Previously Read Books

2008
La Cucina by Lily Prior

2009
The Language of Baklava by Diana Abu-Jaber
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge
The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones
French Lessons by Peter Mayle
A Taste for Adventure by Anik See

2010
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Eating for England by Nigel Slater
The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey
Heat by Bill Buford
Untangling My Chopsticks by Victoria Abbott Riccardi

2011
An Embarrassment of Mangoes by Ann Vanderhoof
Lunch in Paris by Elizabeth Bard
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg
Harlot's Sauce by Patricia Volonakis Davis

2012
Outlaw Cook by John Thorne
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
The United States of Arugula by David Kamp
Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs
Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen by Laurie Colwin
Heartburn by Nora Ephron

2013
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri
The Color of Tea by Hannah Tunnicliffe
How to Cook a Wolf by M.F.K. Fisher
The Baker's Daughter by Sarah McCoy
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver

2014
Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin
Twain's Feast by Andrew Beahrs
Funny in Farsi, by Firoozeh Dumas
The Apprentice, by Jacques Pepin 
A Thousand Days in Venice, by Marlene De Blasi
That Old Ace in the Hole, by Annie Proulx 

2015
Sustenance and Desire, edited by Bascove
Comfort Me with Apples, by Ruth Reichl
The Feast Nearby, by Robin Mather
The Wedding Bees, by Sarah-Kate Lynch
Yes, Chef, by Marcus Samuelsson
The Hundred-Foot Journey, by Richard Morais  (Tie-in with Food 'N Flix)

2016
A Place at the Table, by Susan Rebecca White 
The Unprejudiced Palate, by Angelo Pellegrini  
Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good by Kathleen Flinn  
Scarlet Feather by Maeve Binchy
The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo by F.G. Hagghenbeck 
Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots by Jessica Soffer 

2017
Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals that Brought Me Home by Jessica Fechtor
Dinner with Edward: A Story of Unexpected Friendship by Isabel Vincent 
Life from Scratch:  A Memoir of Food, Family, and Forgiveness by Sasha Martin
Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing by Anya Von Bremzen  
Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Patriarch by Martin Walker (Oct/Nov 2017)

2018
Feast of Sorrow by Crystal King 
The Discovery of Chocolate by James Runcie 
Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper by Fuchsia Dunlop
Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl
Sourdough by Robin Sloan 
The Cooking Gene by Michael Twitty 

2019
Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers by Sara Ackerman
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee
Blood, Bones and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton 
The Food Explorer by Daniel Stone
The Temporary Bride by Jennifer Klinec

2020
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Pomegranate Soup by Marsha Mehra
Kitchen Chinese by Ann Mah

2021



Upcoming Selections:
April/May: Honeysuckle Season by Mary Ellen Taylor
June/July:  97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement by Jane Ziegelman




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