Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Thousand Recipes for Revenge | 2023 | Beth Cato | Buy |
| 2 | A Feast for Starving Stone | 2024 | Beth Cato | Buy |
Chefs of the Five Gods is a two-book culinary fantasy series by Beth Cato published in 2023 and 2024. The series is set in a world where food preparation is tied to divine power, and the titles — A Thousand Recipes for Revenge and A Feast for Starving Stone — reflect both the culinary setting and a darker political narrative running through the story. The series follows a female chef navigating court intrigue and dangerous power dynamics.
The culinary fantasy subgenre, which blends cooking culture with speculative world-building, has grown in popularity in the 2020s, and Cato’s approach to the material is rooted in detailed world-building and character-driven plotting rather than simple wish fulfillment. Readers who enjoy fantasy with a strong cultural and culinary dimension will find this series worth reading.