Ghostbusters: The Official Cookbook

Ghostbusters: The Official Cookbook is a cookbook released by Insight Editions on October 25, 2022.

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Development[]

On February 23, 2022, Ghostbusters: The Official Cookbook was reported to be up for pre-order.^[2]

On March 27, 2022, Erik Burnham revealed he is done with his writing and waiting for notes.^[3]

On April 5, 2022, a tentative cover featuring the Mini-Pufts as s'mores stacked on each other was posted.^[4] Justin Eisinger revealed his involvement.^[5]

On June 8, 2022, the final cover was revealed by Jenn Fujikawa.^[6]

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From big city bites to small town tastes, feed your interdimensional demon inside with a smorgasbord of paranormal-inspired recipes with the first-ever official Ghostbusters cookbook!

Who you gonna call... to eat?! Featuring more than 50 recipes inspired by the beloved Ghostbusters 1984 film and continuing into present day with Ghostbusters: Afterlife, this cookbook celebrates the bold personalities of Egon, Venkman, Zeddemore, and Stantz, along with the spooks, spectres, and ghosts that tried to transform New York City to a Babylonian dystopia.

But they're not alone — they’ve got company with a new generation of Ghostbusters like Phoebe, Trevor, Podcast, and Lucky that saved Summerville, Oklahoma from the second coming of Gozer! In fact, it’s Podcast's, well, podcast that inspires this book! Now he and Ray are combing through the Ghostbusters archives and recording new episodes to bring the group's favorite new and old foods to delicious life.

With luscious full-color photography and packed with the fun and spirit of the films, Ghostbusters: The Official Cookbook is a must-have for foodies and paranormal investigative fans alike.

50+ RECIPES: Includes more than 50 exciting and tempting recipes—from savory snacks to delectable desserts; unforgettable dishes that can tame the scariest appetites.

GORGEOUS PHOTOS: Packed with mouth-watering full-color recipe photos.

RECIPES FOR EVERY SKILL LEVEL: Ghostbusters: The Official Cookbook features recipes geared toward every home cook; from beginner to experienced chef, there’s something for everyone.

OFFICIALLY LICENSED COOKBOOK: Created in collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment and Ghost Corps, this is the only officially licensed Ghostbusters cookbook.

Trivia[]

