HEROES' FEAST

HEROES' FEAST, which is authorized by the makers of Dungeons & Dragons, is a collection of 80 recipes inspired by the magical world - perfect for a solo quest or a feast shared with fellow adventurers. With content based entirely on the game's fifth edition, players will find recipes inspired by all their favorite, modern multiverse locales. The title refers to a spell in the game (players roll to join the feast). Throughout the book, the dishes that make up a heroes' feast are identified with a badge.

Written by the same team of D&D experts behind Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana (Ten Speed Press, Fall 2018), this inventive cookbook invites fantasy lovers to learn about their favorite fictional cultures through their unique cuisines and lifestyles. With this book, readers can prepare dishes delicate enough to dine like elves and their drow cousins or hearty enough to feast like a dwarven clan or a boisterous orcish horde. All eighty dishesdeveloped by a professional chef from one of the country's top test kitchens - are delicious, easy to prepare, and composed of wholesome ingredients readily found in our world.

HEROES' FEAST includes recipes for snacking, such as Bytopian Shepherd's Bread, Iron Rations, savory Hand Pies, and Hogs in Bedrolls, as well as hearty vegetarian, meaty, and fish mains, such as Amphail Braised Beef, Hommlet Golden Brown Roasted Turkey, Drow Mushroom Steaks, and Moonshae Seafood Risotto. There are also featured desserts and cocktails - like Heartlands Roseapple & Blackberry Pie, Yawning Portal Biscuit, and Chultan Zombie - and everything in between, to satisfy a craving for any adventure. The authors also highlight the core campaign worlds that inspired the recipes in the book as well as favorite inns and restaurants featured within them, making this the perfection addition for loyal D&D fans around the world.

D&D is the number-one tabletop role-playing game worldwide since the 1970s and its popularity is close to an all-time high thanks to Netflix's Stranger Things, an upcoming film adaptation, online livestreaming of gameplay, and support from celebrities such as Stephen Colbert and Vin Diesel. Its 2014 Player's Handbook has net sales of 659K and TSP's Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana net sales of approximately 95,000 across all editions.

Kyle Newman is a writer/director whose directorial work includes Fanboys, written by Ernest Cline; Barely Lethal; and the music video for Taylor Swift's "Style." Kyle also produced the critically acclaimed documentary Raiders: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made.
Michael Witwer is the author of Empire of Imagination: Gary Gygax and the Birth of Dungeons & Dragons, a GeekDad best book of the year. Michael is considered an expert on D&D history and has spoken on the topic at Google Talks, on NPR's All Things Considered, and at major book and gaming conventions, including the Boston Book Festival, Gen Con, and Origins.
Jon Peterson is a widely recognized authority on the history of games. His book Playing at the World was called "the first serious history of the development of Dungeons & Dragons" by The Village Voice. He has contributed to many academic anthologies on games including Zones of Control and Role-Playing Game Studies, as well as gaming and geek culture websites.