Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen Vol. 2

とんがり帽子のキッチン [Tongari Bōshi no Kitchen] #2

by Hiromi Satō

It's not easy running a magical atelier. Between teaching their apprentices and crafting exotic contraptions, witches Qifrey and Olruggio barely have a quiet moment during the day. What better place to unwind than in the kitchen, where the only limit on their imagination is the contents of their pantry? Just a sprinkle of salt here, a dash of pepper there...and the second course is served! Includes a variety of real sweet and savory recipes with step-by-step instructions.

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Food, Comics, Seinen, Fiction

162 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 23, 2020

Reviews

[Ricarda · Rating 4 out of 5]

While I love me some additional content with familiar characters and I appreciate the effort to embed the kitchen stuff within little stories, the step-by-step cooking and the recipes are just not really my thing. I don't hate it or anything, but I don't see a real reason to keep up with the spin-off.

[Coralie • spellboundchapters · Rating 3 out of 5]

(3.5 stars)

Slice of life cozy fantasy is even better when it's centerred around food 🙈
Qifrey and Olruggio speaking about the girls and referring to them as "the children"... you will never convince me they're not their dads 😌

[Brooke (B for Books) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This cozy spin off gave me the feelings of being stuck inside on a rainy day. Sure the ingredients are magical, and I won’t be cooking or gaining anything practical, but I’m spending time with favorite characters (Ollie❤️!), getting a slice of Witch Hat Life. This provided a chance for me to exhale and deeply appreciate the moment. I love that I have a series that is not binge-able. I don’t need to jump to the next volume because reading one was the exact right amount of therapeutic input I needed right now. Knowing I can come back when I need to slow down and breathe is comforting.

For a cookbook to give all the feels like that, it has to be 5 stars for me ⭐️🌟☀️✨💫

[freddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

CAWPILE rating: 7.5/10
STAR rating: ★★★★

Characters are just as charming and endearing as always, but there isn't much Main Plot Stuff™ happening in these - it's like a cutesie, domestic cooking spin-off. Very chill, very adorable; would recommend if you've read + enjoy the main series.

Qifrey is still my favourite lmao

[RaspberryRoses · Rating 5 out of 5]

Qifrey and Olruggio in witch hat atelier kitchen: domestic gay couple raising 4 children <3

Qifrey and Olruggio in witch hat atelier: memory wiping can be a love language
needless to say i loved it. continues to build on the amazing world and setting of witch hat.

[tamara &#x1fab2; · Rating 5 out of 5]

such a happy family i hope nothing bad happens to them 😃😃😃

[Brittany · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super cute cooking vignettes featuring the characters from the Witch Hat Atelier Manga series. Love getting to see Coco and friends in their free time just enjoying magical food!

[Yunebooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

Acudo a este manga cuando estoy estresada y necesito leer algo tranquilo y cuqui. Todo un acierto.

Este tomo está más centrado en todo el atelier, niñas incluidas, y los platos que se hacen me parecen muy originales. Igual que los artilugios magicos o los alimentos y flores que crea Kamome en Atelier. Se nota que ha trabajado en profundidad el mundo que ha desarrollado, porque enlaza hasta el más mínimo detalle.

A veces se nota que la dibujante no es ella, pero el dibujo sigue siendo precioso. A ver si me ánimo a hacer alguna receta.

[Arien Vega · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una de las cosas más bonitas que he leído en mi vida.

[Carlota (thehatinggirly) · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 estrellas
Adoro estos magas. El estilo del dibujo es precioso y las historias cortas son tan tiernas como divertidas.

[KCelery · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved the first volume more, but this volume is still super cute and I love that these books double as cook books. Qifrey and Olly are characters that I just adore. Perfect companion to the Witch Hat Atelier series.

[Odyssée · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un peu moins bien que le premier mais tjs très mimi !

[Peridot (Faith) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just nice cozy cooking vibes. Quifrey sounds like he's on a cooking show lol

[Lilkadykitty :) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fun installment.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

just two totally not gay men and their four daughters enjoying some tasty meals together 🫶🏻 they are so very dear to me

[Ben · Rating 5 out of 5]

8/10

This is just ridiculously cute, I love my sillies sm!!

