# Messaging Chef Support Get Cooking Help by E-mail By TechnoGadget | Published 2006-11-22 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cooking-help-by-email References: [coolest-gadgets](http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/) Always messing up when trying to cook? Websites like ChefsLine.com and Chefs.com will provide you with advice via email and instant-messaging. This [online cooking support](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sous-chef-patilla) is pretty cool given the recent increase in hobby cooking. [Web sites and Food TV shows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/recipe-hub1) are stimulating more people to try their hand in the kitchen. **Implications** - The increase in hobby cooking comes from a change in the way consumers view food. What once was seen as a simple way to provide nourishment is now seen as a way to experience pleasure, with consumers growing weary of tasteless diet food. Thus, cooking and eating has become a hobby that can easily be capitalized on. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.9/10 - Popularity: 9% | Activity: 10% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Online Cooking Support:** Get cooking advice from professionals via email and instant messaging. - **Hobby Cooking Trend:** Cooking and eating has become a hobby that can easily be capitalized on. - **Consumer Interest in Taste and Pleasure:** Consumers are looking for ways to experience pleasure and taste in their food. ### Where This Applies - **Food and Beverage:** Businesses in the food and beverage industry can capitalize on the hobby cooking trend and offer online cooking support to their customers. - **Technology:** Companies that offer online cooking support can leverage technology to provide personalized and timely advice to their customers. - **Media and Entertainment:** Media companies can create content that appeals to the hobby cooking trend and provide resources and tips for their audience to improve their cooking skills. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Global Recipe Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ive-been-cooking.md) - [Food Sharing Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/totallychefs.md) - [Smart Recipe Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/easychef.md) - [AI-Powered Culinary Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/be-my-chef.md) - [Virtual Cooking Adventures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/infinite-chef.md) - [Celebrity Chef Meal Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/celebrity-experiences.md) - [AI-Powered Recipe Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cookaifood.md) - [Global Chef Marketplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magical-chefs.md) - [Online Culinary Marketplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/online-culinary-marketplace.md)