The tenzo manages food in Zen monasteries: he is the head chef, the person responsible for ensuring that monks are fed. One of Dogen's most approachable texts is the Tenzo Kyokun, Instructions for the Cook, where he discusses not just cooking soup, but cooking all of life.
Treeleaf Zendo (https://www.treeleaf.org)
Jundo's book, The Zen Master's Dance: A Guide to Understanding Dōgen and Who You Are in the Universe (https://wisdomexperience.org/product/the-zen-masters-dance/)
How to Cook Your Life: From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment (https://amzn.to/3qzc1gq), translation of Tenzo Kyokun with commentary by Kosho Uchiyama.
A series of old video talks (https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?12716-Master-Dogen-s-INSTRUCTIONS-FOR-THE-COOK-%28REPOST%29) by Jundo Cohen on Instructions for the Cook
Theme music by Kiku Day (http://www.kikuday.com).
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