p>Food and drink often feature prominently in our favorite stories. It can help introduce us to new or fantastical cultures, connect us with our past, and bring together our favorite characters in celebration or loss. Our panel (Shachi Bhatt, Mark Siegal, and Scott Ullery) will be cooking up their favorite literary meals with each course coming from a different audiobook.

Round 1:

Shachi: Páramo de Guzmán Cheese from The Telling Room (Written by: Michael Paterniti / Narrated by: L.J. Ganser) [Audible]

Mark: Green Smoothies from Laurie Berkner's Song and Story Kitchen (Written by: Laurie Berkner, The Laurie Berkner Band / Narrated by: Laurie Berkner, Josiah Gaffney) [Audible Stories (free)] / [Audible]/ [Ep 29: Audible Originals]

Scott: Dr. Chef’s Smoky Buns from The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Written by: By: Becky Chambers / Narrated by: Rachel Dulude)

[Libro.fm] /

[Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Ep 45: Wayfarers]

Round 2:

Shachi: The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African-american Culinary History in the Old South (Written + Narrated by: Michael W. Twitty [Libro.fm] /

[Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Mark: Red Kibble from The Expanse (Series) (Written by: James S. A. Corey / Narrated by: Jefferson Mays) [Libro.fm] /

[Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Ep 4]

Scott: Lembas (Elven bread) from The Fellowship of the Ring (Written by: J.R.R. Tolkien / Narrated By: Rob Inglis [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Round 3:

Shachi: Lickable Wallpaper from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Written By: Roald Dahl / Narrated by: Douglas Hodge) [Libro.fm] /

[Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Mark: Circus foods from The Night Circus (Written by: Erin Morgenstern / Narrated by: Jim Dale) [Libro.fm] /

[Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Ep 1]

Scott: Dr. Elma York's Chocolate Chess Pie from The Fated Sky (Written & Narrated By: Mary Robinette Kowal)

[Audible] / [Ep 27]

**Additional Picks:**

Shachi: Chocolate Cake (Matilda), “Eating Your Words” (The Phantom Tollbooth), The Joy Luck Club

Mark: (Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life), Harry Potter (series), fresh baked bread (The Golem and the Jinni)

Scott: Mark Watney’s potatoes (The Martian); Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster (The Restaurant at the End of the Universe); Wine, Beer, Rum, Coffee, Tea, & Soda (A History of the World in 6 Glasses); Daughter of Fishes Tea (Ancillary Sword); Food: A Cultural History (The Great Courses); Wienerschnitzel from Redd Beirgarten (Menu Excerpts from Our Favorite Newark Restaurants)

**Other References:**

Audible Stories

James and the Giant Peach (Written By: Roald Dahl / Narrated By: Taika & Friends) [YouTube]