By Ella Buchan and Dr Alessandra Pino, with illustrations by Lee Henry £25.00 + Shipping
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About The Book
A literary-inspired cookbook that reveals the hidden meaning behind food in your favourite Gothic tales, from Jane Eyre to The Picture of Dorian Grey, The Haunting of Hill House to The Gilda Stories.
Dracula lulls his victim into a false sense of security with a spicy, smoky, peppery stew, served here with black tagliatelle for full Gothic effect. Frankenstein’s ‘monster’ starts out as a vegetarian who feasts on acorns, which happen to make crumbly, delicately sweetened bread. A sumptuous honeymoon dinner of pheasant with hazelnuts and chocolate signals consumption and indulgence in The Bloody Chamber, while the dripping crumpets and melt-in-the-mouth angel cake from Rebecca are pawns in a battle for control.
With knife-sharp analysis followed by divinely delicious, approachable recipes and hand-drawn illustrations, A Gothic Cookbookis the perfect culinary companion for those of you who enjoy a slice of the macabre with your meal.
Featuring a foreword by Leone Ross.
As tasty as it is terrifying, a delicious leap into the pits of both our nightmares and our stomachs.
Hardback311 Pledges
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Bar Blade46 Pledges
An exclusive Gothic-inspired bar blade with a quote from a classic text.
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Illustrated Recipe Cards15 Pledges
An exclusive set of illustrated recipe cards to inspire a Gothic-themed meal for yourself or to try with friends, family...
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co*cktail Booklet61 Pledges
A beautifully illustrated booklet of libations inspired by favourite Gothic novels, printed in full colour on high-quali...
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Ebook666 Pledges
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Downloadable Vegetarian Recipe Cards5 Pledges
Receive a set of13 beautifully illustrated, downloadable cards with vegetarian recipes fromA Gothic Cookbook, with ste...
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Tea Towel29 Pledges
A tea towel emblazoned with a bespoke illustration from the cookbook.
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Downloadable co*cktail Recipe Cards11 Pledges
A set of 3 exclusive, downloadable co*cktail recipe cards, each accompanied by a beautiful illustration by Lee Henry, and...
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Signed Hardback396 Pledges
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Rebecca Recipe Cards0 Pledges
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Afternoon Tea0 Pledges
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A4 Art Print3 Pledges
A signed, limited edition a4 art print by the illustrator of a gothic cookbook, Lee Henry. Your print will be printed in...
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Write A Personal Dedication0 Pledges
An opportunity for you to write a personal dedication to a lost loved one that will be featured in a special section at ...
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Bespoke Illustration1 Pledges
A one-off A3 illustration of yourself or the subject of your choice hand-drawn and signed by the illustrator of A Gothic...
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Gothic Pet Portrait10 Pledges
A beautiful, drawn-to-order portrait of your beloved animal companion, whether gerbil, guinea pig or Great Dane. Hand-dr...
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Patron0 Pledges
Be one of the book's biggest supporters and have your name listed on the Patron list in the front of the book.
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Updates From The Author
Something wicked this way comes...
And something rather delicious, too - as our cookbook embarks on its final journey into print. The final edits have been made, the fonts have been chosen, and our tweaked, touched up, polished and per...
01.02.2024
An invited guest: introducing our foreword writer
Some exciting news… The fabulous Leone Ross has agreed to write the foreword to A Gothic Cookbook. Leone’s novel, This One Sky Day, was long-listed for the Women’s Prize For Fiction in 2022. Like much...
28.04.2023
A Cobbled Creature, Or, Where's My Book?
He spends months working on it.. Sacrificing his personal life. Shutting himself away from the outside world. Digging up body parts. Raiding morgues... Grave-robbing aside, we're equally dedicated whe...
18.01.2023
“Don't do it, Eleanor told the little girl; insist on yourcup of stars..."
It's that time of year again; the days are crisper, the nights are chillier, and doorsteps are dotted with carved, candlelit pumpkins. Halloween is creeping up with spindly, skeletal limbs, and we're ...
25.10.2022
Recipe: Mina's Paprika Hendl
As the nights become as chilly as Dracula's draughty lair, we have a recipe to warm the co*ckles: Paprika Hendl, just like the one Jonathan Harker longed for Mina to recreate at home. It's one of the r...
20.09.2022
We made it! A thank you, and a co*cktail on us...
Well, it's official – the world's first cookbook inspired by Gothic literature will be published! We say it a lot but never enough – thank you! We know there's always a leap of faith to be made when s...
15.07.2022
Lucky for some
We’ve been a bit quiet lately but, now that we’re very (very) close to reaching our target and releasing our monster into the wild, here’s a long overdue update. The main motivation behind the book is...
15.06.2022
"Don't be silly, honey..." A mousse to mark the 55th anniversary of Rosemary's Baby
This weekend marks 55 years since Rosemary's Baby was published. Ira Levin's terrifying tale depicted witchcraft and devilry creeping into the domestic realm in the most insidious manner, and food is ...
09.03.2022
Happy birthday, Toni Morrison!
It's been a while since our last update, so we thought we should let you know what we've been up to. So far, 2022 has been a flurry of perfecting our recipes, testing, tasting and testing again. One o...
17.02.2022
A Very Gothic Gift
Hello everyone, We know some of you have pledged – or might be thinking of pledging – for a copy of our spooky cookbook for the Gothic/food/literature lovers in your life, so we've designed a card tha...
09.12.2021
All Hallows' Eve: A Very Gothic Menu
Hello, and happy (nearly) Halloween! We've put together a three-course menu as a little treat (no tricks here), with recipes for a starter, main and dessert from the cookbook, along with an aperitif f...
28.10.2021
All Hallows' Month
Spooky season is here at last! To celebrate, we'll be posting tricks and treats (mostly treats) every day, advent-style. There will be cooking tips, recipe inspiration, spooky facts, discount codes, v...
04.10.2021
That Very Special Gingerbread
Last night I dreamt I ate some gingerbread again... We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has so generously and enthusiastically supported our spooky cookbook. You've helped us to pass the h...
02.09.2021
Afternoon tea & tart tangerines: new excerpt from A Gothic Cookbook
We've been rather busy this month, in the nicest possible way: researching 1930s recipe books and whisking, folding, whipping, griddling, baking our way to the perfect Manderley afternoon tea. It wasn...
26.08.2021
Afternoon tea & tart tangerines: new excerpt from A Gothic Cookbook
We've been rather busy this month, in the nicest possible way: researching 1930s recipe books and whisking, folding, whipping, griddling, baking our way to the perfect Manderley afternoon tea. It wasn...
26.08.2021
Gothic Pets
Hello! This week, while we've been writing, drawing and recipe testing as usual, our resident "Goth dog" Dolly has been patiently posing for this portrait to demonstrate our latest crowdfunding pledge...
14.07.2021
A Gothic Cookbook: Project update
Hello everyone, Just a note to say thank you to all of our supporters so far. We're not quite a month into funding and are close to a third of the way there, so hopefully it shouldn't be long until ou...
30.06.2021
Have a (virtual) co*cktail on us
After a little over a week, A Gothic Cookbook is already one-fifth funded. We're thrilled that so many people "get" our proudly strange cookbook because, let's face it, it isn't exactly your tradition...
12.06.2021
Dawn of the dead (good cookbook)
We're on our way! Thank you so much to our first supporters for having faith in our project. We're all very proud and very nervous, so having people pledge for the book (and beyond) on DAY ONE has bee...
02.06.2021
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