You are a Chef!

You are a Chef!
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	2000
Credits
Author	Dan Shiovitz
Reception
Events	Speed-IF 8 Participant XYZZY Awards 2000 Finalist: Best Writing
IFDB rating	3 out of 5 (50 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genre	Comedy
Location	City
Language	English
Cruelty scale	Merciful
IFDB play time	10 minutes
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	TADS 2
Format	TADS 2
License	Freeware
IFID	TADS2-DE6FF56FD763F7A272240CA66FDFD11E
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How it begins

Hello Chef!!! You are outside a SHOP! There is a POT! You have a list! You must make FOOD! Hello Chef! You need potato, monkey, octopus, cabbage, paperclips, tomato. Then the MYSTERY INGREDIENT! You hear potato from south! First to food wins!

Trivia and Comments

• First Speed-IF game to ever be nominated for any XYZZY Award.
• The location "23rd and Lincoln" suggests that the game takes place in Seattle, Washington.
• Inspired the following:
  • The You are a Chef! movie by Taco The Wonder Dog. Watch it at YouTube.
  • The unofficial sequel Are You A Chef? (Adam Biltcliffe; 2000; Z-code).
  • The autochef's line "Need! More! Ingredients!" from Savoir-Faire (Emily Short; 2002; Z-code).
  • The title of Need! More! Toast! (Adam Biltcliffe; 2003; Z-code) for Speed-IF ToasterComp II.
  • An April Fool's event on ifMUD where random food ingredients were falling at random intervals in and near the lounge.
  • The name of ifMUD's Kingdom of Loathing Clan: "Need! More! Meat!"

Versions

Speed-IF version

Date: 2000

• You are a Chef! (Dan Shiovitz; 2000; TADS 2).
  • IFID: TADS2-DE6FF56FD763F7A272240CA66FDFD11E
    IFID links: IFDB
  • Speed-IF 8 entry.
  • XYZZY Awards 2000: Finalist for Best Writing.
  • Download SpeedIF08.zip from the IF Archive - All the games in Speed-IF 8. The story file for this game is CHEF.GAM.

Links

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

General info

• You Are A Chef! (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
• You are a Chef! - at IFDB.

Reviews

• You Are A Chef! - at IF Ratings.

Spoilers

• Walkthrough by David Welbourn.
• ClubFloyd transcripts: 1 and 2.

Note: To refer to this game from another page, you can type {{game citation|You are a Chef!}}. This will display as You are a Chef! (Dan Shiovitz; 2000; TADS 2).

Date: 2000