Flavor and Wellness

Tiktok

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A rustic, golden-brown Depression-Era Water Cake, baked without frosting, sits invitingly on a wooden table in a sunlit kitchen.
Recipes

Old-fashioned cake recipe without frosting goes viral online

In the last month, a 'Depression-Era Water Cake' recipe, requiring no eggs, milk, or butter, has racked up 50 million views on TikTok, sparking a global trend for simpler, frosting-free desserts.

Isabella Cortez·July 5, 2026
Split image: warm family kitchen with grandmother and child cooking, juxtaposed with a smartphone displaying a modern cooking tutorial.
Food

Social media: Erasing family recipes or preserving heritage?

Social media is profoundly shifting how culinary knowledge is transmitted, with Gen Z increasingly learning recipes online, impacting family food traditions while also offering new avenues for preservation.

Isabella Cortez·May 7, 2026
An elderly Italian grandmother smiling while teaching a young person to make pasta, symbolizing the nonnamaxxing trend of embracing traditional routines for wellness.
Trends

Why TikTok's Nonnamaxxing Trend is About More Than Just Italian Grandmas

On TikTok, a platform synonymous with fleeting trends, millions of young people are now embracing the seemingly anachronistic daily routines of Italian grandmothers to combat modern stress.

Lauren Fisk·May 5, 2026