On page 2, the stills are of:
- A promotional photo from the first movie of the Ghostbusters in front of Gozer's altar.
- Lucky Domingo and Trevor Spengler shining their flash lights in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 13.
- Phoebe Spengler testing her Proton Pack in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 8.
On page 5, the still is from a deleted scene of Phoebe testing her Proton Pack in a barley field.
On page 7, the still is of the Ghostbusters doing the hand stack after climbing out of the hole in Ghostbusters, Chapter 25: Working the Crowd.
On page 10, the stills are of:
- A promotional photo of Ray, Egon, Peter, and Winston posing by Ecto-1 after the world is saved in the first movie.
- The Ghostbusters staring at Egon's ghost in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 16.
On page 11, in his foreword, Winston mentions:
- Answering the Ghostbusters's ad in Ghostbusters, Chapter 14: Welcome Aboard.
- Saving the world in Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II.
- Starting a company and a family which was revealed in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 16.
- Ray's Occult Books.
- There is a still of Winston in his office in Ghostbusters Afterlife, Chapter 16.
On page 12, the stills are of:
- Ray in the Sedgewick Hotel in Ghostbusters, Chapter 13: "Nice Shootin', Tex."
- The Ghostbusters marching up to the Temple of Gozer in Ghostbusters, Chapter 26: Gozer.
- On page 12, Ray references taking out a third mortgage on his childhood home, mentioned in Ghostbusters, Chapter 4: Terminated.
- On pages 12-13 also alludes to Summerville, the return of Gozer, the Farmhouse, Phoebe, Trevor, Podcast, Lucky, being alerted in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 11, and putting an end to Gozer in Chapter 16.
On page 13 are stills of:
- An alternate take of when Podcast meets Phoebe in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 3.
- Ray mentions his book store and the Mystical Tales of the Unknown Universe, the name of Podcast's podcast which was revealed in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 16.
On page 14 is a Proton Pack schematic.
On page 16, Ray mentions Atlantis.
- The still is of Ray on the phone with Phoebe in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 11. This will be used for each new chapter in the book.
On page 17 are stills of:
- A behind-the-scenes photo of Phoebe and Podcast at Gary's laptop in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 6.
- The Ghostbusters firing on the slime mold around the Manhattan Museum of Art in Ghostbusters II, Chapter 22: No Dent.
On page 18, Podcast alludes to the Mini-Pufts.
- The still is an unused shot of Podcast covered in residue near the end of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 16.
On page 21, the recipe references Egon's hobby of collecting spores, molds, and fungus, which was first mentioned in Ghostbusters, Chapter 08: "Bug-Eyes Thing".
- The still is of Egon, Janine, and possessed Louis in the basement protesting the shut down order in Ghostbusters, Chapter 21: Out of Biz.
On page 23, the recipe is named after Dana Barrett. Peter mentions when he checked out her apartment in Ghostbusters, Chapter 10: Checking Out Dana.
- The still is of Dana looking at the eggs in Ghostbusters, Chapter 07: Fried Eggs & Zuul.
On page 24, Ray alludes to Walter Peck, Jennifer, and the Male Student and mentions the Environmental Protection Agency and the "Venkman Burn in Hell" message in Ghostbusters, Chapter 02: Shock the Nerd.
- The still is of Walter Peck from Ghostbusters, Chapter 15: E.P.A. Man.
On page 25, the recipe is named after Peter's petty cash line in Ghostbusters, Chapter 11: "We Got One!"
- Ray mentions Chinatown, when the Ghostbusters got the call in Chapter 11: "We Got One!", and the Sedgewick Hotel, and alludes to Slimer.
On page 26, the recipe references Louis Tully's brie in Ghostbusters, Chapter 17: "Who Brought the Dog?"
- Ray mentions Charlemagne and Louis's smoked salmon.
- The still is of Louis in Ghostbusters, Chapter 6: Spook Central.
On page 27, Peter mentions Grand Central Station and alludes to when he collected Ectoplasm for Egon in Ghostbusters, Chapter 03: "Get Her!"
- The still is of Egon checking the Gamma Rate Meter in Ghostbusters, Chapter 26: Gozer.
On page 28, the still is an overhead shot of the Farmhouse property in Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
On page 29, the recipe is named after the Farmhouse. Podcast alludes to Callie.
On page 30, the recipe references the interdimensional cross-rip.
- Ray suggests a cross-rip took place at Northern Niger at the center of the Sahara Desert.
- Ray also mentions the Tunguska blast and Gozer's incursions.
On page 31, the still is of Phoebe, Trevor, Podcast, and Lucky looking down the sacrificial hole in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 13.
On page 32, the recipe is named after the Shandor Mining Company. Podcast mentions Summerville and Spinners Roller Hop.
On page 33, the still is of Phoebe and Podcast first walking to the bridge to the Shandor Mining Company in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 4.
On page 35, there is an unused alternate shot of Phoebe seated at the unfinished Proton Pack in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 7.
On page 37, the recipe is named after the Firehouse.
- Winston mentions the Proton Packs and their weight.
On page 38, the recipe is named after the Terror Dogs.
On page 39, the still is of Vinz Clortho inside the Summerville Walmart in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 12.
On page 40 the recipe is named after Janine Melnitz and the World's Fair.
- Janine mentions Mayor Lenny, Egon, 550 Central Park West, her mother being allergic to chickpeas, her World's Fair souvenir coin, and giving Egon the coin. Janine giving Egon was originally the Ghostbusters deleted scene Busy but was utilized in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 16.
