Foodie Reads Challenge

Last year I jumped into a reading challenge hosted by Heather at Based On A True Story. I had so much fun, I signed on for another year. Her December 2016 post with an invitation to join this year: here.

Food. Books. What's not to love?

I hope you'll enjoy following along. I will post the titles I've read, on this page, as well as linking to the monthly lists at Based On A True Story. You should gain some great titles to add to your own shelf - or use as gifts for your favorite foodie bookworm. Heather has five Foodie Read Challenge Levels...

• Short-Order Cook: 1 to 3 books
• Pastry Chef: 4 to 8 books
• Sous-Chef: 9 to 13 books
• Chef de Cuisine: 14 to 18
• Cordon Bleu Chef: More than 19

She also says that you can opt for an a la carte option and just read a book about food anytime you can fit it in. But I like the accountability and a year-long goal. Any genre of book qualifies for the challenge if food is a major part of the plot; it can even be a cookbook! This makes it easy for me to embrace the challenge level of Cordon Bleu Chef. In 2016 I logged over 30 books; I am going to try to do that again! 

This year's links are up top. Last year's links are down below.

2017

Click on the title to go to my blogpost about the book.

January 2017
Here's what everyone else read in January 2017: here.
Food Anatomy: The Curious Parts & Pieces of Our Edible World by Julia Rothman
Dalí : Les Dîners de Gala by Salvador Dalí
The Mad Crush: A Memoir of Mythic Vines and Improbable Winemaking by Sean Christopher Weir (2nd Post)
Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home by Jessica Fechtor
How Carrots Won the Trojan War by Rebecca Rupp
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
The Vegetarian by Han Kang

February 2017
Here's what everyone else read in February 2017: here.

Love in a Dish...and Other Culinary Delights by M.F.K. Fisher
Forest Feast Gatherings: Simple Vegetarian Menus for Hosting Friends & Family by Erin Gleeson
Dinner with Edward by Isabel Vincent
Murder in the Generative Kitchen by Meg Pontecorvo

Envy of Angels by Matt Wallace

George Washington's Breakfast by Jean Fritz

March 2017
Here's what everyone else read in March 2017: here.
Banana: The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World by Dan Koeppel
Steak: One Man's Search for the World's Tastiest Piece ofBeef  by Mark Schatzker

April 2017
Here's what everyone else read in April 2017: here.
Life From Scratch: A Memoir of Food, Family and Forgiveness by Sasha Martin
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

May 2017
Here's what everyone else read in May 2017: here.
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
Jasmine and Fire: A Bittersweet Year in Beirut by Salma Abdelnour

How to Eat a Lobster: And Other Edible Enigmas Explained by Ashley Blom

June 2017
Here's what everyone else read in June 2017: here.
Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing by Anya Von Bremzen
At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier
The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman

July 2017
Here's what everyone else read in July 2017: here.

Everything We Keep by Kerry Lonsdale

August 2017
Here's what everyone else read in August 2017: here.

Everything We Left Behind by Kerry Lonsdale
Homemade Pasta Made Simple by Manuela Zangara
The Spy: A Novel of Mata Hari by Paulo Coehlo

On the Noodle Road: From Beijing to Rome, with Love and Pasta by Jen Lin-Liu
The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food by Jennifer 8. Lee

September 2017
Here's what everyone else read in September 2017: here.

Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating by Charles Spence

Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier

October 2017
November 2017
December 2017