Eating to develop our dream..

*To be religious and spiritual, eat vegetable-quality food including
whole grain cereal, beans, vegetables, and friuts with the
minimum possible amount of animal food.

*To be social and businesslike, eat mostly vegetable-quality foods
including grains and beans, cooked in a standard way, in a wider variety
of methods with the addition of a small volume animal food.

*To perform heavy physical labor, eat more volume of food, including
whole cereal grains, beans, vegetables, and animal food, richly
cooked, as well as a larger volume of liquid.

*To be more intellectual, eat whole grains, beans, and vegetables with
the occasional addition of a small volume of animal food and fruits.

*To be more sensitive and aesthetic, eat mostly vegetable-quality
food, including raw salad. Fruits may be added, as well as a little
more liquid and a small amount of animal food if desired.

*To be physically active. eat regularly. To be mentally active, eat less volume.

*To be violent and warlike, eat more animal food and sugar, with a variety
of food prepared in a disorderly manner.

Taken from:
The book of Macrobiotics
The universal way of Health,
Happiness and peace
by
Michio Kushi

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The General store embodies so many different things
as you will see while this blog is slowly pieced together.

At the heart
Is Food.
Is how we eat, what we eat, why we eat what we eat.

Two of us come from chef/cooking backgrounds,
from Hospitality, a word we know so well in
Melbourne with all of its eating establishments yet
for us it is a way of being.
We want to share the value food and how it gets to the plate.

We have worked on organic farms,
in many different kitchens around the world,
and always fed whoever entered our home,
thus the store is an extension...

And there are many more than two of us that keep the store
and all it stands for going....