Many more men are learning how to cook. The interest in cooking at home seems to be blossoming. There are thousands of food-related shops and thousands of cookbooks being written. I think maybe an avid interest in food preparation skips a generation. But, they're not married and maybe they'll start cooking when they are in the future.
Kids seem to be getting sick of fast food.
They hear all about the benefits of eating healthy food from the TV and other media and they're interested in learning about the foods that are good for them and how to prepare them. Stay away from gadgets. I have very few. Corningware from 1965. I began using a microwave when I started developing recipes for Parade Magazine.