Quest:A Taste of Skill, Part II
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| A Taste of Skill, Part II | Level: 20 | Region: The Shire | NPC: Novice Cook | Rewards: Craft Cook Complete Proficiency Tier 2 |
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Bestowal dialogue
'You are ready for more complicated recipes, (player), and you yearn for the chance to show off your culinary delights -- I can tell!
'The time has come for you to return to Alken Chubb and request further instruction. If he considers your progress worthy, he will teach you some of his greatest techniques.
'You will again find him within the Green Dragon Inn in the village of Bywater, in the Shire.'
Background
Your culinary expertise improves with every meal you prepare, but you are not yet counted among the finest of cooks.
Objective 1
Alken Chubb is within the Green Dragon Inn, located in the village of Bywater in the Shire.
A Novice Cook has asked you to go back to Alken Chubb for the chance to better your cooking skills under his wing.
Objective 2
Alken Chubb is within the Green Dragon Inn, located in the village of Bywater in the Shire.
Alken has asked you to prepare a helping of Serene Stew for him to judge. If it passes his taste-test, he will give you some lessons. He gave you his notes on where to find and purchase the ingredients you will need.
Objective 3
Alken Chubb is within the Green Dragon Inn, located in the village of Bywater in the Shire.
Alken is waiting for you to prepare the Serene Stew and bring it to him for tasting.
Reward
- Serene Stew
- Craft Cook Complete Proficiency Tier 2
Tips
Alken wants you to cook him a Serene Stew (He provides the one-time recipe).
Items Needed:
- Cut of Beef and Water are sold by the novice cooks.
- Yellow Onions can be obtained through farming, or found in the wilderness. (Used to be Green Onions changed in Book 11.)
- Spiced Potatoes can be made by a Journeyman Cook
- Mountain Basil grow at the top of Weathertop