- The stills is of Peter and Janine talking about hiring more help in Ghostbusters, Chapter 14: Welcome Aboard.
On page 41, the recipe is named after the third mortgage Ray took on his childhood home in Ghostbusters, Chapter 4: Terminated. Ray also mentions it and his mother.
On page 43, the recipe is named after the Kung Pao Shrimp Callie and Gary during their date in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 09.
- Podcast mentions Summerville, Gary, Gary's practice if showing movies to the class in Ghostbusters: Afterlife Chapter 04 and Chapter 05, and being possessed by Vinz after the events seen in Chapter 12. Gary mentioned Phoebe and alludes to Callie.
- The still is of Callie in the Farmhouse, in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 7.
On page 44, the still is of from an alternate version of Gary and Callie's date in Ghostbusters Afterlife, Chapter 9.
On page 45, the recipe is named after Spinners Roller Hop.
- Ray mentions Gozer, Spinners, Egon, and alludes to the Proton Cannons.
- The still is of Spinners when Callie drives to it during the family's first night in town in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 3.
On page 46, the still is Lucky meeting Trevor in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 3.
On page 48, the recipe is named after Callie and her famous quesadillas.
- Podcast mentions Ray, Egon, Zuul, and Callie being possessed by Zuul in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 14.
On page 49, the still is Callie and Phoebe sitting on the roof of the Subaru while Trevor fixes the car in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 2.
On page 50, the recipe is named after Phoebe and Egon's floor puzzle.
- Phoebe alludes to Callie and her quesadillas and mentions Podcast and Ray.
On page 51, the stills are of:
- Phoebe putting one of Egon's glasses against hers in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 7.
- An alternate shot of Phoebe taking the Trap out of the floor in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 5.
On page 52, the recipe is named after Trevor.
- Podcast alludes to Callie and her quesadillas and mentions Phoebe, Ray, and Egon. He also alludes to Cheeze-Its.
- The still is of when Trevor ran into Podcast and Phoebe on the road in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 9.
On page 53, the still is of Trevor working on Ecto-1 in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 9.
On page 54, the recipe is named after Summerville and its Rust City nickname.
- Podcast mentions Phoebe and her family and his MTUU podcast.
On page 55, the still is Podcast in the rear of Ecto-1 during the Muncher chase in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 10.
On page 57, is the Vigo portrait.
On page 59, the recipe is named after the Mini-Puft.
- Podcast claims he shaved his head to get rid of the goo from the destroyed Mini-Pufts in Ghostbusters: Chapter 16.
- Ray mentions the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, watching him get blown up in Ghostbusters, Chapter 28: Crossing Streams, and Central Park.
- The still is when the Mini-Puft sees Gary in the Walmart in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 12.
On page 62, the still is a promotional shot of Egon, Ray, and Peter looking off-screen after saving the world in the first movie.
On page 63, Ray mentions the Miracle of Fatima event.
On page 64, the recipe is named after Louis Tully.
- Winston reveals he took Louis out to lunch two to three years after the last bust to get tax advice for his business plan.
- The still is of possessed Louis drinking in Ghostbusters, Chapter 20: Keymaster.
On page 65, the still is of Lucky from an unused scene when the children meet in Spinners in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 12.
On page 65, the recipe is named after Egon's line "Yes have some" in Chapter 20: Keymaster.
- Podcast mentions Gary, Phoebe, the Summerville cross-rip, and MTUU.
- Lucky mentions Spinners and that her nana makes ambrosia during the holidays.
On page 67, the recipe is named after Ray's mention of Slimer to Peter in Ghostbusters, Chapter 12: "He Slimed Me!". He alludes to the Library ghost.
- The still is of Slimer being startled in the Firehouse in Ghostbusters II, Chapter 12: Two in the Box.
- Peter mentions the first call seen in Chapter 11: "We Got One!", the Sedgewick Hotel, and alludes to the Library ghost.
- Ray alludes to Slimer.
On page 68, the recipe is named after the Super Diet headline in one of the newspapers seen in Ghostbusters, Chapter 14: Welcome Aboard.
- Janine suggests she was behind the headline, claiming she got $500 from her friend Carla at a tabloid by slipping her a false tip that the Ghostbusters were kept fit and healthy with her salad.
- The still is of Janine in Ghostbusters, Chapter 08: "Bug-Eyes Thing."
On page 69, the recipe is named after Spinners Roller Hop.
On page 70, the still is from a deleted scene in the first movie of Egon testing a Trap.
On page 71, the recipe is named after Egon and Peter mentions his love of junk food.
On page 75, the recipe is named after Slimer.
- Ray mentions Slimer, the Sedgewick Hotel, Peter, Peter getting slimed in Chapter 12: "He Slimed Me!", the Containment Unit, Slimer being freed in Chapter 21: Out of Biz, and his like of buses – a nod to Ghostbusters II, Chapter 24: A Harbor Chick.
On page 77, the stills are of:
- The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man looking up at the Ghostbusters in Ghostbusters, Chapter 27: Stay Puft Man.
- The chomped on newspaper dispenser in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 10.
On page 78, the still is of Ray showing Winston how to deposit ghosts into the Containment Unit in Ghostbusters, Chapter 14: Welcome Aboard.
