First, I should apologize because my review is several days late. It was Thanksgiving week and I am the Thanksgiving cook in my house, so I really should have written and scheduled the review early, rather than late, but here we go.

The very first thing a person notices when they read through this collection of recipes is that the book seriously rolls with the vibe and aesthetic of Netflix’s Bridgerton. It is well organized and well collected. The attention to detail in the photos as well as how well curated the recipes themselves are is a testimony to the author’s dedication to the books. I received a Kindle copy through the publisher in return for a review, but after reviewing a few disaster niche c ookbooks recently, I wasn’t really hopeful for a win. I was pleasantly surprised.

The collection is very well organized and the fonts are easy to read, which is very important in a recipe book. I don’t know how other home cooks feel about it, but I dislike cookbooks with teensy tiny type or fonts that are cutesy (I’m looking at you, Comic Sans…). The photos accompanying the recipes are incredible, too. Everything is mouthwatering and eye catching. In each photo, it looks as though each table linen, each fork, each glass is selected specifically for the Queen and her ladies, as though the reader has been teleported through time and has arrived at afternoon tea, just in time.

I also love that even though this cookbook is geared toward Bridgerton and the characters and settings of the series, anyone on this Earth could buy it and enjoy the recipes. Good food is good food, period. You could have no idea what Bridgerton even is and still thoroughly enjoy the cookbook because the recipes are easy to follow and all of the dishes are foods anyone could prepare, eat, and enjoy. I feel like people who enjoy entertaining or have large family get togethers could get an added amount of use from this collection, though, and I mean that in the best of ways.

I’d like to add that even though the copy I was given is wonderful and I’m so thrilled to have the digital copy, I’ll be buying a hardback copy as well because I’m a cookbook collector and I really loved this one.

If you haven’t watched Bridgerton and are interested, the first season is available on Netflix. If you’d like to read the novels by Julia Quinn first, you can find them at Amazon.com, starting with Bridgerton: The Duke and I.

I haven’t read a lot of other reviews for this cookbook and I’d love to hear what other folks think about it, so if you have read through it, drop a comment or shoot me an email at Rhiannon@RhiannonWritesOn.com and I’d love to hear your opinion! I’m also open to suggestions for other cookbooks based on pop culture. They really do seem to be a hit or miss!

The Unofficial Bridgerton Cookbook has complete menus for any regency event. Every recipe has a campy title and description of how/when/where the recipe originated. I especially liked the cocktail list.

I mean this cookbook is really gorgeous but I think the recipes needed to be fine tuned a little more. This cookbook is fun with varying levels of difficulty.

Bridgerton, recipes and a history tidbit...

A fun cookbook. I liked the format for each recipe. The introduction to each recipe refers to the show Bridgerton (not the book series). The recipe follows and I especially enjoyed the history tidbit as the closing paragraph at the end of every recipe. This was tasty morsel of a history lesson.

The recipes itself are very modern recipes that cover tea, soups, drinks and main courses.
Just enjoy fancifulness and have fun.

The Unofficial Bridgerton Cookbook is beautifully illustrated with gorgeous photos topped with plenty of recipes. The recipes contain food history, serving hints, or a backstory on how one of the Bridgerton characters could have served one of the recipes found in this cookbook.

Some of the recipes you'll find include:

Royal Indulgence Biscuits with Gravy
High Society Scones
Cucumber Miniatures with the Lady's Clotted Cream
Portia's Green Soup
Lady Featherington's Society Sponge Cake
The Prince Regent's Potato Plumpers
Royal Wedding Oysters on the Half Shell
Duchess Champagne Cocktail
Debutante Punch

Recommend.

Review written after downloading a galley from NetGalley

The Unofficial Bridgerton Cookbook is an engagingly whimsical collection of period style recipes with tie-ins to the popular historical costume drama. Due out 23rd Nov 2021 from Simon & Schuster on their Adams Media imprint, it's 240 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats.

This is a fun themed cookbook full of small delightfully civilized dishes and trifles. The author has arranged them thematically: breakfast, luncheon, afternoon tea, banquet dishes (soups, vegetables, fish, and meats), and sweets & libations. The recipes are full of small details and descriptions highlighting details about ingredients or historical preparation and presentation methods.

Each recipe includes serving yields, lots of special notes, and prep times. Recipe ingredients are listed bullet point style along with optional ingredients. All measurements are given in American standard measures only. The directions are given step by step, numbered sequentially. The nutritional information is not provided.

Most of the recipes' ingredients are easily to find and the resultant dishes are quite fancy and appealing. Some of the ingredients will be difficult to source outside of specialist retailers and/or large metropolitan areas (or mail order). Roughly 20-25% of the recipes include photos. The photos are beautifully styled with elegant place settings, china, silver, and presentations.

Four stars.This is the perfect gift for cooks who love high tea, brunch, entertaining, and aren't intimidated by time/labor intensive dishes.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

Going into this book, I was expecting it to be filled with very high class foods. And it was! It starts off with bakery items that sound delicious. A note, this book is not for anyone on any sort of diet, however it does capture the spirit of the period very well. The pictures are beautiful and will cause you to want to make everything. There is a vegetable section that does provide some recipes for a vegetarian, which was unexpected. The biggest section is the dessert section which is amazing!

