The War Kitchen Letter #007 🥂


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All things Lifestyle, Nutrition & Gastronomy

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THE JOY OF COOKING NEVER
“People who cook at home eat higher quality food, consume less calories, spend less on food and have less weight gain over time”. Andrew puts the "Uber Eats Epidemic" under the microscope. Why are we cooking so little as a generation? Do we still want to? All these questions are answered. My opinion? It’s time we make cooking cool again. Home-cooked meals for family & friends. Ribeye roasts. Racks of Lamb. A meal cooked with love soothes the soul. And it's telling — so many have missed it.

BIOCHEMICAL EMASCULATION
Everyone knows to avoid porn, but nobody really talks about the underlying damage. Alejandro does an excellent job in doing so through the lens of biochemistry. Understand how it destroys & unwires your brain and realize it for what it truly is — a parasite that feeds off your testosterone.

ANCESTRAL & SEASONAL EATING
It’s a new old way to eat. Reject modernity. Embrace tradition. As the days get colder, Raymond gives a rundown on what it means to eat with the seasons. “Eat what the noble progenitors of your race would have eaten and accept nothing less”. Learn what it means to eat "Ancestrally".

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YOUR SELF IMAGE: IT'S WHO YOU ARE

Everyone can see how you view yourself. There's no hiding it. It’s in your eyes. The way you carry yourself. Your vibe. The energy you bring into the room.

Look outside. Most people walk the planet doubting themselves. Constantly wondering about what others think — an internal dialogue revolving around the EXTERNAL WORLD. All on the expectations and validation of random strangers that does not matter in the slightest.

How do you get out of this mental model?

See — the only way to walk through life with unshakeable confidence is to FIND YOURSELF. Not in the cliché modern self-care way, but to retreat & find solace in your mind. Ask yourself the important questions. Understand what matters to you. What in life brings you deep satisfaction. Identify the dreams you want to make reality. The live you want to live. Forge a path to make them come true.

Once it's all clear, or at least once you can visualize the next dot in the painting is when you start building momentum. Put each foot forward, one step at at time. The world is truly your oyster. Life is all but a GAME.

Once you have calibrated the compass, you will walk through rooms a new-born man, with a fervour & swagger to your step. Your thoughts start becoming about the INTERNAL. What's best for you & your tribe. Everything else a blur. Trivial. You now have a clear mission, and you're willing to use every waking moment to get there. You wake up and throw darts on the board until you're exhausted. You give thanks. Repeat. Deeply Fulfilled. No other way.

No reason to not TRULY BELIEVE you’re the luckiest man alive. God’s favorite. Blessed beyond belief.

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment"

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Born at the “dawn of a golden age”. An elixir of stimulants that races hearts; it’s creative elegance in a glass. One can only harness it's powers when it's made how it's supposed to be — with real, fresh ingredients. Pure espresso, made from authentic organic beans of coffee. Shards of pure cacao, fermented from cacao pods themselves. Fresh full-fat cream, Real Spirits. There's no shortcuts.

Scroll to Manuscripts Of The World for the Oral History of the Espresso Martini.