BOOK RIOT’S 2021 READ HARDER CHALLENGE - hosted by bookriot

Read a food memoir by an author of color
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Bella Figura: How to Live, Love, and Eat the Italian Way by Kamin Mohammadi

Bella Figura: How to Live, Love, and Eat the Italian Way

Kamin Mohammadi

304 pages • hardcover • 2018

nonfiction memoir travel reflective medium-paced
The Measure of My Powers: A Memoir of Food, Misery and Paris by Jackie Kai Ellis

The Measure of My Powers: A Memoir of Food, Misery and Paris

Jackie Kai Ellis

288 pages • 2018

nonfiction biography memoir emotional informative inspiring slow-paced
Cook Korean! by Robin Ha

Cook Korean!

Robin Ha

176 pages • paperback • 2016

nonfiction comics cookbook food and drink informative lighthearted medium-paced
The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities by Will Allen

The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities

Will Allen

283 pages • paperback • 2012

nonfiction memoir informative medium-paced
Memories of Philippine Kitchens by Amy Besa, Romy Dorotan, Neal M. Oshima

Memories of Philippine Kitchens

Amy Besa, Romy Dorotan, Neal M. Oshima

232 pages • 2006

nonfiction reference informative slow-paced
Longthroat Memoirs: Soups, Sex and Nigerian Taste Buds by Yemisi Aribisala

Longthroat Memoirs: Soups, Sex and Nigerian Taste Buds

Yemisi Aribisala

357 pages • 2016

nonfiction memoir informative reflective slow-paced
The Time Machine by Nikesh Shukla

The Time Machine

Nikesh Shukla

34 pages • 2013

emotional slow-paced
Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir by Padma Lakshmi

Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir

Padma Lakshmi

12 hours, 37 minutes • audio • 2013

nonfiction food and drink memoir reflective slow-paced
Eat a Peach by David Chang, Gabe Ulla

Eat a Peach

David Chang, Gabe Ulla

304 pages • hardcover • 2020

nonfiction food and drink memoir challenging emotional informative medium-paced
Tiny Moons: A Year of Eating in Shanghai by Nina Mingya Powles

Tiny Moons: A Year of Eating in Shanghai

Nina Mingya Powles

91 pages • paperback • 2020

nonfiction essays food and drink memoir informative reflective medium-paced