Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcellas Garden Cookbook | 2017 | Taki Drake | Buy |
| 2 | The Badger Hole Bar Food Cookbook | 2017 | Taki Drake | Buy |
| 3 | Marcella’s Summer Bounty | 2017 | Taki Drake | Buy |
| 4 | Taking it On the Road | 2017 | Taki Drake | Buy |
| 5 | Marcella’s Autumn Harvest | 2017 | Taki Drake | Buy |
The Eat and Read series by Taki Drake is a collection of five companion cookbooks published in 2017. Each volume ties its recipes to characters and locations from Drake’s fantasy fiction. The Badger Hole Bar Food Cookbook pulls from the setting of her Badger Hole Bar series, while the Marcella volumes feature seasonal recipes connected to one of her recurring characters. Taking it On the Road rounds out the set with portable recipes for adventures of all kinds.
This cookbook series is an unusual addition to Drake’s catalog that blurs the line between fiction and food writing. The books work perfectly well as standalone recipe collections, but readers who know Drake’s fantasy worlds will spot references and in-jokes woven through the pages. All five volumes were published in the same year, giving the series a seasonal arc from garden harvests through autumn cooking. For fans who want to spend more time in Drake’s fictional settings, these cookbooks offer a creative and practical way to do so.