The Official Stranger Things Cookbook

Pull up a chair to the Stranger Things table and enjoy over sixty recipes from the denizens of Hawkins in this first official cookbook from the hugely popular Netflix series.

Celebrate the culinary cravings of your favorite Stranger Things characters with Stranger Things: The Official Cookbook, featuring over sixty recipes from all facets of this beloved world, whether it’s ’80s mall food, a weeknight dinner at the Wheelers', or the best Dungeons & Dragons snack.

Each recipe evokes someone in Hawkins (or the Upside Down) and is accompanied by original food photography, stills from the show, and your favorite quotes. Make the scary good Demigorgonzola Cheese Balls. Bake Eddie Munson’s favorite Hellfire Club Devil’s Food Cake. Learn the secret to Hopper’s perfect tuna melt (with mustard, dammit, and potato chips). Blow your mind with some tasty Surfer Boy Pizza.

Packed with mouthwatering photos that bring the ’80s roaring back, The Official Stranger Things Cookbook offers up a big slice of Hawkins for Stranger Things fans with an appetite.

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