A good book of recipes specifically for Bridgerton fans. Chapters are A Royal Start to the Day, Luncheon Delights, Afternoon Tea, The Grand Banquet (includes sections on Soups, Vegetables and Leafy Greens, Fish, and Meats), and Evening Sweets and Libations. There are many references to the show, either in recipe titles or descriptions. Most but not all of the recipes include a full color photograph, using appropriate china. I really enjoyed the facts at the end of recipes, many regarding the Regency era and related to food or ingredients and history. Some of the recipes used ingredients or flavors that might have been more common during that time period, but there are also lots of things in here that work today.
I don't think the book would hold a high appeal for someone unfamiliar with either the show or the books it is based on, but a fan of those who also enjoys cooking would likely appreciate this.

This is a really cute well laid out cookbook. It's full of beautiful pastel food photography and tasty recipes.

I love the theme of this cookbook. I would turn to it looking for a decant tea menu. However for the average cook I feel as though too many of recipes are beyond average skill set. I consider myself verging on expert in both baking and cooking and many of these recipes seem daunting and or include ingredients not in the average kitchen. But in true Bridgerton fashion these are on another level. I think that huge Bridgerton fans and those looking to add a fun cookbook to their collection would love this one.

I do feel that there are not enough pictures of the dishes. Perhaps pictures containing more than 1 dish could have been used to provide more visuals of the recipes. The pictures included are quite beautiful.

An absolute delight, a beautifully written must-have for any Bridgerton fans. Lots of beautiful, well written and clearly tested recipes, all with snappy Bridgerton themed commentary, I've made the blueberry lavender fizz which I livened up with a shot of gin - very tasty, the butternut soup and the tomato tartare - all very inspiring and delicious

This was a wonderful cookbook filled with so many fun recipes that made you feel as if you were part of the Bridgerton family. It is perfect for the Bridgerton fan whether the Netflix show or the book series by Julia Quinn.

Cute cookbook that I would love to add to my collection .I’m sure the final version will not have the grammatical errors that I saw. I think this is a book that I would make several of the recipes out of also liked the stories associated to the recipes. It made me imagine being able to see these items served during those times.

Thank you Netgalley and Adams Media for the ARC to read and review.

Well, for all you Bridgerton fans, here is a cookbook filled with Regency inspired foods to tide you over until the next season is ready for viewing. Breakfast, Luncheons, grand parties, and Afternoon teas are all covered here in this extensive cookbook. Very cute and very clever.

Dear Readers, I have taken to my bed with a fit of the vapors and a bottle of laudanum after this supposed Regency-inspired cookbook began with a recipe for buttermilk biscuits and gravy. What followed was not all bad but it did not in any way, shape, or form bring to mind the splendor of Bridgeton or even high tea at Pegg House. Panko bread crumbs, avocado soup, heaven forfend! However, I shall be referring to Caprese salad as tomato tartare henceforth.

[Librarian's note: no doubt I will be adding this to the collection because other Bridgerton fans will demand it. I hope Julia Quinn's getting her cut since this title takes the names of her characters and settings in vain. Let me be clear, these recipes are in no way authentically Regency nor are they even authentically English at heart. These recipes are the sumptuousness of the Regency era deconstructed.]

Bridgerton was one of my favorite Netflix shows this year and led me to reading all of the books which are also amazing. I absolutely love when tv shows or books get cookbooks based on them made. This one was no exception. I definitely plan to throw a Bridgerton watch party when season 2 comes out and utilize some of these amazing recipes!

A wonderful cookbook with beautiful pictures. I loved all the blurbs and the sometimes sassy recipes titles perfect for fans of Bridgerton with recipes we would actually want to eat!
Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review.

3.5 stars. Such a pretty pretty book. Of course, with Bridgerton on the title I was curious. And I’ve always wondered about the food they ate during that time. Not sure how historically accurate the recipes are here too but it was fun to read and look at the pictures and enjoy the little introduction to the food or chapter. So even if you aren’t a fan, it’s a nice cookbook to check out.

Thanks Adams Media for the arc of this cookbook.

Fans of the Julia Quinn series and the Netflix show will adore this cookbook! The book interweaves some prose about the book and everyone’s favorite characters/scenes with somewhat period accurate recipes. While slight modifications have been made since readers are cooking in the year 2021, the recipes are pretty spot on for what the ton would have been eating at the time. The pictures are beautiful and fully evoke the ambiance of the source material. The only criticism to offer this gorgeous book is that sometimes the instructions feel a bit sparse for modern cookbook users. This is entirely a personal quibble, but a common refrain when running a cookbook club was that the instructions were not specific enough for some cooks. It is something that I tend to notice even though it very well may not impact the functionality of the cookbook. All in all, this one would make a great holiday gift for any Romance readers in your life and a fun addition to any cookbook collection.

This is such a fun addition to my Bridgerton collection. The artwork and photography in this book are fabulous, along with the lovely period-related recipes. This would make a great gift for any regency romance reader, or a Bridgerton fan, of course. Thank you for the opportunity to review this book.