While consumers seem to have a penchant for simpler foods that are closer to nature, this pastoral view of food does not apply to their kitchens. No one is demanding a return to ice boxes, open hearth cooking and root cellars. Instead, kitchen appliances and gadgets are becoming more high-tech with 21st century connectivity and artificial intelligence right around the corner, according the latest interview series on Kitchen of the Future from FutureFood 2050––a multiyear communicatio…