WELCOME TO OUR KITCHEN: What's with so much nostalgia in food trends?

Nostalgia is such a big part of food trends. It shows up in dining, cooking, cookbooks, food writing, even food packaging. Think of that old-fashioned truck on the Peach Truck boxes!Why is nostalgia such a big part of food trends, dining options, and even flash-popular things in North American cooking? Let's talk about the part of nostalgia in both our career and even in the books we've written.We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, authors of thirty-seven cookbooks. Our latest is COLD CANNING: small-batch preserving without the need of a steam or pressure canner. If you'd like to see that book, check out this link right here.Here are the segments for this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK:[01:14] Our one-minute cooking tip: Put your small children and pets out of the kitchen when you cook.[02:40] What's with so much nostalgia in food, dining, and cooking trends?[26:38] What’s making us happy in food this week: steamed Chinese riblets!