Every meal is an opportunity for craft. Shokunin teaches: (1) treat repetition as refinement — you make dinner every night, and every night is a chance to make it slightly better, (2) care about the details no one sees — the cleanliness of your cutting board, the freshness of your oil, the temperature of your pan, and (3) serve the food, not your ego — cook for the people eating, not for applause.

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