Cooking Tour

The Cooking Tour was the nineteenth tour of Mario Kart Tour, which began on June 3, 2020 and ended on June 16, 2020. True to its name, the tour introduced a chef variant of Mario while Shy Guy (Pastry Chef) returned alongside Baby Peach (Cherub) from the Paris Tour and Valentine's Tour as the spotlight drivers for the second week, and added new food-themed kart parts such as the Choco Macharon and the Chocolate Banana Crêpe. Additionally, Choco Island 1 from Super Mario Kart made a return as the signature course of the tour. For the first time, non-Gold Pass players could receive Gold Koopa (Freerunning) and Dry Bones (Gold) from the Gold Pipe. From this tour, Expert Challenges have been added, the player level has been increased from level 99 to level 150, and new items have been added to the Daily Selects. The menu's background featured the hills from Choco Island 1 as the landmark for this tour.

Signature kart sets
In every cup, the driver which the cup is themed about is raised a tier on each track, making them a three- or two-item driver on that course. Up until the Ice Tour, a kart and a glider were also given a bonus for each race in the cup.

Rewards
Gold cells indicate rewards exclusive to Gold Pass members.

Initial pipe appearance rates
In the Cooking Tour, the Gold Pipe held 50 items again and contained these items: Cooking Pipe 2 held these items:

Profiles

 * Mario Kart Tour Twitter:
 * "The Jungle Tour is ending soon. But don't worry, a tasty tour is brewing. Starting June 2, 11 PM PT, the Cooking Tour kicks off in blue. Think you can whip up a new high score?"
 * "Are you enjoying the Cooking Tour? Karts and gliders that resemble tasty confections are here to satisfy your sweet tooth. Even Mario dabbles in the culinary arts!"
 * "This tour's glider challenge is in the 3DS Rock Rock Mountain course in the Hammer Bro Cup. For folks willing to venture off the beaten path, you can try an alternative route in blue. Players who explore may just be rewarded!"
 * "The Cooking Tour is almost over. Thanks for racing! Next up in blue: things are looking peachy! The Peach Tour starts June 16, 11 PM PT!"

Trivia

 * The Cooking Tour was the first tour to reuse a post-release Coin Rush course from another tour, namely reusing the DS Luigi's Mansion Coin Rush course from the Halloween Tour. Previously, the Tokyo Tour had used the SNES Rainbow Road Coin Rush course from the game's closed beta test.