The National Restaurant Association recently polled more than 1,800 restaurant owners and chefs, finding that fresh food from close to home will remain key to consumers in 2010. Of the chefs surveyed, 88% said locally grown produce was the No. 1 hot trend for next year, while 84% said locally sourced meats and seafood were hot trends. The staff at Harper’s, a Fresh on the Menu restaurant in Columbia’s historic Five Points district, are already in step with this ongoing theme by being big believers in serving and cooking with local products. more . . .

Harper's Fresh on the Menu Winter Brunch