Lex Taylor - The Unofficial Bridgerton Cookbook : From The Viscounts Mushroom Miniatures and The Royal Wedding Oysters to Debutante Punch and The Dukes Favorite Gooseberry Pie, 100 Dazzling Recipes Inspired by

The Unofficial Bridgerton Cookbook

From The Viscounts Mushroom Miniatures and The Royal Wedding Oysters to Debutante Punch and The Dukes Favorite Gooseberry Pie, 100 Dazzling Recipes Inspired by Bridgerton

Lex Taylor

This book is unofficial and unauthorized. It is not licensed, approved, or endorsed by Julia Quinn, her publishers, or Netflix Worldwide Entertainment, LLC.

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Copyright 2021 by Alexei Taylor.

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Interior design by Colleen Cunningham

Interior photographs by Harper Point Photography

Chefs: Chase Elder, Christine Tarango, Martine English

Interior illustrations 123RF/alexzaitsev, Sergey Kokesov; Getty Images/Snusmumr, the8monkey, TheModernCanvas, Infografx

Cover design by Frank Rivera

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Taylor, Lex, author.

Title: The unofficial Bridgerton cookbook / Lex Taylor.

Description: First Adams Media hardcover edition. | Stoughton, MA: Adams Media, 2021. | Includes index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021032946 | ISBN 9781507216729 (hc) | ISBN 9781507216712 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Cooking, English. | Cooking, European. | LCGFT: Cookbooks.

Classification: LCC TX717 .T379 2021 | DDC 641.5942--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021032946

ISBN 978-1-5072-1672-9

ISBN 978-1-5072-1671-2 (ebook)

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This book is unofficial and unauthorized. It is not licensed, approved, or endorsed by Julia Quinn, her publishers, or Netflix Worldwide Entertainment, LLC.

Always follow safety and commonsense cooking protocols while using kitchen utensils, operating ovens and stoves, and handling uncooked food. If children are assisting in the preparation of any recipe, they should always be supervised by an adult.

For Mateo and Zoe.

Like all things Bridgerton, the writing of this book was quite the family affairthough dreadfully lacking in scandal, I must say! First and foremost, Id like to thank my sister, Marina, for her incomparable contributions. It is not uncommon in our family for even the lords and ladies to roll up their sleeves from time to time and prepare something for the evening feast, and Marina worked as hard as a scullery maid to prepare many of the toothsome delicacies found in the coming chapters. Id also like to thank my parents, the Viscountess Diana and Viscount Eric, whose boundless help with recipes and editing made this book possible. Id also like to give a big thanks to the talented mixologist, @misslizfurlong, for all her extraordinary help. Lastly, I want to thank my agent, Adam, for always having faith in me and for making this amazing project happen.

W elcome to Bridgerton! Its springtime, and Grosvenor Square is abuzz with an electrifying air of excitementnot just because the social season has begun, bringing a silken tempest to every courtyard and banquet hall, but also because of all the scandal and stories that blow in with it. All eyes are on the first ball of the social season. Soaring music, glistening lights, and lavish decors all set the stage for a spectacle of pageantry and pomposity.

The Bridgerton and Featherington ladies arrive, adorned in pastel silk gowns and jewels, and the handsome lords don dress coats with their long square tails and ruffled lace (and some serious sideburns!). While watching Bridgerton, you are witness to the opulent lifestyles of the Regency era on vivid display. And of course, this includes the food. The Regency era (18111820) was marked by an infatuation with the exotic. In the new British Empire (after Napolons defeat at the battle of Waterloo in 1815), rare spices from the British colonies have become all the rage, and celebrity chefs whip these up into dizzying displays of edible architecture. Romance is food and food is romance, and like the waltz, the two go hand in hand. And, just like watching Daphne and Simon burn for each other, cooking, too, is a balance of passion and restraint.

The Unofficial Bridgerton Cookbook is your personal invitation into this time of glamour and gowns, courier notes, and nuanced gestures of desire. Whether you are trying to entice a handsome Duke of Hastings with gooseberry pie, or offering breakfast biscuits to a desperate Lord Berbrooke, this menu is fit for Queen Charlotte. With one hundred dishes (some virtuous and some scandalous) based on the characters and time period you love, The Unofficial Bridgerton Cookbook is a new and exciting way to engage with the show: First we had fan fiction, then fan art, and now fan food!

Experience Bridgerton like never before with mouthwatering recipes from a time known for lavish spreads of fresh fish and vegetables; roasted meats; pickles; and of course, hot and savory buns, tarts, and pies. But, like the show, this book does away with stuffy conventions and stirs up modern and multicultural twists that will leave you breathless. Whether youre serving your own duke, or trying to impress your queen, The Unofficial Bridgerton Cookbook explores foods and drinks featured in Bridgerton, like Regency Pie and Winning Pig Bacon Bites, along with favorites of the era such as Dainty Miniatures with Pickled Vegetables and savory Royal Indulgence Biscuits with Gravy. Slip into something elegant, dear reader: Were headed to the ball!