Fictional Food
Ever read a book that leaves you craving something delicious mentioned in its pages? Interested in books where one of the main characters is food? If so, take a bite out of these titles here.
 The school of essential ingredients by Bauermeister, Erica.   The school of essential ingredients
Bauermeister, Erica.
Eight students gather in Lillian's Restaurant every Monday night for cooking class. It soon becomes ...
 
 Like water for chocolate : a novel in monthly inst ... by Esquivel, Laura, 1950-   Like water for chocolate : a novel in monthly installments, with recipes, r ...
Esquivel, Laura, 1950-
With more than two million copies in print, this beloved novel has become a treasured part of Americ ...
 
 The secret life of bees by Kidd, Sue Monk.   The secret life of bees
Kidd, Sue Monk.
 
 When in doubt, add butter by Harbison, Elizabeth M.   When in doubt, add butter
Harbison, Elizabeth M.
Dedicating herself to her culinary patrons, private chef Gemma Craig goes home every night to boxed ...
 
 La cucina : a novel of rapture by Prior, Lily, 1966-   La cucina : a novel of rapture
Prior, Lily, 1966-
This delicious debut novel is set in Sicily, and centers around Rosa Fiore, a middle-aged librarian ...
 
 Five quarters of the orange by Harris, Joanne, 1964-   Five quarters of the orange
Harris, Joanne, 1964-
"Beyond the main street of Les Laveuses runs the Loire, smooth and brown as a sunning snake - but hi ...
 
 In the kitchen : a novel by Ali, Monica, 1967-   In the kitchen : a novel
Ali, Monica, 1967-
In this story of the rich and fascinating London subculture of chefs and kitchen denizens, Gabriel L ...
 
 Eat cake : a novel by Ray, Jeanne.   Eat cake : a novel
Ray, Jeanne.
 
 The kitchen daughter : a novel by McHenry, Jael.   The kitchen daughter : a novel
McHenry, Jael.
Seeking comfort in traditional family culinary practices after the early deaths of her parents, twen ...
 
 The case of the deadly butter chicken : from the f ... by Hall, Tarquin.   The case of the deadly butter chicken : from the files of Vish Puri, India' ...
Hall, Tarquin.
Mustachioed sleuth Vish Puri tackles his greatest fears in a case involving the poisoning death of t ...
 
 Gourmet rhapsody by Barbery, Muriel, 1969-   Gourmet rhapsody
Barbery, Muriel, 1969-
 
 World of pies : a novel by Stolz, Karen.   World of pies : a novel
Stolz, Karen.
Stolz creates a poignant and exquisitely written episodic tale of family food and love set in a smal ...
 
 Blessed are the cheesemakers by Lynch, Sarah-Kate.   Blessed are the cheesemakers
Lynch, Sarah-Kate.
 
 The Last Chinese chef by Mones, Nicole.   The Last Chinese chef
Mones, Nicole.
"When Maggie McElroy, a widowed American food writer, learns of a Chinese paternity claim against he ...
 
 Chef : a novel by Singh, Jaspreet, 1969-   Chef : a novel
Singh, Jaspreet, 1969-
 
 Pomegranate soup : a novel by Mehran, Marsha, 1977-   Pomegranate soup : a novel
Mehran, Marsha, 1977-
"Beneath the holy mountain Croagh Patrick, in damp and lovely County Mayo, sits the small, sheltered ...
 
 Bread alone by Hendricks, Judith Ryan.   Bread alone
Hendricks, Judith Ryan.
A mouth-watering novel from new author Hendricks rises to the occasion as a woman devastated by divo ...
 
 Heartburn by Ephron, Nora.   Heartburn
Ephron, Nora.
 
 The Mango season by Malladi, Amulya.   The Mango season
Malladi, Amulya.
 
 Crescent by Abu-Jaber, Diana.   Crescent
Abu-Jaber, Diana.
"Thirty-nine-year-old Sirine, never married, lives with a devoted uncle and an adoring dog named Kin ...
 
 Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle-Stop Cafe by Flagg, Fannie.   Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle-Stop Cafe
Flagg, Fannie.
 
 The devil's larder by Crace, Jim.   The devil's larder
Crace, Jim.
"In The Devil's Larder, Jim Crace offers sixty-four short fictions about food, sex, desire and its d ...
 
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