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2) Savor
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"Discovering a band of demon cooks has captured her island home, warrior chef Savor Batonnet must undertake her very first quest as a newly minted hero. But are being called a 'hero' and a handful of skills all the ingredients Savor needs to face five deadly restaurants, build the ultimate knife, [and] save both her parents and the woman she loves?"--
3) Chef's kiss
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Watch things start to really heat up in the kitchen in this sweet, queer, new adult graphic novel! Now that college is over, English graduate Ben Cook is on the job hunt looking for something...anything...related to his passion for reading and writing. But interview after interview, hiring committee after hiring committee, Ben soon learns getting the dream job won't be as easy as he thought. Proofreading? Journalism? Copywriting? Not enough experience....
5) Seconds
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"Katie's got it pretty good. She's a talented young chef, she runs a successful restaurant, and she has big plans to open an even better one. Then, all at once, progress on the new location bogs down, her charming ex-boyfriend pops up, her fling with another chef goes sour, and her best waitress gets badly hurt. And just like that, Katie's life goes from pretty good to not so much. What she needs is a second chance. Everybody deserves one, after all--but...
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A young chef is the only one who can protect her town from an onslaught of scientifically enhanced, highly addictive potatoes. Yasmina isn't like the other kids in her city. She might be an oddball, but no one can deny that Yasmina has a flair for food. All she needs to whip up a gourmet meal is a recipe from her cookbook and fresh vegetable form the community garden. But everything changes when the garden is bulldozed and replaced with a strange...
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"In a world where there are dragons, wyverns, and haunted squash, you'd figure someone would have recipes for them, right? Rutabaga and his magic cooking pot, Pot, join young adventurers Winnifred, Manny, and Beef on a quest to defeat a dragon, discover new ingredients, find monsters to have for and/or to dinner, and to save the day through cooking. Rutabaga will dare any danger to uncover new tastes, and there's a whole world full of food to try--from...
10) Get Jiro!
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In a not-too-distant future L.A. where master chefs rule the town like crime lords and people literally kill for a seat at the best restaurants, a bloody culinary war is raging.On one side, the Internationalists, who blend foods from all over the world into exotic delights. On the other, the 'Vertical Farm,' who prepare nothing but organic, vegetarian, macrobiotic dishes. Into this maelstrom steps Jiro, a renegade and ruthless sushi chef, known to...
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Twelve-year-old Pax Samson, a brown-skinned child with telekinetic powers, decides between his chef aspirations and the family business, which is that of being superheroes. Pax is known in his family for being a great cook, and supplying copious amounts of Dragon Noodle Soup for family cookouts. But the planet of Soltellus knows him as "the offspring of the great hero of the Tri-City revolution."
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"The shokugeki to decide the fate of the Polaris dormitory nears its conclusion! Even with the judges firmly in his opponent's pocket, Soma puts everything he's learned from his time at the dorm on a plate, cementing Polaris's future--or lack thereof--at the institute. Meanwhile, Central makes its move, beginning a full-scale purge of anyone daring to resist them! Will Soma survive to take on this next challenge?"--Back cover.
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"In stage three of the advancement exams, Soma must beat the new Council of Ten's ninth seat--and it's Akira Hayama?! Although Soma isn't happy to see Hayama sporting Central's badge on his chest, he can't hide his excitement over a rematch with the very person who snatched the Fall Classic win from him!"--Back cover.
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"All the inspector wanted was an egg to go in his sandwich, so he heads to the café. The problem? The town is entirely out of eggs, and the local chef is panicked. Luckily, he spots a lovely duo having lunch: a woman and a chicken named Beaky Barnes -- it's his lucky day! But when the woman and Beaky have a fight over an offensive business arrangement (chicken-pulled coach service, anyone?), chaos ensues. With a chicken on the run, and an inspector...
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"The Régiment de Cuisine has begun, and with the weight of their expelled classmates' hopes on their shoulders, Soma, Isshiki and Megishima step up to the plate first for the resistance! In true Soma style, Soma picks soba as his card's theme ingredient, the very ingredient his opponent, Nene Kinokuni, specializes in! How can this very unlucky first-year possibly win now?"--pg.4 of cover.
18) Meal
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"Yarrow is a young chef determined to make her mark on the cutting edge of cookery with her insect-based creations. Though her enthusiasm is infectious, it rubs some of her fellow cooks the wrong way, especially Chanda Flores, Yarrow's personal hero and executive chef of an exciting new restaurant. Her people have been eating bugs for centuries, and she's deeply suspicious of this newbie's attempt to turn her traditions into the next foodie trend....
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Soma Yukihira's old man runs a small family restaurant in the less savory end of town. Aiming to one day surpass his father's culinary prowess, Soma hones his skills day in and day out until one day, out of the blue, his father decides to enroll Soma in a classy culinary school! Can Soma really cut it in a place that prides itself on a 10 percent graduation rate? And can he convince the beautiful, domineering heiress of the school that he belongs...
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"In order to overturn their classmates' expulsions from Totsuki, Soma, Takumi and Megumi challenge Central to a team shokugeki! The big showdown is set to take place at the final stage for the advancement exams--Rebun Island. Soma's team undergoes teamwork training with Gin and Joichiro, but can these Totsuki alums improve the first-years enough as chefs to bring down the best Totsuki has to offer?"--pg.4 of cover.