- Overview
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A workaholic whose health start deteriorating learns about the macrobiotic diet and begins to enjoy a slightly uncomfortable but rather romantic lifestyle.
- Book Intro
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(English) Recipes for a Better Tomorrow
The story of an author who was a severe workaholic, but took a break and started making healthy food to regain physical and mental health. The cuisine that Madonna enjoys, Macrobiotic, is a dietary lifestyle that recommends using ingredients whole, cooking them to preserve their vitality, and advocating for a vegetarian diet. Through this Macrobiotic lifestyle, the author not only restores physical health but also mental health. The book includes stories about dining tables with different seasonal colors, stories about fresh seasonal ingredients, stories about living without disposable items, and stories about a romantic lifestyle that, even though inconvenient, helps one regain the romance of life. Currently, the author runs a pop-up restaurant and conducts cooking classes in Sangsu-dong, Seoul.
- About the Author
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Jeon Hyeyeon
(English) Chun studied in Kyoto, Japan, and worked in Tokyo. Living life as a workaholic, Chun lost her health and took a leave of absence, during which she discovered macrobiotics and became a vegetarian. However, their inherent tendency to be an overachiever couldn't be changed, and she completed the highest-level instructor course at the macrobiotic cooking school, in Lima, Japan. Currently, she is developing menus and curricula to popularize macrobiotics, while running a pop-up restaurant, 'Today,' and macrobiotic cooking classes. She dreams of one day opening a macrobiotic cooking studio, where she can share their accumulated experiences and enjoy them together with others.
(Japanese) 日本の京都で学び、東京の会社に通った。ワーカーホリックで不健康になり、休職しながらマクロビオティックに出会い菜食主義者になった。日本のマクロビオティッククッキングスクール『リマ』で最上位コースである師範過程を終えた。今はマクロビオティックの大衆化のためにメニューとカリキュラムを開発しながら、ポップアップ食堂『オヌル(今日)』とマクロビオティッククッキングクラスを運営している。
