I am drawn to food books that change the pace of a day, not just the menu.
That is what I like about the sound of The Illustrated Guide to the Zen Tea Ceremony. It seems less interested in performance than in attention, how you sit, how you prepare, how you make room for a small ritual to matter.
I would not read this only for tea technique. I would read it for the reminder that the mood around food counts too.
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