On page 79, the recipe is named after Winston's "That's a big Twinkie" line.
- Egon mentions The Twinkie, Winston, the metaphor used in Ghostbusters, Chapter 15: E.P.A. Man, Gozer, and Peter.
On page 80, Podcast alludes to Sheriff Domingo, mentions the Illuminati and Lizard People, and mentions episodes 68 to 73 of MTUU deal with the collective consciousness.
- The still is of Lucky staring at Trevor in Spinners when they first met in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 3.
On page 81, the recipe is named after Peter's line "You've Earned It" in Ghostbusters, Chapter 03: "Get Her!"
- The still is of Peter giving Egon the candy bar in the same chapter.
On page 82, Podcast mentions Muncher.
- The still is of Muncher at the fire hydrant in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 10.
On page 85, the still is of the chomped Stop sign in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 10.
On page 87, Ray refers to Camp Waconda as "a slice of Midwestern heaven" and claims during his time there he saw a Wendigo lurking in the woods north of the camp's lake.
On page 88, the recipe is named after the "Dirt Farm" nickname for Egon's property in Summerville.
- Phoebe mentions not initially believing in ghosts which she admitted in Ghostbusters: Afterlife Chapter 4, Egon, Tobin's Spirit Guide, and the Trap Field.
- The still is of the Farmhouse barn in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 2.
On page 89, the still is of Phoebe holding up the Trap containing Zuul in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 15.
On page 90, the recipe is named after Gary Grooberson.
- Podcast and Gary talk about his possession by Vinz Clortho after Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 12. Gary only recalls getting ice cream as seen in the chapter. He also mentions the Muncher chase in Chapter 10 of the movie.
On page 93, the recipe is named after the Psychomagnotheric Slime from Ghostbusters II.
- Ray mentions he and Egon sterilizing a sample.
On page 94, the recipe is named after Phoebe and her chessboard.
- Phoebe mentions playing chess with Egon's ghost and being taught how to repair the Proton Pack in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 5 and 7.
- The still is of Phoebe looking at her chess board in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 5.
On page 96, is a promotional still of Egon's underground lab in Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
On page 97, the still is a deleted shot of Phoebe coming down the stairs with the P.K.E. Meter in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 5.
On page 98, the recipe is named after the Bug-Eye Ghost.
- Podcast claims the Bug-Eye Ghost is either a pre-Atlantean battle curse spirit or the ghost of a Kansas City basketball fan who spontaneously combusted in 1972 after seeing his team miss the winning shot.
On page 101, the still is of the Miner Ghost in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 15.
On page 102, the recipe is named after the Mini-Puft.
- Ray mentions the Mayan gods Ixcacao and Ek Chuah.
- Ray cites a Spates Catalog entry about a manifestation of Ek Chuah or one of his followers on October 20, 1949 in a Pennsylvania chocolate factory.
- The still is of the Mini-Puft with the umbrella through its head in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 12.
On page 103, the still is of the Mini-Pufts turning one of their own into a s'more in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 12.
On page 104, the recipe is named after Gozer.
- Ray mentions Peter and Gozer.
On page 107, the still is of Ray and Winston pulling up to Fort Detmerring in a deleted scene from the first movie.
On page 107, Peter mentions Ray trademarked the word "ecto."
On page 108, the recipe is named after Vinz Clortho.
- Ray mentions Zuul and Vinz.
- The still is of possessed Louis arriving at Dana's doorway in Ghostbusters, Chapter 23: Keeper Meets Master.
On page 111, the recipe is named after Zuul.
- Ray mentions Zuul and Vinz and claims he saw the ghost of Henry VIII at the bottom of the Thames River during a senior high school trip. He believed Henry was hiding from the lurking specter of Anne Boleyn.
- The still is of possessed Dana answering her door when Peter knocks in Ghostbusters, Chapter 19: Peter's Date with Zuul.
On page 112, Ray alludes to Slimer. The recipe is named after his classification.
- The still is Slimer's first appearance in Ghostbusters, Chapter 12: "He Slimed Me!"
On page 115, the recipe is named after Peter's "I've been slimed" line.
- Egon mentions Ray and the Sedgewick Hotel and laments Peter washed the ectoplasmic residue off before a sample could be taken.
- The still is of Peter on the floor covered in ectoplasm in Ghostbusters, Chapter 12: "I've Been Slimed."
On page 117, the recipe is named after Gary and Callie's date in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 9
- Podcast again alludes to Gary's practice of showing movies in class and to the Enjoy Garden Restaurant.
On page 118, the still is from a deleted shot of Winston in his office in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 16.
On page 119, Podcast mentions MTUU and Phoebe and alludes to Callie and the Farmhouse.
- The still is a deleted shot of Podcast yelling "Yes" in the Summerville Foundry in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 8.
On page 120, Peter mentions Ray, being called up in the middle of the night to stop an apocalypse, and alludes to Podcast.
On page 121, the promotional still is of Peter in a hall from the first movie.
On page 122, the still is Egon pitching crossing the streams in Ghostbusters, Chapter 27: Stay Puft Man.
On page 123, the still is of Phoebe on the gunner chair before they chase Muncher in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 10.