An experimental art book

COOK AT YOUR OWN RISK

40 impossible desserts. Imagined by AI. Reverse-engineered into recipes.

$145 USD

This is not a cookbook

An experimental art book about turning imagined desserts into recipes. The image comes first. Making it real is the open question.

AI imagined it.
The book works backward

Each dessert started with a written prompt and an AI-generated image. The process then ran backward: translating its shapes, textures, and colours into ingredients and techniques.

The book brings those images and written recipes together, leaving the leap from page to plate to the reader.

Look inside

Open book: Showcase spread — **SHOWCASE**Raspberry Caviar over Jabuticaba Mousse with a Gelatine Strawberry Case.

Open book: Arctic Sailing spread — **ARCTIC SAILING**Lime Sponge over a White Chocolate Iceberg with Pineapple Sorbet.

Open book: Dessert photograph and accompanying text — **DON’T RAIN OVER MY STILETTOS**Yuzu Cloud over a Toasted Vanilla Marshmallow.

Open book: Prezioso recipe spread — **PREZIOSO - RECIPE**A Closer Look at the Written Recipe Instructions.

Open book: Truffle Lumiere spread — **TRUFFLE LUMIERE**White Truffle Infused Marshmallow Cloud, Clementine Mist and Passion Fruit.

Open book: melon method spread — **MELON METHOD**Yubari King Melon Panna Cotta Filled with Coconut Praline and Yuzu Orb.

Open book: Pedestal recipe spread — **PEDESTAL - RECIPE**A Closer Look at the Pedestal Recipe and Serving Notes.

Open book: pedestal spread — **PEDESTAL**Matcha Ice Cream with Pistachio Texture and Lime Jelly over Ghanaian Chocolate Chunk.

Open book: underpass spread — **UNDERPASS**Roasted Rhubarb, Orange and Crystallised Puff Pastry.

The title is not metaphorical

The recipes were reverse-engineered from AI-generated images. They have not been tested, tasted, or refined in a physical kitchen.

The book documents a creative experiment. Its recipes are proposals, not tested results.

Book Specs

FormatHardcover Photo Quality Book
8 × 10 in · Portrait
Adhesive Casebound

Interior276 pages
Full colour
80 lb Uncoated Text

CoverFull colour outside
Matte Lamination
1.03 in spine

DetailBlack endpapers
40 imagined desserts
Images + written recipes

Own the experiment

40 imagined desserts, collected in a full-colour hardcover.

$145 USD

$10 from every book sold goes to Yeah, Art!, helping keep arts education in classrooms in low-income communities and championing underrepresented artists.

Questions

What is Cook At Your Own Risk?

An experimental art book featuring 40 AI-imagined desserts and written recipes reverse-engineered from those images. It explores the leap from an imagined dessert to a physical preparation; it is not a conventional, kitchen-tested cookbook.

What format is the book?

A 276-page, full-colour, 8 × 10 inch portrait hardcover with adhesive casebound binding, 80 lb Uncoated Text paper, a matte-laminated cover, and black endpapers.

Can I use the recipes?

The book includes written recipes, but they have not been tested in a physical kitchen. Treat them as experimental starting points, not reliable cooking instructions.

Can I return my book?

Each book is printed to order, so we do not accept returns for a change of mind. This does not affect your rights if your book arrives damaged or faulty.

Now go make something the machine hasn't thought of yet