Food Themed Books

Deep Dish

A Novel

By: Mary Kay Andrews
Narrated by: Julia Gibson
Length: 13 hours 26 minutes

""Tasty. . . . [Andrews is] the queen of sass, and revenge is her favorite ingredient.” — Daytona Beach News-JournalBattling TV chefs find themselves competing for a coveted weekly time slot on national television in Mary Kay Andrews’s delightful and hilarious New York Times bestseller Deep Dish.After years of hard work, Gina Foxton, chef... Read more

The Cheffe

A Cook's Novel

By: Marie NDiaye
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

From the celebrated French writer Marie NDiaye--Prix Goncourt-winning author of Three Strong Women--comes the story of the Cheffe: a woman who lives in the single-minded pursuit of creating incomparable culinary delights.

Born into poverty in southwestern France, as a teenager the Cheffe takes a job working for a wealthy couple in a neighboring... Read more

Kitchens of the Great Midwest

A Novel

By: J. Ryan Stradal
Narrated by: Amy Ryan & Michael Stuhlbarg
Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

“A sweet and savory treat.” —People

“An impressive feat of narrative jujitsu . . . that keeps readers turning the pages too fast to realize just how ingenious they are.”—The New York Times Book Review, Editor’s Pick

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Lager Queen of Minnesota, Kitchens of the Great Midwest is a novel about a young... Read more

Writers & Lovers

A Novel

By: Lily King
Narrated by: Stacey Glemboski
Length: 8 hours 13 minutes

“Casey is the brilliant and vulnerable protagonist in this well-written novel. She is a writer and is striving to have her novel published. When not writing, Casey is waiting tables in Cambridge. She finds herself torn between two lovers. One prospect is a famous writer who is a widower with two children. The other is Silas, who is a teacher and... Read more

The School of Essential Ingredients

A School of Essential Ingredients Novel

By: Erica Bauermeister
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 6 hours 3 minutes

From the author of Reese Witherspoon's Book Club pick The Scent Keeper comes a “heartbreakingly delicious” national bestseller about a chef, her students, and the evocative lessons that food teaches about life. 

Once a month on a Monday night, eight students gather in Lillian's restaurant for a cooking class. Among them is Claire, a young woman... Read more

Tweet Cute

A Novel

By: Emma Lord
Narrated by: Dan Bittner & Emily Shaffer
Length: 10 hours 8 minutes

A fresh, irresistible rom-com from debut author Emma Lord about the chances we take, the paths life can lead us on, and how love can be found in the opposite place you expected.

Meet Pepper, swim team captain, chronic overachiever, and all-around perfectionist. Her family may be falling apart, but their massive fast-food chain is booming — mainly... Read more

Like Water for Chocolate

By: Laura Esquivel
Narrated by: Kate Reading
Length: 5 hours 52 minutes

“I love impossible love and heartbreaking romance, so that would be enough to get me reading, but this novel has so much more. Published in 1990, it was a huge success in Mexico. It was an international best-seller, and with good reason. Food has magical powers in this book, as do tears and sexual attraction. This story is a delight. It will... Read more

Sourdough

A Novel

By: Robin Sloan
Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer
Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

“A quirky, feel good story that leaves you craving fresh bread. Set in San Francisco, Lois Clary is unfulfilled in her high paying robotics job. She is gifted a unique sourdough starter which prompts her on a very special journey of self discovery. Read more

Kitchen Yarns

Notes on Life, Love, and Food

By: Ann Hood
Narrated by: Nina Alvamar
Length: 6 hours 15 minutes

In this warm collection of personal essays and recipes, best-selling author Ann Hood nourishes both our bodies and our souls. From her Italian-American childhood through raising and feeding a growing family and cooking with her new husband, food writer Michael Ruhlman, Ann Hood has long appreciated the power of a good meal. Growing up, she... Read more

Death By Dumpling

A Noodle Shop Mystery

A Noodle Shop Mystery

By: Vivien Chien
Narrated by: Cheryl May
Length: 8 hours 25 minutes

Welcome to the Ho-Lee Noodle House, where the Chinese food is to die for. . .

The last place Lana Lee thought she would ever end up is back at her family’s restaurant. But after a brutal break-up and a dramatic workplace walk-out, she figures that helping wait tables is her best option for putting her life back together. Even if that means having... Read more