[Cindy Richard · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume of Qifrey's and Olruggio's kitchen chronicles was even better than the first one! I loved that this volume was full of imaginary ingredients (which the author provides the real ingredients for in case you want to cook any of them) and that they used their magic to conduct a lot of the cooking. The different chapters also tie together nicely with callbacks to elements of the story that you have already encountered. They involved the girls in their cooking adventures this time by having them suggest ingredients, travel to the market to pick out ingredients, and provide their opinions on the food.

My favorite recipe explored in this book was for the Mystical Marktea (which are bookmarks with herbs/ingredients baked into them and they become tea when water is poured over them; with the special sigils they put on the saucer, smoke sculptures of the ingredients float over the tea like a mirage letting you know exactly what you are drinking); there are many other fun recipes such as this throughout the book. This would definitely be classified as cozy fantasy (my favorite type of read) because they focus on friendship/relationships, good food, and supporting each other as they continue their training as witches. I will definitely be continuing with this kitchen series as well as the original Witch Hat series.

[andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me ha gustado mucho, estos tomos son super cucos. Este en concreto se centra más en las historias detrás de la comida que las recetas en sí (en el anterior se me hicieron un pelín pesadas), pero este ha sido muy ligerito. Como pega, me han faltado escenas entre orugio y Quifrey, pero me contento con la escena final y verlos hacer de papás hehe. Las niñas son adorables, Riche tiene unas salidas buenísimas, Agete parece que cada vez se preocupa más por Coco, y Coco tiene una conexión con Quifrey muy bonita. ¡Ya les echo de menos!

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The further adventures of two dads cooking for each other, their daughters, and Brushbuddy. I’m sure the whole series will be pretty much the same, so if you liked the first volume you’ll like this one as well. Just cute moments centered around cooking.

[Oscar · Rating 3 out of 5]

They are NOT beating the marriage allegations!!!

[siren ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

my heart and the food, both warm :)

[Enairolf · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cet univers a été un vrai coup de coeur pour moi et je ne pouvais décidément pas passer à côté du spin off. Alors certes, il n’apporte pas de nouveauté à cette histoire, on ne découvre pas de nouvelles choses mais c’est un spin off très plaisant à lire. C’est un peu répétitif malgré tout mais ça ne me dérange pas le moins du monde. J’avais beaucoup apprécié le premier tome et je suis aussi ravie de ce second tome. C’est un vrai plaisir de se plonger dedans et de découvrir toutes ces merveilleuses recettes.

Tout comme le premier tome, on suit la petite vie tranquille de l’atelier. Kieffrey ou encore Olugio préparent de bonnes recettes pour les filles ou encore du th�� pour se réconforter après tout ces jours de pluie. Ils ne cessent d’essayer de renouveler les recettes pour proposer des mets variés aux apprenties. Ils font des expériences qui vont les amener à la découverte du poisson-ficèle ou même de la courge de fonte..

Ce que j’aime le plus avec ce spin off c’est le côté très paisible qui se dégage. C’est vraiment apaisant à lire et j’aime tellement découvrir toutes ces merveilleuses recettes que prépare Kieffrey! Franchement plus d’une fois j’ai eu envie de traverser les pages pour moi aussi pouvoir manger ce qu’il prépare. Ça l’air tellement bon tout ça. J’ai été hyper intriguée par le thé au signet, j’ai trouvé ça tellement dingue cette façon de le préparer, c’est vraiment fascinant. Bon il ne faut pas s’attendre à beaucoup d’action dans ce manga, si vous voulez de l’action sincèrement ce n’est pas ici que vous en trouverez. Chaque chapitre correspond plus ou moins à une recette et ce que j’aime aussi c’est le fait que l’on nous donne cette recette à chaque fin de chapitre. Bon même si on ne peut pas les reproduire, c’est tout de même très sympa.

Ce second tome est clairement dans la lignée du premier. On est sur un tranche de vie typique. Il ne se passe pas forcément beaucoup d’action mais c’est une histoire très plaisante à suivre. On découvre un tas de recettes, une tas de façons différentes pour préparer les mêmes ingrédients. Et puis cette ambiance paisible au sein de l’atelier est un vrai bonheur à lire. Il me tarde vraiment de découvrir toutes les nouvelles recettes qui nous attendent pour la suite!

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a manga that I would say that I'm reading primarily for the atmosphere rather than for the plot. Qifrey and Olruggio continue to nourish their young student witches both with food and comfort, and maybe sneak in a lesson about magic here and there.

