All this week on The Takeaway, we are exploring our changing attitudes about cuisine with our series: What’s Cooking: The Evolution of American Food.

Ever since the rise of women in the workforce, home cooking has been on a steady decline. Americans now spend more money eating out at restaurants than they do buying food at the grocery store.

But what role have popular television food shows played in shaping our eating habits?

Kara Miller, host of WGBH and PRI’s “Innovation Hub,” explains how the Food Network, a shaky start-up created 25 years ago, ended up increasing our appetites for eating more diverse foods, but not for cooking them.

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