The original cooking guides that were created shortly after GW2 launches are long outdated. All of them require vanilla bean, an object that once was purchasable from vendors for a small amount of karma. That changed. Vanilla bean is now quite pricey and not a viable component to use for cheap chef leveling.
Shopping List & Costs
Below is an exact list of what component you will need to purchase, their respective prices and total cost. You can also view current prices using a live updating google spreadsheet created by a MassMediocrity (somewhat out of date).
In addition to the items below, you will also need to procure an additional 60 Bottles of Simple Dressing. At the time of this guide, they are almost free on the trading post. Though it won’t always remain that way. If the bottles are more than 40cp on the trading post, your best option is to craft the bottles. For that, you’ll need an additional 60 Piles of Salt and Pepper (made from 60 salt and 60 peppercorn), 60 Jars of Vegetable Oil and 60 Jars of Vinegar.
All of the Karma Vendor items are account bound.
Karma Vendor Locations
- Harathi Hinterlands
- Lieutenant Pickins - Almonds
- Lieutenant Summers – Cherries
- Plains of Ashford
- Sagum Relicseeker - Cumin
- Iron Marches
- Naknar - Chickpeas and Recipe: Minotaur Steak
- Timberline Falls
- Scholar Tholin - Recipe: Trail Mix
- Ichtaca - Shallots
- Fireheart Rise
- Wupwup Chief - Horseradish
- Nrocroc Chief - Peaches
Discoveries
- Marinated Mushroom
- Simple Salad Dressing
- Mushroom
- Stuffed Pepper
- Bell Pepper
- Jar of Tomato Sauce
- Slab of Red Meat
- Rice Ball
- Strawberry Pie
- Ball of Dough
- Bowl of Strawberry Pie Filling
- Grilled Portobello Mushroom
- Portobello Mushroom
- Jar of Vegetable Oil
- Pile of Salt and Pepper
- Cherry Pie
- Ball of Dough
- Bowl of Cherry Pie Filling
- Chickpea Salad
- Chickpea
- Green Onion
- Bottle of Simple Dressing
- Cumin
- Cabbage and Chickpea Salad
- Chickpea
- Head of Cabbage
- Tomato
- Bottle of Simple Dressing
- Tarragon Bread
- Jug of Water
- Bag of Flour
- Packet of Yeast
- Tarragon Leaf
- Steak and Asparagus
- Slab of Red Meat
- Pile of Salt and Pepper
- Asparagus Spear
- Stick of Butter
- Tarragon Stuffed Poultry
- Loaf of Tarragon Bread
- Shallot
- Cheese Wedge
- Slab of Poultry Meat
- Peach Pie
- Peach Pie Filling
- Ball of Dough
Credits
Rylanthaz - finding an error with cherry location and missing portobello.
tmtmny – finding an error with Chickpea and Cabbage
picknikz - finding the cumin error