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That's My RecipeBack to the main gameCooking Live is a casual time-management game where you play Jane, a food blogger who helps small restaurants and their chefs. You take orders, cook the dishes and serve customers before their patience runs out. It is free to play in the browser and works unblocked at school or work, so you can jump in straight from this page with no download.
What Cooking Live is about
It is an arcade cooking and restaurant game built around a quick loop: a customer orders, you prep and cook, then serve before the timer empties. Tips and earnings fund kitchen upgrades and new recipes, while the story moves Jane between different local eateries and cuisines. Matryoshka Games made it, and it also exists as an Android, iOS and Steam app.
Clicking your way through a shift
Everything is done with the mouse, so there is nothing to memorize.
| Action | Desktop | Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Prep an ingredient | Left click the item | Tap the item |
| Cook a dish | Left click the station | Tap the station |
| Serve a customer | Left click the plate | Tap the plate |
Beating the patience timer
Each customer waits with a patience meter that drains the longer their order sits. The challenge is keeping several orders moving at once.
| What you watch | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Order queue | Customers keep stacking up mid-level |
| Patience meter | Late service loses the tip or the sale |
| Earnings | Pay for faster kitchens and new dishes |
Growing Jane's restaurants
Progress is tied to Jane's blog. Clearing levels earns money to upgrade a kitchen, speed up cooking and add menu items, and new locations bring new cuisines with busier order patterns. The recipes you learn early carry into the tougher kitchens later on.
Tips for busy levels
A few habits that help once orders pile up:
- Start the slowest dishes first, then prep quick ones while they cook.
- Serve the customer about to leave, not just the next in line.
- Spend early money on kitchen speed before cosmetics.
- Batch identical orders together to save time.