Game update: 31/07/13

The final update of July is here, with no defined theme.

Notification for this week's update

The headline items are food displays, but here's a full list of all the new content:

Tables:

• Modern Table - 2 gems

Chairs:

• Modern Chair - 17,500 coins

Floor decorations:

• Buffet Display - 18 gems
• Glass Display - 22 gems

Wallpapers:

• Victorian Pattern - 27,500 coins

Floor tiles:

• Laminate Floor Tile - 1 gem

So not a particularly heavy update, with just two items for coins. And even then the Victorian Pattern is one of the most expensive wallpapers in the game.

The focus really is on the Buffet Display and Glass Display. These are a rare style of item - we don't get many displays in Restaurant Story which are realistic. So this may reel people in, but the high gem price tags may in turn scare them off.

Personally I'm quite tempted. With 32 gems outstanding, I can't afford both at the minute, but will be able to in the next few weeks. They'd both make nice additions to my kitchen section or could even be placed where my dividers currently are either side of the host:

Kitchen section next to host in The Garlic Tree

Then the customers would see them when they first enter the restaurant! For now I'm going to ponder the possibility, and in the meantime wait to see what the next major theme released is going to be.

To supplement this week's update there are another two new recipes. Yet again, they are available via the Basic appliances:

New recipe for Basic Stove

New recipe for Basic Grill

Again I'm impressed that TeamLava have simply boosted the Basic appliances rather than add another appliance with limited use. This is a good change of policy on the gamemakers' part.

As for the stats on these two recipes? Well, the Beef and Rice Patty is unusual in terms of its duration - 9 hour recipes are hard to come by, so I'm going to compare it with the closest relative. That's the 8 hour recipes which are plentiful. And it gets a favourable review, with only last week's release, the Escargot with Lamb on the Basic Grill producing a better XP gain. Meanwhile the profit is superior to all, even after taking into account the extra hour of cooking time. A top dish!

Meanwhile the Garlic Noodles is a 4 hour recipe. So lots of competition there. If you're after portions or profit there are several better options, with Quesadilla on the Basic Stove the best portion provider and Smores on the Basic Oven the top performing profit maker. But if XP is your priority then get the garlic crushed! Because this is a whopper. Across the Basic appliances the Garlic Noodles are the highest XP earner for 4 hour recipes. Also, the only way to improve on this dish's XP per hour rating of 23.5 XP is to go for a short term recipe of 2 hours or less, which is not always suitable for those with busy lives.

So two tip-top recipes well worth thinking about cooking if you're planning to deal with recipes of their duration.

Please note that these two dishes will eventually move to a different part of their respective recipe lists, just as the Chilli Dog and Breakfast Dog (which were released two weeks ago) have done - they are now situated towards the end of the recipe list in the Basic Grill.