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+> **This repository will stop updating and be archived.**
+>
+> I probably won't be interested in cooking in the near future, even though I recently moved into an new apartment with a great kitchen and was hoping to make some food vlogs. I have forever lost the girl who taught me how to cook, tasted every dish on the menu, and would smile and praise my cooking.
+>
+> I guess I'll just continue ordering takeout.
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 # 🍔 Chen’s Private Cuisine
 
 I've recently developed a passion for cooking, so I've been organizing and updating my menu using Typst (just for fun). The resulting menu.pdf file is available at https://files.cuichen.cc/menu.pdf.