Stardew Valley

Stardew Valley

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Gourmet Chef

Gourmet Chef

Cook every recipe.

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How to unlock the Gourmet Chef achievement in Stardew Valley - Definitive Guide

This is a guide to help you cook all recipes required for this achievement.

As you may know, recipes are either learned by watching the cooking show "Queen of Sauce" on TV (Wednesdays and Sundays). Or you will get random mail from people that you befriended with their favorite recipe for you to learn.

These friend recipes are unlocked as follows:



All other recipes are learned by watching "Queen of Sauce".

Below is a checklist of all ingrediens you have to keep in order to cook all recipes:



Here are all meals you can cook in picture form.

http://stardewvalleywiki.com/Template:Collections_Cooking

Note: It doesn't matter if the ingrediens have silver or gold star, the cooked dish will always have the same value(s) of gold or buffs. So best to just use no-star ingrediens to cook all recipes.
Also, please note that eating them won't count to this achievement. So if you receive meals in the mail or as loot from monsters, you still have to cook them yourself!

Here is the link to the god-site, which will help you a lot! Not only for this achievement:

http://stardewvalleywiki.com/Cooking#Recipes

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Warning!: Please see below comment of Cower Before me - The "Cookies" recipe can glitch, if you have either a George or an Alex cutscene at the same time! Be sure to gain hearts in this house one after another. And if you're on more than 3/4 heart on one of either Evelyn, George or Alex go to the house and check if there is a cutscene.
"Solution" to above glitch: See below comment from Axtrica - In his Winter of Year 2, Gus sells the cookies recipe in the bar.
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------------------------------------Update 1.5------------------------------

The update 1.5 introduced new recipes. They are the following:

- Bug Steak (10x Bug Meat) [Recipe is unlocked upon reaching Combat lvl 1]
- Banana Pudding (1x Banana, 1x Milk (any), 1x Sugar) [Can be bought/traded with the Island Trader for 30 Bone Fragments]
- Ginger Ale (3x Ginger, 1x Sugar) [Can be bought in the Dwarf Shop in Volcano on Ginger Island]
- Mango Sticky Rice (1x Mango, 1x Coconut, 1x Rice) [You will get the recipe per mail, as soon as you hit 7+ hearts with Leo]
- Poi (4x Taro Root) [You will get the recipe per mail, as soon as you hit 3+ hearts with Leo]
- Tropical Curry (1x Coconut, 1x Pineapple, 1x Hot Pepper) [You can buy the recipe at the Ginger Island Resort for 2000 Gold]
- Squid Ink Ravioli (1x Squid Ink, 1x Wheat Flour, 1x Tomato) [Recipe is unlocked upon reaching Combat lvl 9]
- Pina Colada (Don't know if this counts as recipe or not) [Can be bought at Gus in the Beach Resort's bar for 300 Gold- no recipe]
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36 Comments
Your guide is missing a couple recipes from the wiki
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By Purds on 06 Jan 2017 23:36
But I think it's random, because I'm missing two recipes and when I check on Wednesday's I always get re-runs that I already know.
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By MrNoLuckFox on 21 Sep 2022 19:58
Ya you're missing some from befriending and have incorrect info on some of them. Willy has one at 9 hearts and red plate on Emily is 7 hearts not 3.
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By Purds on 07 Jan 2017 16:42
There is also a really shitty glitch that can make heart event recipes unobtainable. If you enter an area and the game has 2 cut scenes to put you in it will only play 1 and mark the other as "seen" too. I was not able to get the cookies recipe from Evelyn because of this. Might be worth making mention to this as well.
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By Purds on 07 Jan 2017 16:50
Cheers Cower, I added the Warning to the guide and added the Willy recipe. According to Wiki, Emily's red plate is at 3+.....
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By Rusty Nail zh on 07 Jan 2017 21:08
The Emily recipe didn't unlock for me until 7. Maybe it's random I dunno
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By Purds on 07 Jan 2017 21:51
Thanks, very orientative.
On the list with all ingredients I think they are 9 eggs, and 12 of milk, besides oak resin isnt used for anything
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By UnfurledEmu75 on 15 Feb 2017 16:03
The glitch just happened to me. Is it possible to lower her heart level and the boost it back up to get the cut-scene? Do all the recipes have to be done by one save file or across multiple?

EDIT: You CAN NOT go back and decrease your friendship level with Evelyn and then increase it to trigger the cut-scene. cry
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By O2Viper on 26 Feb 2017 02:52
Recipe Glitch: I received Linus' 3 heart letter that said it had a recipe in it but didn't receive any recipe.
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By tripandglide on 13 Apr 2017 00:04
I do not see it listed on the wiki, but in my game (Winter Y2), Gus at the saloon sells the cookie recipe after receiving it from Evelyn.
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By Axtrica on 18 Apr 2017 02:46
Am curious to know about what O2Viper said, does this have to be in a single save, or is across multiple fine.

