I really wish even in the simplest of ways that people learned (once again) to cook for themselves. I mean we for sure used to do it. But things are so different now, and even people who once used to have shifted towards a lot of convenience foods.

This might sound absolutely awful, because you’re encroaching on some nice food science there - but I think the foremost thing that needs to be learned is that not every meal must border “sublimely tasty.” And to find the joy in the simplicity and essence of a thing being the forefront of what can slowly translate into a wider experience of flavor down the line. But starting off simple, finding things you can manage without feeling overwhelmed or utilizing every dish in the kitchen. I think this is the best approach. Because flavor is wonderful, but it is hard to understand if you don’t even know where to start. And that is what has held up a lot of people I know that are my age (in their 30s). Because their own parents did not cook, or did not cook often. And they did not participate in kitchen rituals. And they have a very poor understanding of what to do with a kitchen as a whole. Which I think is why they always joke learning to boil water is the first place to start.