cover image Dark Side of the Spoon: The Rock Cookbook

Dark Side of the Spoon: The Rock Cookbook

Joe Inniss, Ralph Miller, and Peter Stadden. Laurence King, $14.99 trade paper (96p) ISBN 978-1-78627-089-4

U.K. food enthusiasts Inniss, Miller, and Stadden follow 2014’s Rapper’s Delight: The Hip-Hop Cookbook with this offering of 30 rock-inspired recipes with pun-based titles such as Fleetwood Mac & Cheese, Motley Stüe, and Soundgarden Salad. The dishes themselves are fairly straightforward, varying only slightly from traditional recipes in most cases. The Offspring Rolls are standard egg rolls, the Smashing Pumpkin Pie is just that, and the Rolling Scones are traditional British scones studded with currants. There are a few imaginative, whimsical takes: Spinal Tapioca is a creamy tapioca pudding topped with cookies used to create a Stonehenge monument, and Ladle of Filth is a chorizo paella drenched in squid ink that lives up to its gothic metal namesake. Each of the recipes is accompanied by a clever illustration. Though it’s unlikely to inspire a trip to the grocery store, the cookbook succeeds as a novelty packed with reliable instructions for all manner of dishes with a decidedly British bent. (Oct.)