Cookbooks
How to Make Very Real Food From Fictional Plates
Direwolf shortbread, anyone?
There’s never been a better time to retreat to a fictional world, so Heated talked with Jimmy Wong and Ashley Adams, the creators behind The Feast of Fiction Kitchen: Recipes Inspired by TV, Movies, Games & Books, about how to bring that spirit to the kitchen.
Heated: How did Feast of Fiction come to be? What is it about your love of food and fiction that inspires your recipes?
Jimmy: I was originally standing around my kitchen table with my brother and asking the question, “What book doesn’t exist yet that needs to?” and we came up with Feast of Fiction. We both grew up reading books like the Redwall series by Brian Jacques and loved how he described the magnificent food spreads. Our passion started there, and I quickly realized just how many other fictional properties had amazing foods to recreate.
Ashley: It’s an awesome dynamic, really. Jimmy is the gamer and enthusiast with all of our nerdy insight into each fictional world, and I bring the culinary experience and knowledge to the show so we don’t blow anything up. It’s the dream team!
What is your favorite recipe from the book, and does it correspond to your favorite book/show/game?
