Nadine Estero has always loved cooking and art, and she combines her interests by re-creating food from anime, video games, and shows and sharing her creations on social media (@IssaGrill) with over one million followers. Her work has been featured on Refinery29 and in the New York Times and Philippine Star. Her first cookbook, The Anime Chef Cookbook: 75 Iconic Dishes from Your Favorite Anime, made the Globe & Mail’s best-seller list.
About The Anime Café: 50 Iconic Treats, Snacks, and Drinks from Your Favorite Anime (Quarto Publishing, 2024), the author writes: “Anime cafés are establishments that immerse fans in their favorite an…