A few years ago I jumped into a reading challenge hosted by Heather at Based On A True Story. I had so much fun, I've been signing on every year. If you're local to me (Monterey Peninsula, California), be sure to check out the newly-opened The Friends of the Marina Library bookstore.
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 all the years I've participated, I have logged over 30 books; I am going to try to do that again in 2019!
This year's links are below. You'll see my 2016, 2017, and 2018 links at this tab. I hope you'll be inspired to join the fun.
January 2019
Click to see what everyone else read in January 2019: here.
The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca by Tahir Shah
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
February 2019
Click to see what everyone else read in February 2019: here.
Indian Killer by Sherman Alexie
Circe by Madeline Miller
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan [2nd post]
A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
Circe by Madeline Miller
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan [2nd post]
A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
March 2019
Click to see what everyone else read in March 2019: here.
Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman
How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics by Eugenia Cheng
Cucina Tipica: An Italian Adventure by Andrew Cotto
Cucina Tipica: An Italian Adventure by Andrew Cotto
April 2019
Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef’s Journey to Discover America’s New Melting-Pot Cuisine
by Edward Lee
The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
by Edward Lee
The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
May 2019
The European Cake Cookbook by Tatyana Nesteruk
Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan
Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan
Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors: A Novel by Sonali Dev
The Vermont Non-GMO Cookbook: 125 Organic and Farm-to-ForkRecipes from the Green Mountain State by Tracey Medeiros
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
June 2019
Blood, Bones & Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton
The Deepest Blue: Tales of Renthia by Sarah Beth Durst
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie BarrowsThe The Lost Letters of William Woolf by Helen Cullen
The Deepest Blue: Tales of Renthia by Sarah Beth Durst
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie BarrowsThe The Lost Letters of William Woolf by Helen Cullen
July 2019
August 2019
September 2019
October 2019
November 2019
December 2019
Thanks for joining. I'm looking forward to hearing about what you read!
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