The two new magical dishes that was I thought were quite innovative in this volume were the marktea and the cordfish. Marktea is their version of tea, but instead of tea bags or packets, the flavors are infused on a thin disc and then brewed by pouring water through one or multiple discs set up on a chemistry lab stand (?). It definitely looks aesthetic, and I'm curious if there's a real-world version of this that exists. The cordfish, on the other hand, is a species of fish that they cook and eat as they would salmon, except that since it's a fantastical creature, it looks like a hybrid of a long-tailed fish with leaves as fins and tail that serves as camouflage. The long tail, by the way, also helps with the eye-pleasing preparation of the fish, since the tail can be braided in elaborate ways.

Still enjoying this series, so absolutely reading the next one.

[Jesquick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este tomo de manga es un verdadero tesoro para los amantes de la cocina y la fantasía. Está lleno de recetas deliciosas y un mundo mágico por explorar. Me encantan los objetos mágicos que aparecen en la historia, especialmente el té mágico que me parece una delicia.

Quifrey es uno de mis personajes favoritos, su dedicación y su interés por alimentar a los demás de manera saludable demuestra el cariño que les tiene. Me encanta ver cómo se preocupa por el bienestar de las niñas, que a su vez forman un equipo increíble. Ágata, Coco, Riche y Tetia tienen una química especial que hace que la historia sea aún más emocionante.

Por último, el diseño de las plantas y los animales en este manga es verdaderamente bello. La atención al detalle y la imaginación del autor son dignas de admiración.

En resumen, este manga es una lectura recomendada para aquellos que buscan una historia emocionante, con personajes carismáticos y un mundo mágico por explorar.

[Ellyn → Allonsythornraxx · Rating 4 out of 5]

02/02/2025
3.75 ⭐
This really is the perfect read to cozy up with a blanket and a hot cup of tea at the end of the night.

✨ 08/100 read for 100 Graphics in a Year Reading Challenge ✨ + also read for the graphicsathon 28 in 28 Feb 2025 challenge!

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[Alicia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Food is love and Qifrey and Olruggio know how to show love to their witches in training by feeding them and teaching them about food. This one was my favorite both because I had just spent a few days in the kitchen cooking and baking for Easter but also because it begins to witchy magical tea and then filled with fish-- magical fish-- but fish nonetheless.

It's delightful both in how the short stories roll together and enhance the love of being in the kitchen and food whether they're experiencing a market full of foods or cooking together in the warmth of their own kitchen. Sweet side stories of the Atelier universe.

[Hesbell · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought I'd feel the same way I did about the previous volume, but I actually enjoyed this one more. The tea chapter was cute and fun, I liked going into town for the market food, I liked learning about different "cultural foods" in this world and seeing Olly's struggle with weight gain from snacking.
It's still not really my style to have step-by-step cooking with nearly 0 plot (especially with make-believe ingredients-even if they are interesting a beautifully drawn), but this volume felt slightly more world build-y and there was more going on.
Perhaps getting through the next 3 volumes that were leant to me will be less of a chore than I thought?

[Ivy~ · Rating 3 out of 5]

While this spinoff series lacks the depth and intrigue of the main story, it's still wonderful to read. It's cute and cozy, and simply just fun.

Though this volume is much the same as the first, I actually think I preferred it, simply because there were two whole chapters about making tea, and I love tea.

This was pretty much just a cute and quick read. Not super deep or interesting, but definitely fun.

[Puffthemagicbunny · Rating 4 out of 5]

TW: Food.

TLDR: A tasty little snack.

History: I ordered Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 2 from the LGBTQAA+ bookstore, they didn't see the Kitchen in the title and ordered this instead. I accepted the Kitchen.

Even though this was a book order error it still was a tasty treat. The art work is wonderful, although I still have problems reading faces. As a cook I appreciated the attention to detail how the food is prepared. I also liked the view of daily life in the atelier is. It was nice meeting Olruggio, I'm looking forward to learning more about him in the main manga. I also liked seeing a softer side to Agate, who was rather harsh in the first volume of the manga.

Once I get through all the volumes of the main series I will probably loop back to this spin-off. And I will be more careful when I order volumes two and three next month.

[sunkissedmiranda · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5 stars

Really loved the first two chapters - the incorporation of domestic lore into Witch Hat Atelier in a spin-off manga that highlights the mundane parts of the main cast's lives is such a fun treat to munch on, preferably with some tea and snacks of your own! The middle chapters weren't as enticing as the first volume, but the last chapter about take-out and food stalls more than made up for it! I will continue to read these volumes as they're translated into English.