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IV · YOUR BOOK JOURNEY

My Cookbook

A cookbook is a production, not a manuscript. Recipes have to work in someone else’s kitchen, and the photography is half the book.

THE KINDS OF BOOK THIS BECOMES
  • Restaurant book
  • Heritage recipes
  • Single-subject cookbook
  • Community cookbook
WHO IT IS FOR
Chef, creator, family, cultural community
WHAT YOU LEAVE WITH
A cookbook that brings people to your tables.
WHO ASSEMBLES
11 specialists across 4 stages, with your approval at every gate
THE TEN DAYS, FOR THIS BOOK

Five movements, each ending in a decision you make.

  1. DAYS 1–2
    Concept and canon
    The book’s point of view, the cook it is for, and the recipe canon it draws from.
    YOUR APPROVAL GATE
    You approve the concept and the recipe list.
  2. DAYS 3–4
    Structure and test plan
    Chapter structure, the testing protocol, and a sample recipe written to publication standard.
    YOUR APPROVAL GATE
    You approve the testing protocol and the recipe format.
  3. DAYS 5–6
    Production core
    Recipe writing, measurement normalisation, headnotes, and the photography brief.
    YOUR APPROVAL GATE
    You approve the photography direction and styling.
  4. DAYS 7–8
    Testing and edit
    Test findings, allergen and claim review, cultural attribution, and a copyedit pass.
    YOUR APPROVAL GATE
    You approve test outcomes and any recipe that changed.
  5. DAYS 9–10
    Milestone and plan
    A governed milestone, remaining plan, and the design and print path.
    YOUR APPROVAL GATE
    You approve the continuation plan and the production budget.
SAFEGUARDS

What this kind of book has to get right.

  • Every recipe tested to a stated protocol before it publishes
  • Allergen and nutrition statements reviewed, never estimated
  • Photography rights, styling and food credits cleared
  • Cultural and family attribution named, not absorbed
BOOK TO WORLD

Where this book can go next.

  • Video and short-form
  • Class and workshop
  • Restaurant or brand edition
  • Seasonal follow-up
  • Retail and gifting edition

Expansion happens only through your explicit approval, and only from the approved source canon.

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What You ReceiveSee Our Process Evidence →
IV · MY COOKBOOK

The recipes that only exist in your hands.

Discovery confirms the journey, the kind of book, and where you are likely to want help — before anything is quoted.

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