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A Gothic Cookbook: Hauntingly Delicious Recipes Inspired by 13 Classic Tales

Ella Buchan and Dr Alessandra Pino, with illustrations by Lee Henry

A beautiful literary cookbook that re-creates dishes from your favourite Gothic novels, with original and delicious recipes inspired by ingredients, themes and famous scenes.

Publication date: 03 October, 2024

Status: Published

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Dimensions: 252 × 173 mm - UK Edition, recipes use UK measurements.

An exclusive set of illustrated recipe cards to inspire a Gothic-themed meal for yourself or to try with friends, family or your book club.

An exclusive Gothic-inspired bar blade with a quote from a classic text.

A beautifully illustrated booklet of libations inspired by favourite Gothic novels. More than a dozen cocktail recipes include a Mint Espresso Martini, inspired by coffee and creme de menthe in Ira Levin’s Rosemary’s Baby, a Champagne cocktail as quaffed by vampires in Jewelle Gomez’s The Gilda Stories, and a Corpse Reviver 1818 – stiffened with absinthe and named in honour of the year Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was published. And, of course, your very own Cup of Stars a la Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House – though ours is a sheer, silky-smooth clarified rum milk punch based on an 18th-century recipe.

Page count: 224 - UK Edition, recipes use UK measurements.

Receive a set of 13 beautifully illustrated, downloadable cards with vegetarian recipes from A Gothic Cookbook, with step-by-step instructions for dishes such as a Shepherd's Breakfast Bake (a savoury bread pudding inspired by a meal devoured by Frankenstein's creature), walnut ravioli from Rebecca and a meat-free take on Jonathan Harker's paprika hendl (Dracula). (There will be tried and tested vegan adaptations where relevant.)

A tea towel emblazoned with a bespoke illustration from the cookbook.

A set of 3 exclusive, downloadable cocktail recipe cards, each accompanied by a beautiful illustration by Lee Henry, and with step-by-step instructions of how to mix up Gothic, gin-based cocktails such as the Fright Lady, an absinthe-soaked twist on the classic drink, White Lady.

A signed, limited edition a4 art print by the illustrator of a gothic cookbook, Lee Henry. Your print will be printed in colour on high quality 300gsm paper.

An opportunity for you to write a personal dedication to a lost loved one that will be featured in a special section at the front of A Gothic Cookbook (up to 20 words). LIMITED TO 15.

A one-off A3 illustration of yourself or the subject of your choice hand-drawn and signed by the illustrator of A Gothic Cookbook, Lee Henry.

A beautiful, drawn-to-order portrait of your beloved animal companion, whether gerbil, guinea pig or Great Dane. Hand-drawn in a gloriously Gothic style by Lee Henry, illustrator of A Gothic Cookbook, and including your pet's name. Your Gothic pet portrait will be printed in colour on A3 high-quality 300gsm paper. Limited to 10.

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‘Beautifully written, artfully illustrated, and filled with wonderful recipes' Tom Parker Bowles

A literary-inspired cookbook that reveals the hidden meaning behind food in your favourite Gothic tales, from Jane Eyre to Beloved, The Picture of Dorian Gray to The Haunting of Hill House.

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 Cookbook is the perfect culinary companion for those of you who enjoy a slice of the macabre with your meal. Featuring hand drawn, original illustrations by Lee Henry and a foreword by Leone Ross.

'The perfect guide to cooking meals inspired by some of the book world’s favourite monsters' Book Riot

‘One of the most inspiring books I have read in years' Ivan Day, food scholar and broadcaster

‘Wickedly delicious' Annie Gray, author of The Official Downton Abbey Cookbook

‘Will leave you wanting more' Jewelle Gomez, author of The Gilda Stories

The recipes include in the book are based on UK measurements, for an edition with US measurements please go to Andrews McMeel Publishing.

About the Author

Ella Buchan and Dr Alessandra Pino, with illustrations by Lee Henry

Ella Buchan is an experienced journalist and editor specialising in food and travel, and with a penchant for the darker things in life. Her writing has been published in The Times, National Geographic Traveller Food, the Independent and others. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne and now settled by the coast just outside the city, she has a First-Class bachelor’s degree in English Literature – and a WSET Level 3 (advanced) qualification in wines. A Gothic Cookbook perfectly marries her passions for writing, literature and food, all in one deliciously dark package.

Dr Alessandra Pino is an expert on the intersections of the Gothic, food, and cultural memory. Born in Hampstead, London, to an Italian mother and Venezuelan diplomat father, Alessandra grew up in different countries and across cultures and languages. She holds degrees from ‘L’Orientale’ University, Naples (Italy), and from the University of Westminster (UK, MA in Translation Studies); she was awarded a PhD in Food, Cultural Memory, and the Gothic in 2022. Alessandra worked with a Michelin-starred chef for nearly ten years before moving to academia, researching and publishing on food, cultural memory, the supernatural and the Gothic.

Lee Henry is an illustrator and designer based in Newcastle upon Tyne. With a background in editorial and publishing, he has worked with leading brands such as BBC Good Food, Radio Times and Where magazine. He provides specialist food and drink branding and design via his agency, Ounce Of Style. His unique illustrations combine intricate hand-drawn line work with digital colour elements and are influenced by his love of food, travel, vintage style and jazz music.

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A Gothic Cookbook: Hauntingly Delicious Recipes Inspired by 13 Classic Tales