Cook

CookStatistics

 **This is a Town NPC. A House may be required in order for it to appear.**
The **Cook** is an NPC vendor that will spawn once the following conditions have been met:

* There is an empty house.
* King Slime has been defeated.

If the Cook dies, he will only respawn if the above conditions are met again.

When threatened by enemies, he will defend himself with ceramic plates.

## Recipe

The cook can be given specific items to aid in the creation of new recipes. These food items are more powerful than the Cook's basic food and offer more life, buff duration and an added Well Fed. After donating the suitable amount for each food, the Cook will give the player 5 free samples of the food, except for Bacon, and start selling them. The Cook will take one item per click and can hold on to any number of a single type of ingredient, but will only create new food if the total amount he has is enough.

## Notes

* The Cook is a useful NPC to have early on in the game, as he sells health recovering food which have separate cooldown timers from Potion Sickness. The food he sells also provide short-term buffs.

## Names

The Cook can have any of the following names:

* Alexis
* Alton
* Antoine
* Auguste
* Emeril
* Éric
* Fernand
* Flay
* Gordan
* Guy
* Jacques
* Jamie
* Joel
* Philip
* Thomas
* Wolfgang

## Quotes

### Interaction quotes

	* "How did any of you survive before I arrived? What could you have possibly been eating, dirt?"
	* "I'm stuck with dull knives while you wield weapons of unimaginable power? Give me a break..."
	* "No one should go adventuring on an empty stomach. Eat well, hero!"
	* "Supply me with the proper ingredients, and I can make some truly powerful foods for you, hero!"
**When Angler is present:**

	* "<name of Angler> can be a real brat at times, but as long as he keeps providing me with fresh fish, I won't complain."
**When Dryad is present:**

	* "Cooking for <name of Dryad> is no easy task. She simply refuses to eat any form of meat!"
**When Witch Doctor is present:**

	* "The last time <name of Witch Doctor> asked me to cook for him, he requested bugs! This truly is a strange place..."

### Cook Supply Ingredients quotes

	* "Looks like you don't have any ingredients in your bag. If you can find enough of an ingredient I'm looking for, I can supply you with new purchasable foods. Some of these dishes will be far more powerful than my usual wares, so keep your eyes peeled for unique ingredients!"
**After donating 3 Blue Berries (gives 5 Blueberry Salads):**

	* "Ah, just enough blueberries to start making blueberry salad. Please enjoy, <name of player>!"
**After donating 3 Teal Mushrooms (gives 5 Sauteed Shrooms):**

	* "This crisp morel was just asking to be put in a dish, I hope it's to your liking!"
**After donating 3 Pink Prickly Pears (gives 5 Prickly Jam):**

	* "Pink pears can be problematic if prepared improperly. Good thing I'm a professional pear pickler!"
**After donating 8 Rotten Chunks or Vertebrae (gives 5 The Mistakes or Questionable Rib Racks):**

	* "Well uh... I DID cook it, though I'm not entirely sure you should eat this stuff."
**After donating 3 Green Mushrooms (gives 5 Mean n' Green Stews):**

	* "With just the right amount of green, this dish gets real mean. Be careful eating it!"
**After donating 3 Lime Kelp (gives 5 Sea Spaghetti):**

	* "Not a single wheat stalk in sight... I guess kelp can suffice as a noodle, if prepared correctly at least."
**After donating 3 Yellow Marigolds (gives 5 Sunny Day Lemonade):**

	* "When I was younger, my mother would always greet me with some ice cold lemonade after a day of playing in the sun... I miss the simpler times."
**After donating 3 Sky Blue Flowers (gives 5 Sky Bloom Cocktails):**

	* "Yunno, it's not just called a 'Sky Blue Flower' because of its color. Some say they've fallen from the sky islands themselves long ago."
**After donating 3 Orange Bloodroots (gives 5 Blood Root Goops):**

	* "Last time I took a swig of this stuff, I started thinking everything was out to get me... But hey, maybe that's what you're looking for?"
**After donating 10 Glowing Mushrooms (gives 5 Glowing Souffles):**

	* "Ah, glowing mushrooms, a staple in the diet of a terrarian! Hopefully this recipe offers a little more 'pizazz' to its taste."
**After donating 3 Life Fruit (gives 5 Life Fruit Platters):**

