Books where food is heavily involved or a core part of the story. Often cozy, but not required. (Recommendations always welcome!)
created by Razbeariez
last updated August, 2026
Murder at First Slice (A Baker Street Mystery)
Valerie Burns
A Pho Love Story
Loan Le
Butter
Asako Yuzuki
The Briar Club
Kate Quinn
Like Water for Chocolate
Laura Esquivel
Heartburn
Nora Ephron
Chef's Kiss
Jarrett Melendez
North of Happy
Adi Alsaid
Onion Skin
Edgar Camacho
Sweet Bean Paste
Durian Sukegawa
A Nice Cup of Tea (Nice, 3)
Celia Imrie
Pizza Girl
Jean Kyoung Frazier
A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow
Laura Taylor Namey
Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus
The Secret Cooking Club
Laurel Remington
The Thing About Leftovers
C.C. Payne
Automatic Noodle
Annalee Newitz
Death by Dumpling (A Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)
Vivien Chien
Death and Croissants (A Follet Valley Mystery, #1)
Ian Moore
The Pumpkin Spice Café
Laurie Gilmore
Ms. Demeanor
Elinor Lipman
The Kamogawa Food Detectives
Hisashi Kashiwai
The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic
Breanne Randall
When in Rome
Sarah Adams
Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree
Sourdough
Robin Sloan
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