“We have become a nation of foodies,” Arthur Smith, executive producer of hits such as “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Kitchen Nightmares,” said. Food, food television and cooking is in a much different place ...

ARTHUR — Ervin Kauffman visits Yoder’s Kitchen, a local homestyle restaurant, often. Sometimes he arrives alone. “But I get visitors,” he said. “They just sit down with me.” It’s not difficult to find ...