Approach a Local Trainer to Learn the Recipes - WoW Cooking Guide

There are different ways to learn cooking recipes. Most of the ones you will need for levelling will come from your local trainer. Occasionally you will encounter a vendor who will sell you a recipe, or you will get one drop from a random creature in the world from the WoW cooking guide. And finally, since Wrath of the Lich King, you can do Cooking daily quests and earn cooking awards, which can, in turn, be used to purchase key ingredients and powerful recipes. The new Pandaren feasts are a departure from the serving platters of the previous expansions.