List of Books I’ve Read in 2022 – Food and Romance Edition

I’ve read a a few books this year that featured food and cooking. So I wanted to list them in a post. Let me know in the comments if you read any of these or if you have any to recommend that I can check out next year!

Food and Romance

• Salt and Sugar by. Rebecca Carvalho is set in Brazil and is the story about two rival bakeries. There’s a Romeo Juliet theme to the story, minus the tragedies. Lots of fights between two families though.
• A Cuban’s Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by. Laura Taylor Namey – when Miami and England meet, you get this lovely story. And it’s being made into a movie – I can’t wait! We’ve got Cuban food and English tea in this one.
• Ramón and Julieta by. Alana Quintana Albertson – another Romeo and Juliet theme story but this time with two rival families who make tacos. It has rivalry, and lots of passion (this one is not YA).

• A Magic Steeped in Poison by. Judy I. Lin – it’s tea but they still had to make and prepare it and it’s so cool.
• One Italian Summer by. Rebecca Serle – the main characters don’t cook but they are in Italy and ALWAYS eating. This made me crave everything.
• The Wedding Crasher – by. Mia Sosa – Brazilian food is represented in this fun story about family and love.

• Love From Scratch by. Kaitlyn Hill – this one involves a cooking show, which is always fun!
• A Proposal They Can’t Refuse by. Natalie Cana – a Puerto Rican chef and an Irish-American whiskey distiller make the sparks and food fly in this one.
• Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet by. Laekan Zea Kemp – Mexican food shines in this one.

• Fake it Till You Bake It by. Jamie Wesley – this one is a cute adult romance that involves a football player who bakes cupcakes.
• Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell by. Taj McCoy – Savvy loves cooking for the people in her life and isn’t that the best kind of cook?
• The Donut Trap by. Julie Tieu – this one is set in a donut bakery but I don’t know that the family loved making donuts. It was a business that helped an immigrant family achieve their American dream. But I liked how it represents Cambodian, Chinese and Vietnamese culture and the immigrant family experience.

I love how diverse this list is and I hope to be adding more to it next year! Have you read any of these or planning to?