Considering the Xbox tracks the achievement as 0 or 100% with nothing in between I am going to say it has to be done in one.
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By YTN3rd on 22 May 2017 10:02
Yes, what I've heard is that it has to be done in one and the same playthrough. Like that the star in the achievement section is unlocked (that's what triggers the "pop" of the achievement)and the hat in the mouse store is buyable.
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By Rusty Nail zh on 23 May 2017 14:58
Linus and Gus gives 2nd recipe at 7th heart.
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By Zukape on 21 Aug 2017 11:39
Axtrica, you're my hero. Gave up on this ages ago because my cookie recipe glitched but I checked the comments today and saw your post. I now have all recipes!
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By Effigy on 10 Dec 2017 14:33
Effigy thanks for confirming this, I now put Axtrica's solution to the glitch in the main solution. Cheers both!
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By Rusty Nail zh on 10 Dec 2017 23:00
Yeah Cranberry Sauce is Gus at 7 hearts, not 3.
I wondered why I was missing a recipe... Now have to go and suck up to Gus again for a few weeks to get it.
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By sassydot on 18 May 2018 00:38
Thanks everyone, changed Linus and Gus accordingly.
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By Rusty Nail zh on 17 Jul 2018 08:32
Just a forewarning to people that some recipes take any milk (goats milk or large milk) but others that don't specify have to have small cows milk. I sold all my normal milk to make space for my large milk and it took me a few extra days to complete.

Also remember to watch Queen of Sauce each week. I missed the recipe of Winter 21 year 2 and had to play for a whole 2 years just to get it cry
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By branstoneboy on 14 Aug 2018 22:12
Mine has glitched and I never received a vegetable medley from Caroline (she is now 10 hearts). Anyone ever seen this recipe in the saloon bar? Really don’t want to do a whole new game for it!
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By o SeduLOUs o on 08 Dec 2019 13:59
@o SeduLOUs o : Did you complete many tasks in the community center or Joja store? I've read in forums that people only unlocked certain recipes after completing tasks there, even though they had the amount of hearts required. Good thing is that Caroline only has 1 recipe to give, so you can't glitch out of a "lesser heart recipe".
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By Rusty Nail zh on 09 Dec 2019 09:57
I’ve already completed the community centre (via bundles not joja) and every friend is now on maximum hearts. I’ve obtained and cooked every recipe except for vegetable medley so I don’t think it’s fixable :(
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By o SeduLOUs o on 12 Dec 2019 16:36
Your list doesn’t include the midnight carp and squid ink needed for one of the recipes
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By II Danzaa on 16 May 2020 22:03
Should this list you have need to be updated to show the v1.5 release items?
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By MrNoLuckFox on 01 Aug 2021 06:14
Cheers @MrNoLuckFox . I didn't play the game in the last couple of months, so wasn't aware of an update that added more recipes. Solution is updated now.
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By Rusty Nail zh on 12 Jan 2022 02:26
On Wednesday, a random recipe that has aired on a Sunday in the past airs as a "Re-run". During reruns, recipes which are not known to all players are prioritized.


You can get a recipe you missed without having to wait until the same Sunday of the next year by checking the TV on Wednesdays.
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By Tahnuki on 12 Mar 2022 21:34
I am having the same issue :-( took so long only to have it not unlock
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By An Seven on 04 Jan 2023 23:21
Me too. Confirmed in the walnut room that I completed all recipes and the achievement didn't unlock.
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By Dalua0010 on 28 Jan 2023 23:30
This achievement is not unlocking for me either
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By Mr ExaIted on 17 Feb 2023 15:56
Yeah, this achievement is bugged
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By KnightAllen on 16 Mar 2023 16:40
It won't unlock for me either. Still bugged.
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By Gut gulper on 05 Apr 2023 18:51
My achievement did not pop either (I just had Fried Calamari left to do). I quit, reloaded the game and then got the achievement to pop by doing it again. Make sure to try this and don’t let the game save if you know you’ve satisfied the requirements
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By BioFire64 on 09 May 2023 11:04
Similar to BioFire64, mine did not pop either. After quitting out the game and reloading I got the achievement shortly after cooking my last dish.
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By TOKAREV FL on 22 Jul 2023 03:20
Is this not popping for anyone? I've gone through every single recipe and have confirmed via each one, as well as using the Walnut Room, that I've 100% completed all recipes and the Achievement won't go through.
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By Solaris Corp on 14 Dec 2022 16:56
What I would have found super helpful, which is also missing from the wiki, is a table/list of all the recipes as they are displayed in game. This would have made it way easier to identify which ones I was missing.
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By John Connor M on 06 Jan 2017 23:40
Yeah, I only mentioned the befriended and special recipes, where you have to actively do something over time to get them. You get all other ones from the "Queen of Sauce" TV show. So there isn't a particular requirement to be met for those. A list with all recipes and how they look can be found on the wiki page, which I also linked. But thanks for the comments.
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By Rusty Nail zh on 07 Jan 2017 16:01
@Gut gulper, @TOKAREV FL and everyone else in their position.. as @BioFire64 has mentioned above.. when you know you are about to get an achievement (you've checked the wiki and are 100% sure you understand how it is supposed to unlock) you should start a new day then cook your last meal and if the achievement doesn't pop.. reset the day and try again.. had to do that a few times in this game
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By evorgnayr on 01 May 2024 18:33
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Here is a list of all the Ingredients you will need for all the recipes and what season you can get them in.
Any questions? Feel free to ask.

