The Anime Café

 

The Anime Café is a fun collection of anime themed tutorials and recipes by Nadine Estero. Due out 3rd Sept 2024 from Quarto on their Rock Point imprint, it's 160 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats. 

The recipes all have specific anime tie-ins from a -wide- variety of popular and less well known shows, from Pokemon and Deathnote to Free! and Spy x Family. They're sort of randomly arranged thematically: classics, comfort food, and cute (kawaii) dishes. 

Recipes include an introduction and text box with info about what show and episode the dish comes from. The author has also included yields, prep/cook/cooling times. Ingredients are listed in a bullet list sidebar, followed by step by step cooking directions. Ingredient measures are given in imperial (American) units, with metric in parentheses (yay!). Tips, alternatives, and prep hints are also provided in highlighted text boxes at the end of the recipes.

There are no photographs, but all the dishes are clearly illustrated (see cover art). This would absolutely star in conjunction with an anime binge watching party with friends. Five stars. Highly recommended for fans of anime or anime/manga culture. I could see this also being a good choice for a reluctant cook, to get them into the kitchen and making food.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.