The Living Room Is Out, Long Live The Social Kitchen
We have all adapted to new patterns of living, witnessing a substantial change in the way we spend time in our homes. For instance, men used to endure a peculiar wave of anxiety when passing by the kitchen, an almost suffocating dread that they might be summoned to clean off the table. Today, they spend most of their time hanging out in the kitchen, connecting with good food and their beloved company. This particular shift occurred when the rise of the social kitchen subtly persuaded us to regard the living room as something outdated, even redundant in the modern home….
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