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FaceTime with the Content Guy:  “Cook. Eat. Repeat.”

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I was reminded of something by a cooking newsletter I got this week:

Cooking, at root, is not an exercise in fantasy. It is a task, quotidian and necessary. If you wanna eat, you gotta cook.

And in those 23 words, I think, is a lesson for food retailers.

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