Spring

Apricot - 1. Need apricot tree.

Blue Jazz - 1

Bream - 1. After 6pm in river

Carp - 4. After 7pm in mountain lake

Cauliflower - 1

Dandelion - 1. Foraging

Eel - 2. after 4pm in ocean

Garlic - 2

Green Bean - 2

Kale - 2

Leek - 1. Foraging

Morel - 1

Parsnip - 2

Potato - 2

Rhubarb - 1. get seeds at Oasis

Sardine - 2. During day in ocean


Summer

Blueberry - 2

Corn - 2

Fiddlehead fern - 1. secret woods

Hot pepper - 2

Melon - 2

Poppy - 1

Radish - 2

Rainbow Trout - 1. During Day in river/mountain lake

Red Cabbage - 3. Summer year 2
Oasis

Tomato - 6

Tuna - 1. During day in Ocean


Fall

Amaranth - 1

Apple - 1. Need apple tree.

Artichoke - 2

Beet - 1

Blackberry - 2. Forage. Bushes fall 8 - 11

Bok Choy - 1

Common Mushroom - 3. Foraging

Cranberries - 4

Eggplant - 2

Hazelnut - 4. Foraging. Click on maple tree for chance to get them as well.

Pumpkin - 3

Salmon - 1. During day in River

Sea Cucumber - 1. During day Ocean.

Wild Plum - 2. Foraging

Yam - 2


Winter

Squid - 1. After 7pm in ocean

Winter Root - 1. Till dirt. Can easily find in beach soil. If you dont get it after tilling all soil. Leave. Re enter.


Anytime

Egg (Chicken) - 8

Crab - 1. Crab pot in ocean

Crayfish - 1. Crab pot. Found in River ponds, river, mountain lake.

Cave Carrot - 5. Dig in mines

Cheese - 3

Clam - 1. Found on beach or in crab pots in ocean.

Coconut - 1. forage in oasis

Fish (Any) - 2

Green Algae - 5. From fishing

Largemouth Bass - 1. Mountain lake. Day

Lobster - 1. Ocean crab pot

Maple Syrup - 1. Tap maple trees

Mayonnaise - 2

Milk - 11. (+3 for Cheese)

Mussel - 1. Beach

Oak Resin - 1. Tap oak trees

Oil - 10

Periwinkle - 2. River crab pot

Rice - 2

Seaweed - 1. Ocean

Shrimp - 1. Ocean crab pot

Snail - 1. River crab pot

Sugar - 16

Sunfish - 1. River Day

Wheat Flour - 22

White Algae - 2. Mines fishing

Vinegar - 4

Void Mayonnaise - 1
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09 Nov 2019 17:26

This is a guide to help you cook all recipes required for this achievement.

As you may know, recipes are either learned by watching the cooking show "Queen of Sauce" on TV (Wednesdays and Sundays). Or you will get random mail from people that you befriended with their favorite recipe for you to learn.

These friend recipes are unlocked as follows:



All other recipes are learned by watching "Queen of Sauce".

Below is a checklist of all ingrediens you have to keep in order to cook all recipes:



Here are all meals you can cook in picture form.

http://stardewvalleywiki.com/Template:Collections_Cooking

Note: It doesn't matter if the ingrediens have silver or gold star, the cooked dish will always have the same value(s) of gold or buffs. So best to just use no-star ingrediens to cook all recipes.
Also, please note that eating them won't count to this achievement. So if you receive meals in the mail or as loot from monsters, you still have to cook them yourself!

Here is the link to the god-site, which will help you a lot! Not only for this achievement:

http://stardewvalleywiki.com/Cooking#Recipes

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Warning!: Please see below comment of https://www.trueachievements.com/gamer/Cower+Before+me - The "Cookies" recipe can glitch, if you have either a George or an Alex cutscene at the same time! Be sure to gain hearts in this house one after another. And if you're on more than 3/4 heart on one of either Evelyn, George or Alex go to the house and check if there is a cutscene.
"Solution" to above glitch: See below comment from https://www.trueachievements.com/gamer/Axtrica - In his Winter of Year 2, Gus sells the cookies recipe in the bar.
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04 May 2019 00:15

The most important thing is not to miss Queen of Sauce on Sundays, as the recipes are repeated every two years and some cannot be obtained any other way. There are reruns on Wednesdays, but don't count on them too much. Some can be purchased from Gus. The rest of the recipes come from friendship with
- Emily (7)
- Pam (7)-
- Caroline (7)
- Jodi (7)
- Shane (3)
- Demetrius (7)
- Clint (7)
- Gus (7)
- Linus (7)
- Kent (7)
- Sandy (7)
- Marnie (7)
- Evelyn (7)
- Lewis (7)
- George (7)
- Pierre (3)
- Robin (7)
- Willie (7)

I advise you to take this list into account when you make a trophy for friendship
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22 Dec 2017 09:03