warm fresh chestnuts are soft, fleshy, sensuous, creamy and sweet. They are best served with a glass of port or a mug of hot glögg and, on the bearskin rug, in front of the fireplace, with Nat King Cole in the background. |  | Robert Hormats: Food Safety in a Global World
Open food markets can augment domestic food supplies, reduce supply variability, and make more efficient use of global resources. Trade is part of the solution, not part of the problem. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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