On November 22, 1995, Pixar released Toy Story in theaters. The iconic film still has legs all these years later with multiple sequels, toys, merchandise, and more. Adding to this legacy is author Sarah Walker Caron with The Pizza Planet Cookbook.
Blast off planet earth and embark on a cosmic culinary adventure: From intergalactic celebrations to refueling after a journey through the stars, these delicious recipes are sure to satisfy even the hungriest of travelers. You’ll find all the basic techniques, ensuring you can quickly get up to speed with Pizza Planet’s signature doughs, sauces, and pizza-making tips.
The recipes include everything you’d expect from the Pizza Planet you know and love from Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story, including classic pies as well as Sicilian-style pizzas, deep-dish pizzas, and creative specialty pizzas—one for each of the planets, of course! Shareable sides, quirky desserts, and a few drinks round out the menu.
As a kid, okay maybe as an adult as well, you always wanted to be the kids who got to take the trip to Pizza Planet and experience that wonderful place, take a chance at “the claw” (officially called Space Crane), and to enjoy some pizza that is out of this world! Well, Caron gives us that chance.
The Pizza Planet Cookbook is more than just a list of recipes designed around the iconic location from Toy Story, but it’s an official training guide to working at a Pizza Planet location. Cleverly written as if we as the reader are training to become the latest employee, learning the recipes and more about the restaurant and entertainment complex.
With chapters such as “Welcome to Pizza Planet,” “Earthling Favorites,” “Out-of-This-World Specialty Pizzas,” “Interstellar Sides and Salads,” and “Starry Sweets and Sips” you get transported to the CGI world of Toy Story while also the chance to enjoy some of the food that would be featured at the fictional location.
Filled with excellent photos, featuring dope Pizza Planet t-shirts, as well as illustrations throughout, The Pizza Planet Cookbook is truly a work of art outside of being an excellent guide to making some fun food. This cookbook not only shows off some great recipes, but shows the passion Caron put into crafting this book and wanting to share this experience with us all.
The Pizza Planet Cookbook by Sarah Walker Caron is one unique, fantastic, and wonderful book filled with out-of-this-world recipes that will transport you to our favorite Pixar pizza restaurant. It’s not only a book full of tasty treats, but an experience all on its own. So toss a pizza in the oven, serve it hot, and sit back to see our favorite toys come to life while watching Toy Story.
The Pizza Planet Cookbook: Official Recipes from Your Favorite Food and Fun Spaceport hits local bookstores everywhere on March 17, 2026 from Insight Editions.
Justin Soderberg will be in conversation with Sarah Walker Caron on March 18 at 7:00pm ET at Bookspace by Briar Patch in Bangor, Maine.
