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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.
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Melt with You
by Jennifer Dugan
Fallon and Chloe, former best friends and one-time lovers, go on a summer road trip in a gourmet ice cream truck. Tensions heat up between the two girls as they face a few unexpected detours—and more than a little roadside attraction. But maybe, just maybe, the best things in life can't always be planned.
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Donut Summer
by Anita Kelly
Penny Dexter is saving for college with the seasonal gig she landed at Delicious Donuts. But when she finds out that her genderqueer nemesis, Mateo della Penna, will also be working behind the counter, Penny's summer of mindless labor instantly vanishes before her eyes. Mateo is ridiculous and artsy, and their favorite kind of donut is Boston Crème (gross!). But the duo's feud will have to take a backseat when the donut shop is threatened by a corporate takeover. As their small town faces big pressure and anxiety threatens everything Penny's worked for, there's still one person who remains by her side. And though their taste in donuts is questionable, Mateo's presence manages to keep Penny calm and focused. Could it be that Penny's found the perfect, most infuriating person to change the world with?
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Eliza, from Scratch
by Sophia Lee
When a scheduling mishap enrolls her in Culinary Arts, star student Eliza is suddenly the most clueless person in the class. With her rank on the line, Eliza's only hope is to snatch the midterm cooking contest win from Wesley, a charming Thai American boy whose talent in the kitchen leaves Eliza both awed and annoyed. Eliza must now rebuild everything she knew about success, love, and what it means to be herself, from scratch.
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Café Con Lychee
by Emery Lee
Theo Mori and Gabriel Moreno have always been at odds. Their parents own rival businesses. Stuck in the closet and scared to pursue his own dreams, Gabi sees his parents' shop as his future. Stuck under the weight of his parents' expectations, Theo's best shot at leaving Vermont means first ensuring his parents' livelihood is secure. When a new fusion café threatens both shops, Theo and Gabi realize an unfortunate truth—they can only achieve their goals by working together to cook up an underground bakery operation and win back their customers. Can they put aside their differences long enough to save their parents' shops, or will the new feelings between them boil over?
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Celestial Banquet
by Roselle Lim
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.
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The Summer I Ate the Rich
by Maika Moulite
Brielle Petitfour loves to cook. But with a chronically sick mother and bills to pay, becoming a chef isn't exactly a realistic career path. When Brielle's mom suddenly loses her job, Brielle steps in and uses her culinary skills to earn some extra money. The rich families who love her cooking praise her use of unique flavors and textures, which keep everyone guessing what's in Brielle's dishes. The secret ingredient? Human flesh.
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A Banh Mi for Two
by Trinity Nguyen
Told in alternating voices, this novel follows the story of Vivi, who, while studying abroad in Saigon, falls for Lan, a street food vendor and food blogger, who's suffering from writer's block since her father's passing.
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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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Walking on Eggshellsby Jennifer PhillipsAfter a psychotic episode lands Kai in a psychiatric hospital, he struggles to reclaim his life and pursue his culinary dreams while grappling with medication side effects, family pressures, and wavering friendships, as he questions the reality of the voices he hears.
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If You Can't Take the Heat
by Michael Ruhlman
When high school football star Theo Claverback breaks his leg just weeks after a devastating break-up, he 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.
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With or Without You
by Eric Smith
Everyone knows Jordan Plazas and Cindy Ortiz hate each other. According to many viral videos of their public shouting matches, the Plazas and Ortiz families have a well-known food truck rivalry. Jordan and Cindy have spent all of high school making cheesesteaks and slinging insults at each other across their shared Philadelphia street. But the truth? They're in love, and it's all just an act for the tourists. When the fake feud lands them a reality tv show pilot, Jordan and Cindy find themselves having to lie on a much bigger scale. Trapped between pursuing their dreams or their love, can they find a way to have their cheesesteak and eat it too?
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