Full Description
Bring your favorite video game foods to life—spanning the '80s to present day—with easy recipes for game nights, themed parties, and just for fun!
If you've ever stopped in the middle of a quest because the on-screen food looked too good to be true, prepare yourself—they're not just pixels anymore. In The Video Game Chef, Cassandra Reeder (aka the Geeky Chef) has perfectly re-created favorite health boosts, level-ups, cooking challenges, and more, compiling 76 recipes from popular and cult video games from the 1980s to the present day for gamers of all ages, including:
The Legend of Zelda's Red Potion
Streets of Rage 2's Trash Can Chicken
Resident Evil's Jill Sandwich
Silent Hill 2's Butter Cake
World of Warcraft's Smoked Desert Dumplings
Cooking Mama's Spaghetti Neapolitan
Minecraft's Suspicious Stew
Final Fantasy XV's Kenny's Original Recipe
Genshin Impact's Sticky Honey Roast
And much more!
Along with the easy-to-make and delicious recipes are stunning video game-style food illustrations and recipe notes that are chock-full of fun and fascinating information about the foods and the games, allowing The Video Game Chef to immerse you in your favorite fantastical worlds while satisfying your appetite
Contents
TITLE SCREEN
CONSOLE TO KITCHEN TUTORIAL
THE '80s AND '90s
POWER PELLETS - PAC-MAN
MUSHROOMS - SUPER MARIO BROS
RED POTION - THE LEGEND OF ZELDA
WALL MEAT - CASTLEVANIA
GROG - THE SECRET OF MONKEY ISLAND
SPICY FOOD (AKA SUPERSPICY CURRY) - KIRBY'S DREAM LAND
YOSHI'S COOKIES - YOSHI'S COOKIE
GREEN CHEESE - ULTIMA VII: THE BLACK GATE
TRASH CAN CHICKEN - STREETS OF RAGE 2
PEANUT CHEESE BAR - EARTHBOUND
SWEET ROLL - THE ELDER SCROLLS: ARENA
"LEVEL ATE" FLAMIN' YAWN 'N' EGGS - EARTHWORM JIM 2
JURASSIC PORK SOUP - CHRONO TRIGGER
JILL SANDWICH - RESIDENT EVIL
MANA POTION - DIABLO
PARAMITE PIES - ODDWORLD: ABE'S ODDYSEE
TODAY'S SPECIAL - FINAL FANTASY VII
RATION - METAL GEAR SOLID
BATWING CRUNCHIES - EVERQUEST
CORN PASTA HARVEST - MOON 64
THE EARLY 2000s
COQ AU VIN - DEUS EX
BUTTER CAKE - SILENT HILL 2
ELIXIR SOUP - THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER
POKÉBLOCKS - POKÉMON RUBY AND SAPPHIRE
STARKOS - BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL
GRILLED CHEESE - THE SIMS 2
KOOPASTA - PAPER MARIO: THE THOUSAND-YEAR DOOR
SMOKED DESERT DUMPLINGS - WORLD OF WARCRAFT
PIZZA - DEVIL MAY CRY 3
THE FOWL WRAP - GRAND THEFT AUTO: LIBERTY CITY STORIES
SEA SALT ICE CREAM KINGDOM HEARTS II
SUPERB SOUP - THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS
SPAGHETTI NEAPOLITAN - COOKING MAMA
SANDVICH - TEAM FORTRESS 2
THE CAKE - PORTAL
CREME-FILLED CAKE - BIOSHOCK
BLANCMANGE - ODIN SPHERE
CHILI DOG - SONIC UNLEASHED
MABO CURRY - TALES OF VESPERIA
GREASY PROSPECTOR PORK AND BEANS - FALLOUT 3
PORO-SNAX - LEAGUE OF LEGENDS
2010 TO 2015
SINNER'S SANDWICH - DEADLY PREMONITION
TUMMY-TINGLING TUCHANKA SAUCE - MASS EFFECT 2
ELSWEYR FONDUE - THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM
SUSPICIOUS STEW - MINECRAFT
PIMENTACO - BORDERLANDS 2
CARROT SOUFFLÉ - GUILD WARS 2
APRICOT TARTLET - DISHONORED
PIEROGIES - DON'T STARVE
PRIESTLY OMELETTE - FINAL FANTASY XIV
SPICY RAMEN - DESTINY
CRAB RANGOON - FAR CRY 4
BELGIAN WAFFLES - LIFE IS STRANGE
BUTTERSCOTCHCINNAMON PIE - UNDERTALE
WYVERN WINGS - DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION
TAKOYAKI - YAKUZA 0
GINGERBREAD - THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT
2016 TO PRESENT
KENNY'S ORIGINAL RECIPE - FINAL FANTASY XV
ESTUS SOUP - DARK SOULS III
TACO TORNADO - OVERWATCH
PANCAKES - PERSONA 5
BLACKBERRY COBBLER - STARDEW VALLEY
POUTINE - DIVINITY: ORIGINAL SIN 2
CREAMY HEART SOUP - THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD
STUPENDOUS STEW - SUPER MARIO: ODYSSEY
DURR BURGER - FORTNITE
PEARSON'S STEW - RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2
CHEESE CURRY - POKÉMON SWORD AND SHIELD
SAGHERT AND CREAM - FIRE EMBLEM: THREE HOUSES
MIXED-FRUITS SANDWICH - ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS
STICKY HONEY ROAST - GENSHIN IMPACT
JAMBALAYA - CYBERPUNK 2077
CIORBĂ DE LEGUME - RESIDENT EVIL: VILLAGE
BUNNY DANGO - MONSTER HUNTER RISE
MILDUF'S TREAT - HORIZON: FORBIDDEN WEST
BOLUSES - ELDEN RING
MEALS AT A GLANCE
LEVELING UP
INDEX
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
