How Hospitality Can Close the Food Gap

There is a disparity today between food knowledge and food preparation skills. The pre-pandemic state of affairs, which is reasonable to expect will return as vaccines become more available and cases decrease, provided us the opportunity to experience a wide variety of types and preparations of food without actually doing the cooking.  

For example, Americans dine out frequently, both at fine dining restaurants and more casual establishments, with delivery apps filling in for in-person seating at the moment.  Food programming on TV is at an all-time high, and every media format inundates us with all things food-related.  In many American cities, there are specialty food festivals that attract huge crowds -- again, something we can reasonably expect to return post-pandemic.

In short, good food has never been more part of the American consciousness than it is now. And yet, food preparation instruction is at an all-time low.  Home economics courses have been dropped from…