Did you know these TV series and films have their own cookbooks?

Peaky Blinders
Peaky Blinders food: Our picks
Doctor Who
Foods from Doctor Who: Our picks
Feast of Fire and Ice
Game of Thrones foods: Our Picks
Harry Potter Unofficial Cookbook
Harry Potter food: Our Picks
Modern Family
Food from Modern Family: Our picks
The Walking Dead
Food from The Walking Dead: Our picks
Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey foods: Our picks
Orange is the New Black
Food from 'Orange is the New Black': Our picks
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey food: Our picks
Friends
Food from Friends: Our picks
True Blood
True Blood foods: Our picks
Star Wars
Star Wars food: Our picks
Hunger Games
Hunger Games food: Our picks
Alien
Alien food: Our picks
Back to the Future
Back to the Future foods: Our picks
Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad food: Our pick
Peaky Blinders

The official Peaky Blinders cookbook was released in March 2022 and contains no less than 50 recipes. With the inspiration obviously being the iconic show: the locations and the warm and hearty family meals, it could be one to put British food back on the map.

Peaky Blinders food: Our picks

The book gives us a range of different recipes - some of which are from their more ‘upmarket’ venues, such as the glamorous Eden Club and giving us offerings like ‘Grilled Oysters with parmesan crumb’; while others are much more from Shelby’s family meals. We are drooling at the vegetarian glazed celeriac steaks with breadcrumbs and herbs.

Doctor Who

The ‘out of this world’ cookbook. Yes, it may seem strange at first but this family cook book really provides some tantalising recipes, based on the theme of the famous time lord and his journeys.

Foods from Doctor Who: Our picks

Cast and crew even contributed to this book and we especially love the K-9 gingerbread 'house', shaped like the futuristic pet. Also, we must mention the Dalektable Army of cup cakes. Genius.

Feast of Fire and Ice

A book for those who watched GOT, and the six people across the globe who didn’t. With so many important scenes taking place at feasts and banquets, this book is a treasure chest of cuisine.

Game of Thrones foods: Our Picks

The Wall: Rack of Lamb and Herbs; Pork Pie; Mutton in Onion-Ale Broth; Mulled Wine; Pease Porridge
The North: Beef and Bacon Pie; Honeyed Chicken; Aurochs with Roasted Leeks; Baked Apples
The South: Cream Swans; Trout Wrapped in Bacon; Stewed Rabbit; Sister’s Stew; Blueberry Tarts.

Harry Potter Unofficial Cookbook

More than 150 Magical Recipes for young wizards to experiment with. This book has some simple recipes and others which may need a seasoned helping hand to chip in. But for Harry Potter fans this book is a must.

Harry Potter food: Our Picks

We just love a good Yorkshire pudding and this book provides a springboard for the dish, introducing it to the rest of the world. Oh and a special mention to the English strawberry trifle. Harry is British, after all...

Photo: Unsplash / Lisa Baker

Modern Family

The Modern Family Cookbook celebrates the chaos and humour of the family kitchen table. Jay's Sloppy Jay's, Gloria's Carnitas al Diablo, and other delicious dishes.

Food from Modern Family: Our picks

The recipes are fine. But what really makes this special are the funny stories that go along with this cookbook. Great memories of a great series.

The Walking Dead

The book features recipes for meals featured on the show, also food and drinks inspired by characters and locations. Doesn't sound too appetising?

Food from The Walking Dead: Our picks

Who doesn't love the story of Daryl - becoming the hunter of walking dead people and anything else he can shoot with his arrow. We choose Daryl Dixon’s Deer Stew.

Fifty Shades of Grey

Fifty chicken recipes, each more seductive than the last. Less a delectable, mouthwatering recipe book, more of a parody.

Fifty Shades of Grey foods: Our picks

Holy Hell Wings, Mustard-Spanked Chicken. Inventive.

Orange is the New Black

As in many prison stories, much of the action is centred around the kitchen, and not just for cooking purposes. This book gives us sixty five recipes and photos from the show. It is so much more than just porridge.

Food from 'Orange is the New Black': Our picks

Taste of prison anyone? Red’s Chicken Kiev and the prison punch.

Downton Abbey

With over one hundred wonderful recipes, from upstairs dinner party centerpieces to downstairs puddings and pies.

Downton Abbey food: Our picks

Food historian Annie Gray gives an in-depth and fascinating insight into the history of the dishes that were popular between 1912 and 1926.

Friends

The Official Cookbook offers a choice of recipes for chefs of every level. Appetizers main courses, drinks and desserts, each chapter includes iconic treats such as Monica's Friendsgiving Feast, Rachel's famous-for-all-the-wrong-reasons trifle, 'Just for Joey Fries', and Chandler's 'Milk You Can Chew.'

Food from Friends: Our picks

When choosing a favourite, we have to think about the true 'Friends' originals. For so many reasons, Joey’s meatball sub is our top pick.

True Blood

A strange choice of series to launch a cookbook, but luckily they concentrate more on good old fashioned southern style food and less on the supernatural side of food, so this is maybe worth a look.

True Blood foods: Our picks

Tara boldly proclaims in the first season that she’s been mixing whiskey sours for her mama since the first grade. Now we get to join her and partake in Lettie Mae Thornton’s choice of breakfast. Lemon juice, bourbon and syrup make up this simple but classic drink.

Photo: Unsplash / Jasmijn Hofstra

Star Wars

From C-3PO Pancakes to Jedi Juice Bars, this brilliant Star Wars cookbook features healthy snacks, tasty dishes, sweet treats, and easy main courses.

Star Wars food: Our picks

For the name alone, Wookie cookies are the certain winner.

Hunger Games

All meals featured appear in the film, from simple meals made in District 12, to the more elaborate meals from the capital.

Hunger Games food: Our picks

The full-of-flavour Venison-Stuffed Pepper Boats.

Alien

Whether you're a fan of the Alien series, or you're just looking for some quirky appetisers, this cookbook will excite not only the eyes but the taste buds as well. Could you eat a bok choy that is cut and arranged on the plate, looking like it is ready to jump off, hug your face and lay eggs inside you?

Alien food: Our picks

Our top pick, simply for a table centrepiece, has to be the quiche: an easy-prep, red pepper quiche. With a sausage Chestburster menacingly protruding from its centre.

Back to the Future

The Official Hill Valley Cookbook gives us more than sixty-five classic Hill Valley Recipes From the Past, Present, and of course the Future. Beginning in 1985 with some classic American comfort food, then jump back to 1955 for some classic diner food.

Back to the Future foods: Our picks

We personally love the 'futuristic' ideas of not having enough time to cook. So, 'mini pizzas a la 2015' definitely caught our eye for a bit of fun. But the top pick has to go to spicy rehydrated ramen. Sign of the times. Tasty, too.

Breaking Bad

Known for a different type of cooking in the series, this book centres around the food that we have come to associate with this classic series, such as Hank Schrader’s barbecue.

Breaking Bad food: Our pick

Straying true to the location and feel of the whole series, we vote the 'Los Pollos Hermanos Fried Chicken'.