Gourmet

Gourmet
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	29 September 2003
Credits
Author	Aaron A. Reed
Reception
Events	XYZZY Awards 2003 Winner: Best Puzzles XYZZY Awards 2003 Finalist: Best Individual PC, Best Setting IFComp 2003 5th of 30
IFDB rating	3.5 out of 5 (55 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genre	Comedy
Location	Building
Language	English
Cruelty scale	Merciful
IFDB play time	46 minutes
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 6
Format	Z-code 5
License	Freeware
IFID	ZCODE-1-030927-EF3D, ZCODE-2-031116-99CC
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How it begins

You are the owner and head chef of the week-old and 1940s-themed Mack and Geez, your first five-star restaurant. An anonymous tip has told you that highly-influential food critic, Vera Davenport, will review your restaurant today, and you've heard she doesn't like theme restaurants. Plus, you have both a staff shortage and a huge entrée shortage. Things couldn't be worse. But if you can manage to get a good review after tonight, Mack and Geez might stay in business.

(The first chapter, "Hors D'oeuvres", begins with a Napoleon Bonaparte quote.)

You are wearing your chef's hat and carrying nothing. The expansive kitchen contains an oven, rangetop, counter, pnuematic tube station, utensils, fishtanks, cupboards, glass cabinet, dishwasher, refrigerator, and sink. Your office is north, the seating area is east, the back alley is west, and the wine cellar is downstairs.

Versions

Release 1

Date: 29 September 2003

• Gourmet (Aaron A. Reed; 29-Sep-2003; Z-code 5).
  • Story by Chad Barb and Aaron Reed.
  • Release 1 / Serial number 030927 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
  • IFID: ZCODE-1-030927-EF3D
    IFID links: IFDB
  • IF Comp 2003: 5th place of 30 entries. Also 3rd place for Miss Congeniality.
  • XYZZY Awards 2003: Winner of Best Puzzles. Finalist for Best Setting and Best Individual PC (the chef).
  • Download gourmet.z5 from the IF Archive - The story file.

Release 2

Date: 2003

• Gourmet (Aaron A. Reed; 2003; Z-code 5).
  • IFID: ZCODE-2-031116-99CC
    IFID links: IFDB
  • Download gourmet.z5 from the IF Archive - The story file.

Links

N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.

General info

• Gourmet homepage.
• Gourmet (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
• Gourmet - at IFDB

Reviews

• Gourmet - at SPAG.
• Gourmet - at IF Ratings.
• Review - by Paul O'Brian.
• Review - by Dan Shiovitz.

Note: To refer to this game from another page, you can type {{game citation|Gourmet}}. This will display as Gourmet (Aaron A. Reed; 2003; Inform 6; Z-code).

Date: 29 September 2003

Date: 2003