Questions about Stars

It doesn't really require tools. If you get a better 5 star monster you'll get a popup saying you tamed a 5 star monster. That doesn't happen if you tame a lower 5 star monster. Infodude you have to have every single type of monster in the journal tamed before you can see stars. A hard mode skeleton is 5 stars, but a hard mode metal skeleton is a better 5 star, and you will get a popup after taming it if you got the normal hard mode skeleton as your first 5 star. *Has max stars in every category*

I mean in the journal o-o. I never recalled seeing them in the journal.

“	For the Fishing, Cooking and Taming Journals, once you have completed the journal (collected one of each), star ratings will appear under each entry in the journal. Ratings go up to a maximum of 5 stars.	„
—Collection Journal

Oh. whoo hoo for blindness and lack of completion for me o -o;;

Speaking of which, do these not include new recipes?

It doesn't include event food, no. The latest addition is the food made from dragons.

They are in the journal. http://i.imgur.com/smXZd8k.png