YA Books for Food Lovers Everywhere

Wondering what gift to get the foodies on your list this year? Or are you looking for a book full of delicious foods to give you inspiration for your holiday cooking? Well, have we got the books for you! Check out our list of books for food lovers everywhere and prepare to savor the delicious storylines full of delectable treats!

Fair warning: you’re going to want some book snacks for reading these stories!

Eight Dates and Nights by Betsy Aldredge

Get ready for latkes and a deli full of delicious treats in this romance set in a small Texas town during Hanukkah!

Eight Dates and Nights

Eight Dates and Nights

Two teens with two very different ideas of how to spend Hanukkah learn to work together to save the last Jewish remnant in small town Texas in this cozy holiday romance!

Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee

After reading about the mooncakes in this book, you’ll be begging for the recipe—and we just so happen to have it! You can learn how to make the snow-skin mooncakes right here. They make an excellent book snack to eat while reading this book.

Fake Dates and Mooncakes

Fake Dates and Mooncakes

Heartstopper meets Crazy Rich Asians in this heartfelt, joyful paperback original rom-com that follows an aspiring chef who discovers the recipe for love is more complicated than it seems when he starts fake-dating a handsome new customer.

Love from Scratch by Kaitlyn Hill

Start pre-heating your ovens and get ready for some baking inspiration with this romance perfect for fans of The Great British Baking Show!

Love from Scratch

Love from Scratch

Rival interns with sizzling chemistry in and out of the kitchen? That’s a recipe for love.

“Sweet and satisfying!” —Jenna Evans Welch, New York Times bestselling author of Love & Gelato

Her Radiant Curse by Elizabeth Lim

Don’t judge this book by the lack of food on its cover. This may be a fantasy story, but one sister, Channi, is a baker! In the opening scene she bakes white sesame cookies, and throughout the book she uses baking as a way to connect with her sister, Vanna.

Her Radiant Curse

Her Radiant Curse

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the critically acclaimed author of SIX CRIMSON CRANES comes a fantasy tale of two sisters—one as beautiful as the other is monstrous—who must fight to save each other when a betrothal contest gone wrong unleashes an evil that could sever their bond forever!

One sister must fall for the other to rise.

French Kissing in New York by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau

If you’re looking for stories of savory dishes and head-over-heels romance, then head to New York in this story set in Manhattan’s bustling restaurant scene.

French Kissing in New York

French Kissing in New York

“It took all of two paragraphs for me to fall head-over-heels in love with this story. Naive, plucky Margot was perfection, New York City brimmed loud and clear from the pages, and I absolutely adored the love story. I’ll be thinking about this one for a while.”Jenna Evans Welch, New York Times bestselling author of Love & Gelato

A charming, high-energy romance in the city that never sleeps about a girl who can’t wait to be a part of Manhattan’s restaurant scene—and find the boy she fell for last summer. Perfect for fans of Emily in Paris!

Welcome to New York. . . . He’s been waiting for you.

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