YA Books for Food Lovers Everywhere

Wondering what gift to get the foodies on your list this year? Or are you looking for a book full of delicious foods to give you inspiration for your holiday cooking? Well, have we got the books for you! Check out our list of books for food lovers everywhere and prepare to savor the delicious storylines full of delectable treats!

Fair warning: you’re going to want some book snacks for reading these stories!

Eight Dates and Nights by Betsy Aldredge

Get ready for latkes and a deli full of delicious treats in this romance set in a small Texas town during Hanukkah!

Eight Dates and Nights

By Betsy Aldredge

Two teens with two very different ideas of how to spend Hanukkah learn to work together to save the last Jewish remnant in small town Texas in this cozy holiday romance!

Love & Lattes by Beth Reekles

Grab yourself a latte and a cupcake to enjoy while you read this rom-com about a summer internship and two total opposites with a connection they never expected.

Love & Lattes

By Beth Reekles

From the author of the bestselling phenomenon, the Kissing Booth, comes another sizzling story about an overachieving girl who unknowingly kisses the one guy she shouldn’t the night before her new internship begins.

What’s Eating Jackie Oh? by Patricia Park

Fans of cooking and baking competitions like The Great British Baking Show, this one’s for you!

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. A hilarious and heartfelt YA novel from the award-winning author of Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim and Re Jane.

Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee

After reading about the mooncakes in this book, you’ll be begging for the recipe—and we just so happen to have it! You can learn how to make the snow-skin mooncakes right here. They make an excellent book snack to eat while reading this book.

Fake Dates and Mooncakes

By Sher Lee

Heartstopper meets Crazy Rich Asians in this heartfelt, joyful paperback original rom-com that follows an aspiring chef who discovers the recipe for love is more complicated than it seems when he starts fake-dating a handsome new customer.

Love from Scratch by Kaitlyn Hill

Start pre-heating your ovens and get ready for some baking inspiration with this romance perfect for fans of The Great British Baking Show!

Love from Scratch

By Kaitlyn Hill

Rival interns with sizzling chemistry in and out of the kitchen? That’s a recipe for love.

“Sweet and satisfying!” —Jenna Evans Welch, New York Times bestselling author of Love & Gelato

French Kissing in New York by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau

If you’re looking for stories of savory dishes and head-over-heels romance, then head to New York in this story set in Manhattan’s bustling restaurant scene.

French Kissing in New York

By Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau

“It took all of two paragraphs for me to fall head-over-heels in love with this story. Naive, plucky Margot was perfection, New York City brimmed loud and clear from the pages, and I absolutely adored the love story. I’ll be thinking about this one for a while.”—Jenna Evans Welch, New York Times bestselling author of Love & Gelato

A charming, high-energy romance in the city that never sleeps about a girl who can’t wait to be a part of Manhattan’s restaurant scene—and find the boy she fell for last summer. Perfect for fans of Emily in Paris!

Welcome to New York. . . . He’s been waiting for you.