Really enjoyed this cookbook, full of cute, cozy and fun recipes that will for sure make your mouth water. If you're a fan of anime you'll recognize some of the dishes, which for me just made me want to try them even more!
Even if you don't know every single anime mentioned in the book, there's always a small summary at the beginning of each recipe.

I really appreciate the author for using both measurement systems (cups and kg).
The recipes are easy to follow, and the illustrations make them sound/look even more delicious!

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for a digital ARC in return for an honest review.

Detailed recipes to adorable and cute memorable anime food. Great pictures and oh so cute 🥰 From sweet to salty and easy to medium level recipes.

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.

I had such a great time with this cookbook! Being pretty new to anime, I recognized a few dishes, but most were awesome new finds that really got me excited to check out more shows. The recipes were super clear and easy to follow, with lots of helpful tips along the way.

I especially loved the super cute artwork that came with each recipe—it made the whole experience so much fun. The background stories and inspirations behind each dish added another layer of enjoyment, making me feel more connected to the culture and the shows.

I can't wait to get back in the kitchen and make more tasty and adorable anime-inspired food. This cookbook has not only given me new things to cook but also made me even more interested in exploring anime. I'm looking forward to trying out more recipes and discovering new shows, one delicious dish at a time!

*Thank you to NetGalley, Nadine Estero and Quarto Publishing Group – Rock Point, for providing the opportunity to read this eARC in exchange for a review, but all thoughts are my own*

What a delightful cookbook! I love the illustrations and the attention to detail. It even gives references and context for exact episode that the food or drink comes from. I haven't tried following the recipes yet, but it looks like there is a range from simpler to more difficult. I think this would make a perfect gift for the anime lovers in your life, and I can't wait to see the pictures in a physical copy.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

I obsessed with this cookbook. I already know that I am going to buy multiple copies to use as house warming and birthday gifts.

The art is gorgeous! The amount of detail that went into each picture is insane. The picture of the Anya and Bond dumplings was probably my favourite, but I loved everything.

From the cream puffs from Mashle to Hinata’s onigiri from Naruto, this book has everything you could want.

I absolutely adored Nadine Estero’s The Anime Chef Cookbook and was ecstatic to have the pleasure to read The Anime Café. Everything about this cookbook is adorable! The visuals. The illustrations. The layouts. These all go together very well, resulting in an aesthetically pleasing cookbook. The recipes were also clear and concise, making it easy to follow with inclusion of both imperial and metric units of measurements. I love how each dish connects to a specific anime and the little blurb for each dish really adds to the overall theme. This would make a wonderful addition to one’s collection!

This is a very cute book, some recipes are quick and easy and some take a decent amount of time to prep and bake. My daughter likes anime and this seemed like a fun book for us to make something together. She is picky but maybe she will try things outside of her comfort zone, I think trying the different drinks will be our go to’s.

I received this as an ARC from NetGalley for an honest review.

The art in this is really cute and the recipes look really fun there’s a few I really want to try! I really appreciate that there’s art for each recipe it makes me more inclined to want to try it. The color choices and themes look great too!

This is so great! The recipes are easy to follow, the layout is really aesthetically pleasing and the art is adorable! I can't wait to try some of these recipes

I loved this cookbook. The only thing that could have made it better were actual photos, but the drawings are super cute.

I liked the fact that they mentioned the anime, season and episode where you can see that type of food/beverage.

Regarding the recipes, the units are both imperial and metric, the instructions are quite clear, and usually the ingredients are not uncommon.

All in all a great addition in the kitchen if you are looking for something fun to impress your otaku friends, or are looking for cute recipes to make when you want something easy to enjoy while relaxing.

This was a cozy short read, perfect for summer or cold weather. I love that it has a touch of every anime dish (from popular to underrated) and classic dishes to complex ones such as: timeless or decorated drinks, cheesecakes, cream puffs, pancakes, parfaits and even some coffee recipes! I was delighted to find even some Japanese cusine dishes such as: mochi, fried rice, dumplings, dangos and even MOCHI DONUTS, hello?!
On my way to find some of the ingredients online and try those recipes myself! Summer just got cooler and better with the seltzers and cocktails recipes that I just found haha.

Thank you to the author for allowing me to read this book from Netgalley.

This is everything! The book and the recipes are great and the design is really cute. I wished for some real life pictures and not just drawings since I would be able to compare my food with theirs and have a reference how it should look like. But overall it seems like the recipes are easy to follow and very delicious.

Such a fun book!

The illustrations are elite, they are so cute and I love that there was a variety of anime that the food was inspired by. All the recipes are pretty straightforward so this is perfect for an anime enthusiast at any culinary level. The only criticism I have for this cookbook is that I wish there were a few more vegan/veggie options and I wish there was more of a savoury variety. Understandably, a lot of the recipes were on the sweeter side so it would just be nice to see a few more main meal savoury ones too!

I really enjoyed this anime cookbook! The recipes are super cute, and I feel like any fan would be excited to have this. I don't watch a lot of anime, so I didn't know a lot of the shows that the dishes were based off of, but it was still adorable. I definitely want to try a few of the recipes!

Thanks to NetGalley, Nadine Estero, and Quarto Publishing for the chance to read and review! My opinions are my own.

I really enjoyed this cookbook! As someone new to anime, I recognized a few dishes, but many were delightful discoveries that have sparked my interest in exploring new shows. The instructions were detailed and easy to follow, complete with helpful hints. I particularly enjoyed the super cute artwork and the background stories and inspirations behind each dish—they added an extra layer of enjoyment. I can’t wait to whip up some tasty and adorable anime-inspired food!

I absolutely love this! I am so excited to cook some of my favorite anime dishes. I felt the instructions were very detailed and easy to follow. Lots of helpful hints and the explanation of where the dish came from/inspired by was great! I hope I can make some tastey, cute food.

Oh my goodness!!! How absolutely adorable. It is giving!!! The asthetics. Oh Lord! I love everything about it. What a fabulous idea!!

This cookbook is pretty cool, it sports a lot of foods we see in anime and tells us how to cook them. What I really love about this book is that it tells us a story or what anime[s] it came from. Super cute and fun cookbook, and all the food just looks super good.

The anime café focuses on recreating classic food from your favorite anime shows and movies.

The Sections are
Classic café
Comfort café
Cute café
Modern café
Outdoor café
Bar café

Each recipe has a little blurb about the recipe, anime movie or tv show food was in, servings, prep time, cool time, cook time, tools, ingredients, directions, any notes, and a picture of the recipe. The directions are thorough.

The style of this cookbooks is adorable. My anime knowledge is limited to Ghibli films, so I was pretty excited to see how much foods were included.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.