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My Story

I am an ordinary Homo sapiens who grew up close to nature.
I was raised in Nabari, Japan, a place defined by distinct seasons, soil, water, and time. As a child, my days were spent outdoors — getting dirty, observing animals and plants, and learning how everything interacted without instruction or ideology.

From an early age, I noticed something that felt inconsistent.
Life in nature functioned through balance and adaptation, yet modern society relied on constant intervention — routines, products, and systems that no other species required to survive. This gap stayed with me.

As I moved into adulthood, I carried both worlds with me.
One part of me understood natural systems intuitively. Another tried to navigate modern expectations of success. For a long time, I lived between those two perspectives, unsure which direction was sustainable.

No matter the restaurant, the inputs were largely identical — refined seed oils, sugars, ultra-processed grains, and additives. These were chosen for cost, shelf life, and consistency, not biological compatibility. The more I learned, the harder it became to ignore the disconnect.

Homo sapiens evolved over long timescales, adapting to natural foods through gradual exposure. Modern food systems introduce novel compounds at industrial speed. Biology does not adapt that quickly. The result is cumulative strain rather than resilience.

​I reached a point where I could no longer serve food I would not eat myself.
That decision was not about rejecting others or claiming moral authority — it was about internal consistency. If food could not support my own long-term function, I could not offer it to others.

 

Today, my work is an extension of that decision.
I design food around known biological constraints, using ingredients and methods that reduce unnecessary interference and improve predictability. This is not about perfection or purity. It is about improving odds in a heavily domesticated environment.

I do not claim to have answers for everyone.
I simply share what has worked for me — openly, transparently, and without obligation. If people see the effects and choose differently as a result, that choice is theirs.

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That is the path I am committed to continuing.​​

By focusing on locally sourced, nutrient-dense ingredients and avoiding unnecessary additives and synthetic chemicals, I design food that works within the biological constraints of Homo sapiens.

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©2025 by 熾火焼き 菊池 Okibiyaki Kikuchi

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