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Copycat recipes are recipes that are created by individuals that taste like recipes from famous restaurants. This trend started in the 1970s by Gloria Pitzer. She used to self-publish cookbooks, she became so popular that she would go on to appear on the Phil Donahue Show on July 7, 1981. Gloria Pitzer continued to self-publish her books until the late 1990s.

As the internet grew more popular other copycat recipe websites would appear. Some of the websites were dedicated to copycat recipes.

This genre of recipes helps people with customizing recipes to their diets, dining at home, and helping people customize recipes to their personal liking.