The Video Game Chef

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I thought this was such a great cookbook. I love how the recipes represent different video games from the 80s-2010s. I love seeing how there are different games being represented. From PacMan to Mario Brother to Sonic the Hedgehog to Resident Evil and a lot of games that are not super popular. And how it has different "levels" on the difficultly on the recipes from beginners to expert. There are so many recipes in here that I want to try and one cookbook I am so excited for it to come out.

I really enjoyed reading through this book. A gamer at heart, this was absolutely my jam: Harvest Moon 64 is a favourite game of mine, so it was a delight to see it featured. I even made the corn pasta for dinner! I've also made notes for some of the other recipes, and will definitely be trying them out soon.

This was an entertaining and easy read. Though I was unfamiliar with most of the games (and subsequently the foods), I still enjoyed perusing the recipes. I’m not sure if there were any recipes that I would have to try, but I appreciated the ingenuity. Well done and fun! Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

I loved this cookbook! So many good recipes from so many good video games over the years. I've already made. few recipes and they were delicious. I have a bunch more I'm planning to make!

This would make a great gift or any video game lover/ cooking lover in your life.

As a gamer and a food lover I was thrilled by this book. It includes good ole classics and the nostalgia vibe is definitely there. The whole game UX experience is there too and I really appreciated the variety of recipes, the whole menu options, the index and all the tips. The level of difficulty is pretty useful and lots of the recipes are easy to execute. Some are... a bit acrobatic but... as an experiment they are absolute fun. The beverages and cookies options are great for a tabletop rpg day! Your friends will be amazed!

I loved each section, the references to the games and the pictures were amazing. This would be perfect for the birthday party of a gamer of any age, but especially one who would have played the games in earlier decades.
I received a copy via NetGalley and all opinions are my own.

Though I'm very bad at it, I do love cooking so when I saw this book was up for advance copies I was definitely going to read it.
I love the 'title screen' and the level system, the variety of video games and the little opening for each recipe.
The instructions were clear and I really liked the stylised pictures. It would have been nice to have some kind of picture for all of them or real pictures to assist but it was mostly fine without.
My favourites were the Animal Crossing sandwiches and the Persona 5 pancakes : )


Thanks to Netgalley, the Publisher, and Cassandra Reeder for the arc.

OMG I absolutely love every aspect of this book and I am so excited that someone thought to do this! There are all kinds of treats from many of my fave home and arcade videogames. I actually cannot wait for this one to come out in print as I will definitely be buying one for my home and a few friends homes as well. Thank you for coming out with this much needed addition to any true gamer or game enthusiasts collection!!!

With Thanks to Cassandra Reeder and Quarto Publishing Group for an advanced readers copy of this cookbook.

5*

This cookbook was brilliant, I've only tried 3/4 of the recipes out but they each turned out great. The nostalgia going through the recipe list makes this a must buy for any gamer.

I loved this book! It was so unique! I know the teens (and even the adults) will love this book and want to try out the recipes!

This is such a great looking cookbook! It has such a wide range of foods, and I love how everything is based on games ordered by the years the game was published. The tone is very tongue in cheek with plenty of clever gaming references turned in to cooking metaphors while the instructions themselves are clearly laid out and accessible to beginners and experts alike. I also greatly appreciated that in the back the recipes were also listed in order of difficulty, as well as meal type in case you were looking for something specific. The only small problem I had was that while I loved the clever titles of each recipe tying them to their video game, I sometimes struggled in figuring out what type of food it actually was. That being said, it seems as though all of actual names of the types of food are listed in the index, so you can figure it out with a bit of work. If you love video games, new or old, and are interested in cooking, I highly recommend checking this book out.

I truly loved this. The little snippets of why that recipe and why that game were hilarious. The food all look incredible and this gave me a such wholesome nostalgia and instantly made me want to go back to some brilliant games from my past. Cannot wait for this to come out.

FINALLY a gamer cookbook that features recent games, and recipes for old games that aren't frequently put into books!

I thought this was really cute and amazing to see a cooking book like this. I enjoyed them took screenshots of what i wanted to try which was practically the entire thing. I loved it.

The Geeky Chef Cassandra Reeder brings to life the pixelated cuisine that Player Characters have been virtually salivating over since the 80s when Pac-Man was first released. Ever wondered what those squarish circles our yellow little friendly vigorously chomped down tasted like?
Here is your chance! This iconic cookbook boasts 76 different recipes inspired by video games from the 80's until present day. No need to worry about farming or drop rates with this book!
The recipes are divided by year of game release and rated by difficulty level and items needed (common to legendary!).
Some of my favorites include "Wallmeat" for those fans of Castlevania, "Ration" for old school Konomi lovers, Sea Salt Ice Cream for who follow the adventures of Sora with his keyblade, and of course the infamous "Cake" from Portal is also included (or maybe it's just a lie.)
Each recipe comes with interesting factoids about it's gaming origins as well as hints and mods to help out with crafting.
Perfect for any gourmet gamers out there!

Have you ever wanted to make food based on your favorite video games well now you can with the video game chef cookbook from games like Pac man and Super Mario to games from the early 2000s