	* "I'm honored that you'd trust me with such rare commodities. Hopefully this new recipe suits your fancy!"
**After donating 10 Mana Berries (gives 5 Mana Delights):**

	* "I myself don't know much about the Hallow, it's a rather strange place... but berries are berries, right?"
**After donating The Almighty Recipe (gives 5 Bacon):**

	* "So the legends are true... The kitchen scholars thought this recipe was lost to time, but it's right in front of me. I can barely contain my excitement to try it out!"
**After donating a Brew Blueprint (gives 5 Etherian Grog):**

	* "I can tell this was written by an ogre... still, the pictures give me a clear idea on how to brew this. Be careful with this stuff, it's highly potent!"
**After donating 10 Living Leaves (gives 5 Chi Tea):**

	* "Leaves? You want me to cook some food... with leaves? Well, I don't think these would really work in a salad, so how about some tea instead? I'm sure it will calm you down if you're stressed."
**After donating 10 Marshmallows (gives 5 Hot Chocolate):**

	* "These were exactly what I was missing for my special hot chocolate recipe! If you're planning on going somewhere a little chilly, these will warm you right up for sure."

## Trivia

* One of the Cook's lines, "That kid <name of Angler> is so stingy with his fish. He has a million of them and he can't spare a single one for some fish fillet?", seemingly contradicts with one of Angler's lines in the base game, "There's no chefs in all of <name of world>, so I have to cook all this fish myself!"
* All of the possible names for the Cook reference famous chefs:

* "Alexis" is a reference to Alexis Soyer, a French chef who became the most celebrated cook in Victorian England.
* "Alton" is a reference to Alton Brown, an American celebrity chef and television personality.
* "Antoine" is a reference to Marie-Antoine Carême, an early practitioner of haute cuisine and one of the first internationally renowned celebrity chefs.
* "Auguste" is a reference to Auguste Escoffier, a French chef, restaurateur and culinary writer who popularized and updated many haute cuisine methods.
* "Emeril" is a reference to Emeril Lagassé, an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, and cookbook author.
* "Éric" is a reference to Éric Lanlard, a French pâtissier and celebrity chef.
* "Fernand" is a reference to Fernand Point, a French chef and restaurateur, considered to be the father of modern French cuisine.
* "Flay" is a reference to Robert William "Bobby" Flay, an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and reality television personality.
* "Gordan" is a reference to Gordon Ramsay, a renowned British chef, restaurateur, and television personality. It is unknown if the use of an "a" instead of an "o" is intentional.
* "Guy" is a reference to Guy Fieri, an American restaurateur, author, game show host, and television personality.
* "Jacques" is a reference to Jacques Pépin, an internationally recognized French-born American chef, television personality, and author.
* "Jamie" is a reference to Jamie Oliver, a British celebrity chef famous for his TV shows.
* "Joel" is a reference to Joël Robuchon, a French chef and restaurateur who possessed the most Michelin Guide stars in the world.
* "Philip" is a reference to Philip Harben, an English cook recognized as the first TV celebrity chef.
* "Thomas" is a reference to Thomas Keller, an American chef, restaurateur, and cookbook writer.
* "Wolfgang" is a reference to Wolfgang Puck, an Austrian-American chef, restaurateur, and actor.

## History

* **1.6.5.3**: Changed Aromatic Biscuit and Sweet Beet purchase requirements with one another.
* **1.6.5.2**: Now sells Sweet Beet.
* **1.6.5.0**: Changed spawn condition from possessing any type of mushroom to defeating King Slime.
* **1.6.4.0**:
	+ Now sells Sugar Cookie Blocks and Gingerbread Blocks.
	+ Added 8 new possible names.
* **1.6.3.3**: Now sells Aromatic Biscuit.
* **1.6.3.0**: Now sells Fresh Pickle.
* **1.6.2.0**: Now sells Flan Platter.
* **1.6.1.4**: Now sells Hot Chocolate.
* **1.6.1.0**: Now sells Jar O' Mayo.
* **1.5.1.0**: Now sells Large Popcorn.
* **1.3.0.0**: Added recipe mechanic.
* **1.2.4.0**: Sells new items.
* **1.2.0.0**: Introduced.