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Welcome to June 2022’s Foodies Read! We had 21 entries in May. The winner of the drawing is Eliot for her review of Taste: My Life Through Food. Link up your reviews of any book in any genre that features […]

This description had me at love, magic, and waffles. Of course, I had to listen to it. Olivia is 28 and in a rut. She’s never left the small town near Buffalo NY where she grew up. She’s stayed in […]

Welcome to March’s Foodies Read! We had 14 entries in February. The winner of the drawing is What’s Nonfiction’s review of Once Upon a Time We Ate Animals. Link up your reviews of books about food for a chance to […]

This book takes a close look at the American cheese landscape.  The author moves from being an interested civilian to examining the training and life of cheese makers and sellers in the United States.  He even starts attending major cheese […]

Corey Mintz is a former restaurant cook turned restaurant critic/food journalist who lived in Toronto. This book examines many different aspects of the food business to see ways in which it can be made more equitable for the people who […]

Hara, who grew up in Iowa, is on a journey to trace her Korean roots after taking a DNA test. It matches her with her biological father. She heads to Korea to try to find out more about her past. […]

Welcome to February’s Foodies Read! February in my part of the world seems like the kind of month where it is best to just stay in and read. Did you read about the cookbooks washing overboard on a container ship? […]

I interviewed author Stephanie James about her book Finally A Vegan. This book was a good introduction to what it is like to decide to make a change to your diet and lifestyle. What do you feel is the biggest […]

I started out 2022 with a great book. I chose this book from a list of Australian books on Goodreads that I was looking at to choose stories for my South of the Equator challenge. I was immediately drawn to […]

Happy 2022 everyone! Welcome to January’s Foodies Read We love books about food. It can be cozy mysteries set in a bakery, romances between rival candy makers, science fiction set in a cafeteria in outerspace, nonfiction about chefs, cookbooks, or […]

This is a fun romantic story about what happens after getting voted off of a hit baking show. Sylvie was a fan favorite and parlayed that success into her quirky bakery, Sugar Fair. Unfortunately, the only commercial kitchen they could […]

Svalbard is an archipelago north of mainland Norway. Because it is so far north there are three months out of the year where the sun never rises. This is the time of year when Maya moves to Svalbard because her […]

I loved this book! This story gathered me in from the beginning. Maggie is the protege of a chef at a three star Michelin restaurant. When he dies unexpectedly she thinks she will take over running the restaurant. She is […]

Every review of this book I’ve seen starts out by saying that the reader isn’t sure how to describe it. I’m going to have to echo that sentiment. Just know that it is amazing and you should go read it […]

Welcome to November’s Foodies Read We had 21 entries in October. The winner of the drawing is Claudia for her review of Transient Desires. You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter

I was excited when I saw this book on NetGalley. I have a tiffin that I don’t use nearly as much as I probably could. I was hoping to get some ideas and tips. I was extra excited when I […]

Lila is only 18 but she has had her whole life planned out. Suddenly, all of her plans come crashing down and she does not deal with this well. Her family decides that she needs a change of scenery. They […]

Some of my favorite fantasy novels involve the combination of magic and food. In honor of Wyrd & Wonder month I’d thought I’d make a list of some great magical stories involving food that I’ve read in the past year. […]

One of my major complaints about eating out as a vegetarian is the lack of dishes based just on vegetables. A lot of times you go to a restaurant and the only vegetarian option will be something with a faux […]

I knew I had to read this book as soon as I heard about it. A foodie YA contemporary love story? Yes, please. Bao and Linh have been kept apart ever since they were children even though they spend most […]