FINAL LIMITED EDITION

you've never seen a cookbook like this

desperate cooking is the wildest, most creative cookbook you've ever seen in your life. best-seller in its first german edition, remastered in english with lots of new chapters. coming out this christmas.

reserve your copy

this is a limited edition pre-order, which means you might not have the chance to order this book after it gets released.
each copy will be signed & numbered.
get it now before it's too late
€33
bundle

we're all a little bit desperate.

and that's ok.

but if your life isn't going according to plan, then why should your cooking be any different?

in this creatively designed masterpiece, you'll be inspired to embrace the chaos around you and find the courage to try new things out – both in the kitchen and in real life.

instead of following bland recipes as if they were ikea manuals, you'll learn to trust your gut and cook intuitively, with the ingredients you have at home.

because when life gives you lemons, you'll... learn that they happen to have many different applications in the kitchen (besides lemonade).

a certified banger

thousands of sadbois can certify that this is the best cookbook they've seen in their entire lives. don't believe it? then here's some numbers:

🤯 15.000+ books sold in its first german edition

🤩 97% positive reviews and a 4.7★ rating on amazon

🎨 500+ illustrations, made by real human hands

✨ 15 chapters and over 80 original recipes, along with trillions of variations.

this book will change your life

get your s*** together

within the first chapters, you'll organise your kitchen, get your pantry in order, and deal with your deepest fears and anxieties.

find true love

introducing: vegetinder™. just because your dating life is doomed, doesn't mean your veggies should suffer the same fate.

get a real job

the grandmother, known for her prominent role in the international dru-,... uh, spice trade, has offered you a job. will you take it?

learn a new language

braising? searing? sautéing? the green language bird might have turned into AI, but our kitchionary is spicier than ever.

handmade by real human hands

just like my other books, desperate cooking is the result of hundreds of hours of personal effort & over a decade of experience doing all sorts of creative work. here's what makes this book special:

🤯 a hands-on and refreshing approach to topics which often feel too theoretical, abstract, or boring.

💅 fully illustrated & designed by my very handy hands. and the fonts you're reading right now? that's my own handwriting.

🤖 written by a real human being with real human hands, not by a sloppy AI chatbot (low-key absurd that this has become a selling point)

🇪🇺 printed in austria with high-quality european paper that feels really nice when you touch it with your hands

🤚 one last bullet point mentioning hands would come in handy.

👋🤙🤌✍️🤝🫶

make the grandmother proud

the grandmother just called. she has a special deal for you:

  • 1x "desperate cooking", signed and numbered
  • 1x "desperate drinking", signed and numbered
  • 1x "desperate baking", signed and numbered
  • 1 free copy of "desperate german", signed by the author
  • 2 grams of her world-famous salt (street value: 200€)
  • passive-aggressive greeting cards
  • and a special surprise for your kitchen
  • free delivery (europe and north america)

all for a special price of 99€. just pick the "grandmother's combo" when ordering below.

desperate cooking

limited edition. each copy will be signed & numbered. not available on amazon or other bookstores.
note: this is a pre-order. shipping late november/early december to europe and north america. free shipping if you order a bundle.
€33
bundle

or you can check out my other books before they're gone

desperate brain

an illustrated & chaotic memoir about the adult experience of trying to function while your head doesn't

pre-order now

desperate drinking

a fascinating journey through the world of cocktails & a full university education, all at once.

satiate your thirst

desperate baking

a wildly informative guidebook that tries to make sense out of baking and economic theory, all at the same time.

praise the grandmother

desperate german

join hans & greta on a twisted german fairytale through language, culture, and delayed trains.

order it now