A Feast for the Eyes: Food-Themed Graphic NovelsLike this list

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• Relish

  My Life in the Kitchen

  Knisley, Lucy

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  A food-centric memoir about a comic artist who came-of-age surrounded by delicious food. The graphic novel features accessible clear-line cartoons, and contains recipes for some memorable dishes.

• Umma's Table

  Hong, Yeon-Sik

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  A thoughtful comic memoir about a South Korean young man struggling to be everything - a good son, a devoted father, and a loving husband. As his mother's death looms, Madang strives to learn her recipes and reflects on how food and the kitchen can…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat. Volume 01

  Yuzaki, Sakaomi

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  This delightful manga series revolves around a young woman living along in Tokyo, who loves cooking. She invites her fast-food loving neighbour over to share a meal. The pair form a friendship over the meal, and over time their relationship develops…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cuisine Chinoise

  Five Tales of Food and Life

  Zaodao,

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  An eclectic mix of food-themed stories that blend old and new and showcase the savoury relationship between Chinese folklore, food, and culture.

• Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen. Volume 01

  Sato, Hiromi

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  The magic is in the kitchen in this series, which is a culinary-themed spin-off of the manga series Witch Hat Atelier. In the quiet of night, the kitchen comes alive as the chefs whip up delicious culinary experiments. The novels include recipes.

• The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food

  Step-by-step Vegetable Gardening for Everyone

  Tychonievich, Joseph

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  This graphic novel uses the story of a young women planting her first garden to teach you everything you need to know to about vegetable gardening. It’s a unique format that will appeal to visual learners!

• Hot Dog Taste Test

  Hanawalt, Lisa

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  A witty and charming collection of cartoons on foodie culture. The illustrations are vibrant and the self-aware humour is sure to delight. Of note, the author is the designer for Bojack Horseman so fans of the series will particularly enjoy this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Food Wars! : Shokugeki No Soma Volume 01 Endless Wilderness

  Tsukuda, Yuto

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  A culinary student strives to live up to his potential as a chef in this exciting manga series. The cooking battle scenes are intense and the food images are a feast for the eyes.

• Food School

  Armstrong, Jade

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  This is a “slice of life” comic that explores relationships with food and how that translates to relationships with people. It tells the story of a non-binary young adult attending an outpatient eating disorder clinic, and deals with topics like the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Basil and Oregano

  Capriglione, Melissa

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  Food and magic meet in this charming graphic novel. Two culinary students fall in love while attending a school for magic cooking.

• Sweetness & Lightning. Volume 01

  Amagakure, Gido

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  A feel-good manga series about comfort food and family. It tells the story of a recently widowed father who is struggling to learn to cook for his daughter. With the help of one of his students he begins to learn the recipe for family.

• Meal

  Soleil Ho,

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  An aspiring chef moves across the country seeking a job at a new restaurant which serves food made from bugs. The head chef challenges her to create a dish worthy of the restaurant, setting off a culinary adventure that will draw the reading into…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Delicacy

  Albon, James,

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  Two sheltered brothers struggle to establish themselves in the big city culinary scene in London. The discovery of a new, delicious species of mushroom catapults them into success. But their greed, and their inability to grow more mushrooms, feeds…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Art of Sushi

  Alarcon, Franckie

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  How much do you know about sushi? Discover everything from the process of growing rice and making soy sauce to the traditional and modern ways that the fish is prepared.

• The Secrets of Chocolate

  a Gourmand's Trip Through a Top Chef's Atelier

  Alarcon, Franckie

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  Travel from the Peruvian cocoa plantations to the store of an amazing chocolatier in this graphic novel memoir based on the author's time spent shadowing one of the biggest chefs in the world of chocolate.

• Cook Korean!

  a Comic Book With Recipes

  Ha, Robin

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  A great introduction to Korean cooking, both traditional and modern. This is a graphic novel cookbook, full of delicious recipes as well as tons of interesting background information.