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If you’ve ever found yourself in this position, you’re not alone. Book club members continually We’re happy to share some of the food/book pairing ideas book group members have sent. Some are dishes or foods mentioned in the pages of these titles, while others are simply imaginative ideas from these groups. We hope these ideas spark your own culinary imagination. Please note that some of these suggestions will make sense to you only after reading the book. Check this page frequently for updates. Feel free to send some of your group’s creative suggestions. For more food serving ideas, see Tips on Pairing Food and Literature.
The Literary Lyres of San Fernando Valley, California: London themed pot luck dinner with our discussion. Our cocktail was London Lemonade, Get Pickled and Drown Your Tears Pickled Eggs, London Broil and London Bars ANGRY HOUSEWIVES EATING BON BONS by Lorna Landvik Reading Between the Wines of Ridgewood, New Jersey: Candy BALKAN GHOSTS BY ROBERT D. KAPLAN BEST FRIENDS FOREVER by Jennifer Weiner Devine Ladies Book Club of Midland Michigan: Key West Florida theme with frozen cocktails, fried plaintain chips with dip, Key West Shrimp, Salad, and Key Lime Pie THE BOOK THIEF by Marcus Zusak BREATH AND BONES by Susann Cokal The Final Chapter Book Club of Lockhaven, Pennsylvania: Danish smorgasbord BRIEF AND WONDEROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO by Junot Diaz CANE RIVER by Lalita Tademy Reading Between the Wines of Ridgewood, New Jersey: Upside Down Peach Cake and Ham Rolls THE CELLIST OF SARAJEVO by Steven Galloway Chicklit Chicas from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Bosnian theme (unfortunately there aren't any Bosnian restaurants in Ottawa so we went to a well-known Croatian restaurant). At the New Dubrovnik restaurant we ate schnitzel, Dalmatian Veal (delicious veal medallions), Cavabcice (ground meats hand rolled into mini cigars and grilled), red wine, and Croatian beer. For dessert: palacinke (crepes filled with a variety of ingredients like strawberries and cream, chocolate), rolat (chocolate sponge cake roll with chocolate BURSTING out) and torta (chocolate and vanilla butter cake). THE COLDEST WINTER EVER by Sistah Souljah Regal Sisterhood Book Club of McKinney, Texas: Stromboli and Calzone (catered by Brooklyns as book is set in Brooklyn) and Virgin and Experienced Iced Teas (Winter’s stay in Long Island) THE CONFESSIONS OF MAX TIVOLI by Andrew Sean Greer Women of Words of Green Valley, Arizona: Roadside Lemonade THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME by Mark Haddon Kings Mountain Book Club of Woodside, California: Food with a number on it THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY by Erik Larson Novel Broads of Omaha, Nebraska: White Chocolate Dessert Great Expectations of Mississauga, Ontario: Color theme: (Devil's Food whiteout cake), Cracker Jacks popcorn & juice and fruit, (juicy fruit) to represent the food that was introduced at the Fair (including red); strawberries and cream; white chocolate; red and black licorice, cookies of different colors; red and white wine EAT, PRAY, LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert Read Between the Wines of McHenry, Illinois: Italian Meal with Gelato EMMA by Jane Austen Ladies of Autumnwood of Grand Island, New York: A tea party THE ENCHANTRESS OF FLORENCE by Salman Rushdie Epicureaders of San Francisco, California: Persian Love Cake (cardamom and saffron are delicately infused in the cake and topped with an ethereal whipped cream icing. An enchanting dessert fit for a moghul emperor.) EVENING CLASS by Maeve Binchy WTS Book Club of Houston Texas: Pizza FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS by Ernest Hemingway WINONO (Women In Need Of a Night Out) of Cranston, Rhode Island: (the book is set in a mountainous region of Spain): Spanish-Style Garlic Shrimp with Sausage and Bell Pepper, Ferran Adrià's El Bulli Rotisserie Chicken, Saffron Rice, Spanish White Beans with Spinach, Artisan lettuce with roasted red onions and walnuts, shaved Manchego cheese, citrus and olive oil dressing, Crema Catalana Ice Cream Sundaes with Raspberries FREE MAN OF COLOR by Barbara Hambly Happy Bookers at the Sullivan Free Library, Chittenango, New York: For this mystery set during Mardi Gras in the 1830s, Sweet Potato Pecan Pie and Southern Pecan flavored coffee FRIENDS & MOTHERS by Louise Limerick Read Between the Wines of McHenry, Illinois: Hummingbird Cake (a traditional Southern dessert) THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL SOCIETY by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows The Page Turners of Fallston High