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The Big Tournament: Book 1
by Nicolas Wouters
Twelve-year-old Magda's gift for inventing unique and delicious dishes earns her a spot in the famous intergalactic cooking tournament, but she discovers a conspiracy to rig the competition and steal the prize: the world-healing Nectar--
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Marvelous Jackson
by Laura Anne Bird
After losing his mom, a thirteen-year-old boy rediscovers the love of baking and decides to audition for the Marvelous Midwest Kids Baking Championship
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What's eating Jackie Oh?
by Patricia Park
"A Korean American teen tries to balance her dream to become a chef with the cultural expectations of her family when she enters the competitive world of a TV cooking show"
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Off Menu: A Graphic Novel
by Oliver Gerlach
The last thing on Soup's to-do list is to make waves at the restaurant she calls home, but when her boss's villainous behavior becomes toxic, she decides to dismantle his power by beating him at his own game -- cooking! This graphic novel is an empowering story about taking risks, finding your voice, and being brave enough to stand up for friends--
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The summer I ate the rich
by Maika Moulite
Seventeen-year-old Haitian American zombie Brielle seeks revenge on the wealthy elites responsible for her immigrant family's pain
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Guava and grudges
by Alexis Castellanos
Determined to win a scholarship for culinary school, Ana Maria Ybarra, who loves developing new Cuban-fusion treats in her family's bakery, falls for the enemy--the son of a rival bakery--when he offers to help her, which could be a recipe for disaster. (Young Adult– Grade 7+)
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Lasagna Means I Love You
by Kate O'Shaughnessy
When eleven-year-old foster kid Mo finds a handmade cookbook filled with someone else's family recipes, she collects the stories behind them and builds a website to share them, secretly hoping a long-lost relative will find her and give her a family recipe all her own.
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Isabel in bloom
by Mae Respicio
"Starting a new school in San Francisco, 12-year-old Isabel, newly arrived from the Philippines, struggles to make friends until she joins the gardening and cooking clubs, where she starts to bloom. Simultaneous eBook."
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Donuts and other proclamations of love
by Jared Reck
When his life is invaded by the overachieving Lou, who ropes him into helping her gain her Girl Scout Gold Award, high school senior and food truck operator Oscar finds his future going in a very different direction than planned. Simultaneous eBook.
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Reservations Required
by Estela Bernal
On the cusp of adulthood, a 17-year-old girl escapes her abusive home and discovers a refuge in a sleepy Arizona town. Two weeks have passed since Nana's funeral. Her absence still feels raw to Lucy Sanchez, a Mexican American girl who has inherited her grandmother's love for and knowledge of cooking. Home offers little solace. Lucy's mother is a ghost of her former self; her father, meanwhile, is a violent tyrant. When Lucy's brother, Mario, arrives home late one day, it sets their dad off in a rage, and Mario runs away from home. It doesn't take long for Lucy to fall victim to her father's ire, and she's soon plotting her own way out. After a brief spell with her aunt, Lucy decides to head to Los Angeles to enroll in culinary training. On the road, however, she spots a help wanted sign on the window of La Cocina, a small-town restaurant. Lucy ultimately finds what she needs there to start over away from the trauma of her past: a community of supportive (mostly Latinx) friends, an opportunity for love--and even a puppy.
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Celestial Banquet
by Roselle Lim
Iron Chef meets The Hunger Games in Roselle Lim's dazzling YA fantasy debut, following a young noodle chef who competes in a cutthroat cooking competition for the gods. Celestial Banquet is a magical and delectable adventure through a culinary landscape rich in East Asian tradition. It is also a very real look at family, home, and how food ties into both, with an empowered and resilient teen girl at the center. Equal parts action-packed and heartfelt, I cannot wait for readers to devour it. --Ayesha Curry, Sweet July Books Once every generation, the Major Gods hold a Celestial Banquet, inviting chefs from all over the Continent to prepare mouthwatering fantastical feasts. The winner is awarded the fabled Peaches of Immortality, along with a lifetime of fame and fortune. The losers perish per the whims of the fickle gods. Hot-headed noodle chef Cai enters the competition with dreams of owning her own restaurant and supporting her impoverished Peninsula town. Along with the drunken Minor God Kama, her childhood crush-turned-friend Bo, and dreamy noble Seon, Cai must now compete against the Continent's finest culinary masters in trials that range from hunting and serving up mystical sea serpents to preparing a magical omurice from the eggs of the legendary Jian bird. Battling impossible odds and inconvenient feelings for both Bo and Seon, Cai is determined to prepare a feast fit for the gods--even if she loses her life. Set in a spectacular world inspired by Chinese and Southeast Asian folklore, Celestial Banquet is an ode to food, home, and family, wrapped in an epic and thrilling adventure.
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If You Can't Take the Heat
by Michael Ruhlman
From James Beard Award-winning author Michael Ruhlman, a coming-of-age story about finding a new life and love in the kitchen...and trying not to get burned along the way. Out now in paperback! When high school football star Theo Claverback breaks his leg just weeks after a devastating break-up, he's forced to call an audible on his summer plans and put his college ones on hold. He soon finds himself in the most unlikely of places for a jock on crutches: the kitchen of an upscale French restaurant, where he'll work as a prep cook while his heart and leg heal. But it's in the kitchen where Theo finds new purpose and a new romance. As he becomes a trusted employee to Chef and is welcomed into his inner circle, Theo begins to discover the true costs of running a restaurant--and what happens when you get into hot water with the wrong people. Set in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1980, If You Can't Take the Heat is a gritty look inside the belly of an upscale kitchen where love and danger boil behind closed doors.
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