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marieintheraw's review
4.0
I figured I'd give this book a shot because I enjoy her videos. i enjoyed it and the "recipes" were great
labunnywtf's review
3.0
Being a fan of John Green, I had heard of Hannah Hart, but never went to Youtube to find out anything about her. I don't spend a lot of time on Youtube, and I didn't really know what her channel was about. But when I saw this available on Edelweiss, I really was excited to check it out. Plus I do love a good cookbook.
I'm disappointed. Not in the recipes, mind you. While they're intensely unconventional (and most aren't, in fact, real recipes), I actually did see a few that made me pause and think, "Ooh. That sounds good. And tasty." It may be the sleep deprivation I've been dealing with, though.
I feel about this book what I feel about most Youtube channels. One video may be insanely hilarious and delightful, but sitting and watching the entire channel all the way through is going to make your eyes glaze over. The idea of watching back-to-back Jenna Marbles videos makes me want death by paper cuts, and I frigging love some of her stuff.
This is the paper (or ebook, as it were) version of a Youtube channel. Not to be taken in one sitting. The further I got in, I stopped giggling out loud. I started rolling my eyes. If it wasn't a real recipe, I didn't want to be bothered reading the ingredients list (even though there were really awesome jokes still being mixed in).
The motivational bits were fun, and funny, and occasionally actually motivational and touching. But again, as with every cocktail listed in the book, moderation is needed.
I do think I would still like to own this book, and I would store it on my cookbook shelf. But I don't recommend picking it up and just reading it as a regular book. Don't chow, just nibble.
I'm disappointed. Not in the recipes, mind you. While they're intensely unconventional (and most aren't, in fact, real recipes), I actually did see a few that made me pause and think, "Ooh. That sounds good. And tasty." It may be the sleep deprivation I've been dealing with, though.
I feel about this book what I feel about most Youtube channels. One video may be insanely hilarious and delightful, but sitting and watching the entire channel all the way through is going to make your eyes glaze over. The idea of watching back-to-back Jenna Marbles videos makes me want death by paper cuts, and I frigging love some of her stuff.
This is the paper (or ebook, as it were) version of a Youtube channel. Not to be taken in one sitting. The further I got in, I stopped giggling out loud. I started rolling my eyes. If it wasn't a real recipe, I didn't want to be bothered reading the ingredients list (even though there were really awesome jokes still being mixed in).
The motivational bits were fun, and funny, and occasionally actually motivational and touching. But again, as with every cocktail listed in the book, moderation is needed.
I do think I would still like to own this book, and I would store it on my cookbook shelf. But I don't recommend picking it up and just reading it as a regular book. Don't chow, just nibble.
lriopel's review
4.0
Hilarious, but I think you need to be a fan of MDK on YouTube to be able to "hear" what she is saying, and get all the puns and inside jokes. There is not a single usable recipe (at least for me) anywhere in this book, as all but one I can think of contain highly processed food. But it is crazy funny and has some great ideas about being a young adult and living your life. I particularly liked her instructions for making scrambled eggs - "Step one: Try to make an Omelet. Step two: Give up."
beastreader's review
3.0
To be perfectly honest I did think that this was a full cookbook with lots of recipes and pictures. This is not that type of book. It is more of a play by play rulebook to different stages of life:Making the Most of What you Got, Adultolescence, Relationship, and Family and Holidays. Also, Hannah teaches you how you can cope with it in a fun way with food and alcohol. Don't forget the alcohol! Reading this book it appears that Hannah's logic is "Everything just seems to go better with alcohol". However you may want to start the drinking after you have finished preparing your food. I say preparing as some dishes do not require cooking. Pretty much anyone who had little to no cooking experience can make these dishes.
What I did like the most about this book was Hannah's witty humor. It showed in her stories by the way she talked and the pictures featured through out this book.
What I did like the most about this book was Hannah's witty humor. It showed in her stories by the way she talked and the pictures featured through out this book.
liketheday's review
3.0
Find this at your library and borrow the heck out of it, and then maybe buy yourself a copy if you need to know how to make sushi out of tortillas or shots out of hash browns.
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paws_pages's review
5.0
Want a recipe for every situation. Check with Hannah. She's got a solution for you
Oh?! You actually want to cook food? Yeah, no, this book isn't what you are looking for.
Are you a well established human being with cooking skills and dish sets and favorite recipes? You might not love this book. But then again you might look at Hannah as a brave young you, you wish you were. Or maybe you were?!
You know what, just read it. It will take approximately 30 seconds to get through the book (give or take a day or so depending on the amount of free time you have devoted to the beauty that is reading) and I GUARANTEE you will smile or snicker at least once.
Please note: guarantee is not-actually-worth anything. If you are completely abhorred by Hannah (what?!) and you have a steel heart and cold water running through your veins, an you actually didn't snicker, smile or smirk once during your mental consumption of "my drunk kitchen" may I extend to you my deepest (I'm reaching deep down for this) "huh? Odd."
Why are you still here? Go get the book!!
Oh?! You actually want to cook food? Yeah, no, this book isn't what you are looking for.
Are you a well established human being with cooking skills and dish sets and favorite recipes? You might not love this book. But then again you might look at Hannah as a brave young you, you wish you were. Or maybe you were?!
You know what, just read it. It will take approximately 30 seconds to get through the book (give or take a day or so depending on the amount of free time you have devoted to the beauty that is reading) and I GUARANTEE you will smile or snicker at least once.