School of Bel Air, Maryland: Grilled kielbasa slices, carrot sticks, and chocolate. We compared our fare to that of the night The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society was discovered. They were secretly feasting on roast pig! The carrots and chocolate represented the types of rationed food they were provided over the time of the German Occupation. WINONO (Women In Need Of a Night Out) of Cranston, Rhode Island: Our hostess placed six tiny cupcake paper cups into small rectangular shaped aluminum pans, and filled each cup with nuts, raisins, different cheeses, etc. She labeled them: HARD TACK AND FRENCH FRIES by Barbara Haber Swampscott Book Club of Swampscott, Massachusetts: Kugel Cookoff HOLD LOVE STRONG by Matthew Aaron Goodman Literary Lyres of San Fernando Valley, California: A pot luck dinner with dishes unique to New York or food that was specifically mentioned in the story. Our menu included: Waldorf Salad, New York Deli Style Potato Salad, Crack Pie, Fried Chicken, Macaroni and Cheese, and our featured cocktail, The Brooklyn Bomber. THE LAST SILK DRESS by Ann Rinaldi The Book Club of Troy, Michigan: A tea party LIFE OF PI by Yann Martel Kings Mountain Book Club of Woodside, California: A food you would miss most if you were on a boat Second Tuesday of the Month Book Club of Fort Colins Colorado: A giant pie LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE RIVER by Gwendolyn Bounds Read Between the Wines of McHenry, Illinois: Irish pub grub and beer MARCH by Geraldine Brooks MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA by Arthur GoldenReading Between the Wines of Ridgewood, New Jersey: Sushi MIDWIVES by Chris Bohjalian Moms Reading of Wakefield, Massachusetts: Foods you craved when you were pregnant THE NO. 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY by Alexander McCall Smith Happy Bookers at the Sullivan Free Library, Chittenango, New York: Different exotic melons, and pumpkin cookies, as both foods were featured in the books, along with roobois tea. THE PERSIAN PICKLE CLUB by Sandra Dallas The Book Club of Troy, Michigan: Food arranged like a quilt square THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA by Phliip Roth Culinary and Literary League of Trenton, New Jersey: Raisin Noodle Kugel (Jewish Food) THE RED TENT by Anita Diamant Second Tuesday of the Month Book Club of Fort Colins Colorado: Red food (such as peppers and tomatoes) ROMANCE READER by Pearl Abraham Reading Between the Wines of Ridgewood, New Jersey: Kosher Food RUN by Ann Patchett TriniReads Book Club of East Amherst, New York: Boston Cream Pie (story set in Boston) SARAH'S QUILT: A NOVEL OF SARAH AGNES PRINE AND THE ARIZONA TERRITORIES Women of Word of Green Valley, Arizona: Biscuits THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES by Sue Monk Kidd Read Between the Wines of McHenry, Illinois: Each course of the meal includes honey SEPULCHRE by Kate Mosse SHANGHAI GIRLS by Lisa See THE SIXTEEN PLEASURES by Robert Hellenga Literai Society of Greensboro, North Carolina: Italian breads, cheese and pastries THE THINGS THEY CARRIED by Tim O’Brien Blue Anklets of Arlington Heights, Illinois: K Rations TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee The Book Club of Grand Island, New York: Alabama Lane Cake TWILIGHT by Stephenie Meyer UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN: AT HOME IN ITALY by Frances Mayes Ladies of Autumnwood of Grand Island, New York: Meal and tour at local Italian restaurant WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen Coffee Clutch Book Club of Pueblo, Colorado: Popcorn in bags, corndogs (in paper boats), cotton candy WHY I’M STILL MARRIED, edited by Karen Propp and Jean Trounstine Moms Reading of Wakefield, Massachusetts: Husbands' favorite foods Reading Moms of Antioch, California: Devilish Concoctions, including Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Caramel Rum Sauce and a dip set inside the head of Frankenstein and a punch made with floating gummy worms and spiders. THE WORLD WITHOUT US by Alan Weisman Vegetarian Society of Washington, D.C.: Vegan snacks including corn chowder served in a bread bowl and soy hot wings THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING by Joan Didion Literary Lyres of San Fernando Valley, California: (New York menu) Pomegranate Manhattans, New York Potato Salad, Roasted New York Strip Loin and New York style cheesecake
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request ideas for creative food pairing suggestions for their meetings. Integrating book-related cuisine into meetings gives book club members a chance to connect with the literature, try new recipes, and spice up their discussion.