#TOP15 local trend stories of 2015

Cat yoga聽 D.C.’s cat cafe Crumbs and Whiskers hosted cat yoga classes in 2015. What, exactly, does this entail? . (WTOP/Rachel Nania)

WTOP/Rachel Nania

Modus Hotels is currently involved in two D.C. micro-hotel projects, including a 245-room POD Hotel-affiliated project at 627 H Street NW in Chinatown. (Courtesy Modus)

惭颈肠谤辞丑辞迟别濒蝉听 A growing trend is the shrinking room. In recent years, there鈥檚 been a shift toward tiny houses and petite apartments. And now the minimalist movement is hitting hotels. . (Courtesy Modus)

Courtesy Modus

In a year where fast-food giant McDonald鈥檚 saw a 4.6 percent slide in U.S. sales, fast-casual restaurants increased their sales by 10.5 percent. Sweetgreen was one of D.C.'s first healthy, fast-casual concepts. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The new face of fast food聽 Double-stacked burgers and super-sized fries are no longer the portrait of fast food. Instead, quinoa bowls, wood-fired flatbreads and locally sourced lamb pitas are winning over the hearts of time-strapped diners in the District. 聽聽 (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images

DAYBREAKER is a morning dance party, art performance and social event. (Courtesy DAYBREAKER)

‘Raving’ before work Most adventures that involve flashing neon lights, electronica beats, break dancers and acrobats with hula-hoops usually end in the early hours of the morning. But in the case of DAYBREAKER, that鈥檚 when the party is just getting started. . (Courtesy聽Travis Vaughn)

Courtesy聽Travis Vaughn

The main course on the Petit Gourmand children's tasting menu at Trummer's on Main: a beef shortrib stroganoff, served with homemade paparadelle pasta. (Courtesy Dusty Lockhart)

The kids menu goes gourmet聽 Clifton’s acclaimed聽Trummer鈥檚 on Main restaurant is catering to a new clientele聽with its tasting menu designed exclusively for children. . 聽 (Courtesy Dusty Lockhart)

Courtesy Dusty Lockhart

Elevated parks聽 A big project is turning a decades-long vision of connecting D.C.鈥檚 Southeast neighborhoods into a reality. And you have to see the modern design to believe it. . (OMA & Luxigon)

OMA & Luxigon

Three of the four founders of Denizens Brewing Company are women. D.C. is seeing a growing number of women leading the food and beverage industries. (Courtesy Denizens Brewing Company)

Women claim their place in the kitchen (and the brewery and the distillery)聽 More women are taking over traditionally male-dominated roles in D.C.’s food and beverage industries. Read about the shifting dynamics in the food and beverage industries. (Courtesy Denizens Brewing Company)

Courtesy Denizens Brewing Company

Patrons at the launch of Miami's newest Peruvian cafe, LeMar, were treated to the sweet and citrusy cocktail with a hint of lime, Wednesday, Dec. 18 213. The cafe will be operated by Chef Gaston Acurio, who owns 40 cafes around the world. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

A South American brandy rises to popularity聽 Move over, vodka. There鈥檚 a new neutral spirit taking over the cocktail shaker at your neighborhood bar. It鈥檚 pisco, and the brandy native to Peru and Chile is experiencing a renaissance in the U.S. . (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

AP Photo/J Pat Carter

For the last three years, Dupont Underground has been transforming the 75,000 square-foot subterranean space, once home to D.C.鈥檚 streetcar system, into a cultural hub. (Courtesy Arts Coalition of the Dupont Underground)

Plans for the Dupont Underground surface聽 One of the most exciting developments in the District is happening underground. . (Courtesy Dupont Underground)

Courtesy Dupont Underground

Urban Heights is a new Filipino-inspired restaurant in Bethesda. It is one of several Filipino restaurants to open this year.

Filipino food makes its foray into the District聽 Four聽Filipino restaurants opened in D.C. in 2015. . (Courtesy Urban Heights)

Courtesy Urban Heights

Beth Wolfe has been leading the beer and yoga classes at Capitol City for five months and hosts similar events at DC Brau, Mad Fox Brewing Company and Oby Lee, an Arlington wine bar. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)

Beer and wine’s latest pairing: yoga There’s growing interest in downward dogs and drinking. More local wineries and breweries are hosting fitness and tasting sessions. . (WTOP/Rachel Nania)

WTOP/Rachel Nania

Ma doesn鈥檛 deny that presentation also played a role in his decision to work with Kendrick. Diners eat with their eyes first, he says, so overall appearance can make or break a dish.

鈥淎 white plate is a great blank canvas and it makes the food stand out, but I think when you start to put [food] on a plate specifically made for you or made for that dish or made for your cuisine, it will show something to the diner,鈥� he says. (Courtesy Cloud Terre)

The art of dining: How artists enhance the dining experience聽 Artists work side-by-side with chefs, going over everything from the style and flavors of the food to the ambience of the space and then design tableware to enhance both. . (Courtesy Cloud Terre)

Courtesy Cloud Terre

Local Roots Farms is growing hydroponic lettuce in its shipping container farm. Soon, the business hopes to grow more fruits and vegetables and break into the D.C. market. (Thinkstock)

Shipping containers are the new farms聽 Neatly plowed fields, towering stalks of corn and a charming red barn all paint the picture of a classic American farm. But that image is about to change.聽The new face of agriculture could be a cluster of steel containers. . (Thinkstock)

Thinkstock

‘The meat you should eat’ There鈥檚 a new meat making its way onto the plates of Americans 鈥� only it isn鈥檛 new at all. It鈥檚 thought to have been one of the , and it鈥檚 a staple protein in several cuisines and cultures around the world, but for many Americans, goat is new. 聽 (WTOP/Rachel Nania)

WTOP/Rachel Nania

Bone broth trend gets hot聽 Forget kale, wheatgrass and cayenne pepper 鈥� the main ingredient going into today鈥檚 health drink of choice is bone. . (WTOP/Rachel Nania)

WTOP/Rachel Nania

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