Please note: guarantee is not-actually-worth anything. If you are completely abhorred by Hannah (what?!) and you have a steel heart and cold water running through your veins, an you actually didn't snicker, smile or smirk once during your mental consumption of "my drunk kitchen" may I extend to you my deepest (I'm reaching deep down for this) "huh? Odd."
Why are you still here? Go get the book!!
jaimeetc's review
5.0
Hilarious, sweet, nonjudgemental, and inspiring. I don't have to be the queen of Pinterest to be a creative person, I don't even have to put my wine glass down! Thanks, Hannah! (since reading the book we're now on a first name basis, dear friend.)
onesonicbite's review
3.0
Am I the only one here that likes to read “bad” reviews for products? Not because I think they can be funny like sugarless gummy bears, but because sometimes people point out what they hate, and it is exactly why it is great.
What most people say when they don’t like Hannah’s book is that they never saw her YouTube channel before and they were disappointed that it wasn’t a real cookbook. When Alexa first told me about this book, I tried looking in the cooking section, only to find out that it was in the humor section of Barnes and Noble. After clearing that up, it became obvious that this was more in the ranks of I Like You by Amy Sedaris. The difference is that there are less helpful “tips” in this book than Amy’s.
What confuses people is that My Drunk Kitchen could be a book about “recipes” when it has absolutely nothing to do with improving your food in the kitchen. The book is made to make you laugh, and I respect that it doesn’t feature real recipes for a joke like Thug Kitchen does (which results in mediocre recipes.) But Hannah does more, and pokes fun of at all the issues 20-30 year old goes through. Plus, by having the quality of the book so high, nice glossy pages, beautiful photography, excellent graphic design, it sets a tone of seriousness for not so serious material.
The dangers of writing a humor book is that you risk your audience from just not getting it. It seems that you will either find the book a great think to pick up and read a few pages, or find it the biggest waste of paper. I personally think that if you find Hannah’s YouTube channel funny, you will find this book funny. And I wouldn’t say this is a book for “drunks,” but a book for anyone who felt like they made any wrong choices as an adult, whether it be dating, work, love, taxes, or cooking.
What most people say when they don’t like Hannah’s book is that they never saw her YouTube channel before and they were disappointed that it wasn’t a real cookbook. When Alexa first told me about this book, I tried looking in the cooking section, only to find out that it was in the humor section of Barnes and Noble. After clearing that up, it became obvious that this was more in the ranks of I Like You by Amy Sedaris. The difference is that there are less helpful “tips” in this book than Amy’s.
What confuses people is that My Drunk Kitchen could be a book about “recipes” when it has absolutely nothing to do with improving your food in the kitchen. The book is made to make you laugh, and I respect that it doesn’t feature real recipes for a joke like Thug Kitchen does (which results in mediocre recipes.) But Hannah does more, and pokes fun of at all the issues 20-30 year old goes through. Plus, by having the quality of the book so high, nice glossy pages, beautiful photography, excellent graphic design, it sets a tone of seriousness for not so serious material.
The dangers of writing a humor book is that you risk your audience from just not getting it. It seems that you will either find the book a great think to pick up and read a few pages, or find it the biggest waste of paper. I personally think that if you find Hannah’s YouTube channel funny, you will find this book funny. And I wouldn’t say this is a book for “drunks,” but a book for anyone who felt like they made any wrong choices as an adult, whether it be dating, work, love, taxes, or cooking.
arundlestl's review against another edition
4.0
I first found Hannah Hart when she was at John and Hank Green's Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall. I didn't know who she was, but I wanted to find out.
I found My Drunk Kitchen and watched the archive in one long sitting. I adore her puns, her open sexuality and her zany humor. Not only do we share last names (no relation), we're both gay, we enjoy John Green and we make nerdy word jokes.
This book is like an extended YouTube video only you don't think it's gone on too long. I laughed out loud at her goofy ass descriptions and appreciated the totally staged photo shoots. There were so many great lines in this book, I had to highlight and add smileys all over it. But a couple of my faves were "Brunch is where people go to complain about problems that aren't really problems." and when cooking, remember to have adult supervision "And by 'adult' I mean someone who isn't drunk. It can be your kid sister. too. She seems pretty responsible for a sixteen-year-old. I mean, she's always reading those YA books, so she must have learned a thing or two about life."
This is not a cookbook and there are not applicable recipes. But if you want a laugh or you're a Hannah Hart fan, this is a great pick for you.
Full disclosure: I received this book as an advanced reading copy from Edelweiss.
I found My Drunk Kitchen and watched the archive in one long sitting. I adore her puns, her open sexuality and her zany humor. Not only do we share last names (no relation), we're both gay, we enjoy John Green and we make nerdy word jokes.
This book is like an extended YouTube video only you don't think it's gone on too long. I laughed out loud at her goofy ass descriptions and appreciated the totally staged photo shoots. There were so many great lines in this book, I had to highlight and add smileys all over it. But a couple of my faves were "Brunch is where people go to complain about problems that aren't really problems." and when cooking, remember to have adult supervision "And by 'adult' I mean someone who isn't drunk. It can be your kid sister. too. She seems pretty responsible for a sixteen-year-old. I mean, she's always reading those YA books, so she must have learned a thing or two about life."
This is not a cookbook and there are not applicable recipes. But if you want a laugh or you're a Hannah Hart fan, this is a great pick for you.
Full disclosure: I received this book as an advanced reading copy from Edelweiss.