Only during the 1970s and 1980s did television chefs such as James Beard and Jeff Smith shift the focus towards home-grown cooking styles, particularly those of the different ethnic groups within the nation.
Bara under 1970-talet och 1980-talet bytte tv-kockar såsom James Beard och Jeff Smith fokus mot inhemsk matlagningskultur, speciellt från olika etniska grupper inom landet.