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• Arsenic and Adobo

  Manansala, Mia P.,

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  The first book in a new culinary cozy series full of sharp humor and delectable dishes-one that might just be killer.... When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Baker's Secret

  Kiernan, Stephen P.,

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  After her kind mentor is arrested because of his Jewish heritage, a young baker's apprentice in Normandy engages in discreet resistance activities, baking contraband loaves of bread for the hungry using surplus ingredients taken from occupying…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Delicious!

  a Novel

  Reichl, Ruth

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  Working as a public relations hotline consultant for a once-prestigious culinary magazine, Billie Breslin unexpectedly enters a world of New York restaurateurs and artisanal purveyors while reading World War II letters exchanged between a plucky…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Golden Spoon

  Maxwell, Jessa,

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  When production for the tenth season of the hit cooking competition Bake Week begins at the gothic estate of the show's host and founder, celebrity chef Betsy Martin, everything seems normal. The six contestants are eager to prove their culinary…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Hundred-foot Journey

  a Novel

  Morais, Richard C., 1960-

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  "That skinny Indian teenager has that mysterious something that comes along once a generation. He is one of those rare chefs who is simply born. He is an artist." And so begins the rise of Hassan Haji, the unlikely gourmand who recounts his life's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Joy Luck Club

  Tan, Amy,

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  In 1949, four Chinese women--drawn together by the shadow of their past--begin meeting in San Francisco to play mah jong, invest in stocks and "say" stories. They call their gathering the Joy Luck Club--and forge a relationship that binds them for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Little Beach Street Bakery

  Colgan, Jenny,

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  In the bestselling tradition of Jojo Moyes and Jennifer Weiner, Jenny Colgan's moving, funny, and unforgettable novel tells the story of a heartbroken young woman who turns a new page in her life . . . by becoming a baker in the town of Cornwall. A…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Little French Bistro

  George, Nina, 1973-

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  Marianne Messman, a housewife, wants to escape her loveless marriage and an uncaring and unfeeling husband of 35 years. She and her husband, army sergeant major Lothar, take a trip to Paris, during which Marianne leaps off the Pont Neuf into the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Marrying the Ketchups

  Close, Jennifer,

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  An irresistible comedy of manners about three generations of a Chicago restaurant family and the private jokes, ancient grudges, broken hearts, and deep, abiding love that feeds them all. Here are the three things the Sullivan family knows to be…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Number One Chinese Restaurant

  Li, Lillian,

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  The Beijing Duck House in Rockville, Maryland, is not only a beloved go-to setting for hunger pangs and celebrations; it is its own world, inhabited by waiters and kitchen staff who have been fighting, loving, and aging within its walls for decades.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Recipes for Love and Murder

  Andrew, Sally,

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  A bright new talent makes her fiction debut with this first novel in a delicious crime series set in rural South Africa: a flavorful blend of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and Goldy Schulz, full of humor, romance, and recipes, and featuring a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tweet Cute

  Lord, Emma,

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  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 thanks to Pepper, who is barely managing to juggle real life while secretly…Read moreRead more of this annotation