The "Portlandia Cookbook" is Out, and it Spawned a Genius Menu Generator

The "Portlandia Cookbook" was released this week, featuring jokey-but-legit recipes and questionable advice from characters on the show. Eater got an early peek at it here, and we have no doubt it will be everyone's go-to White Elephant gift this holiday season.

But one of our favorite spin-offs is this menu generator. Refresh the page and get a new Portlandish menu every time. The craziest thing is the dishes sound almost reasonable. Here's a sample:

• béchamel pesto served with striped bass and asparagus reduction
• lamb breast burger with radish frites and mushroom granita, for dipping
• vegan sopressata crostini with whey
• nose-to-tail pickled rhubarb salad of asparagus blossoms
• toasted venison served on a skewer in a beet and yeast brew