There are literally hundreds of delightful novels centered around food, some are mysteries, some are romantic and some are just good contemporary readings, too many to even begin to insert. Many of them have been translated into popular films, others include real recipes, but all reflect the writer's passion for food, which will delight and delight the reader. Each novel has its unique aspects, rich characters and a lot of tangled food throughout the contents and subjects are completely different.

Here are some books and top-level books, some of which have persistent characters, most of which are just a marvel of one time (and we crave for more):

General in Provence by Peter Mayell
The Nero Wolfe series by Rex Stout, which depicts the wonderful and cheerful detective character Nero Wolfe, is very sensitive, nervous and tired, and the total number of food lovers is by anyone's standards; Wolf lives in New York's Benetton building and enjoys home cooked meals by his personal gourmet chef Solves the murders on his chair (which is also a television series). Considered by many as one of the best chain detective in the twentieth century;

Blackberry Wine directed by Joan Harris, and her most famous novel Chocolat, a classic that has also turned into a wonderful film;

Fried Green Tomatoesby Fannie Flagg (a delightful movie too, will make you want to discover some green tomatoes in the farmers' market and prepare them at home, following Ms. Flagg's simple recipe);

Such as Water for Chocolate from Laura Esquive, bestseller in a popular film;

Diane Mott Davidson is a soloist and 17 books written in sequence (starting from the beginning) with the same kind of character, Goldie Schultz, who owns a food company and is an amateur on the side, with all the dishes she adds to her clients in listed restaurants In the back, most of them are relatively simple and wonderful; (Note this author: My favorite favorite novelist, my hand, I read them all.)

The most wonderful fun books:

Lament Epicure for Kate Christensen.

Sadness for your lemon cake from Amy Bandar

Belly of Paris Emile Zola

Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradall

When in doubt, add butter by Beth Harbison

Crispy coconut cake by Amy Richter

Bread alone from Judy Hendrix

Tasty! Ruth Reich

Eat a cake from Jean-Ray

Wine lovers: A Vineyard in Tuscany: A Wine Lover's Dream, by Ferenc Maté. In Italy, where two New Yorkers are trying to create a good wine from scratch;

There you just have a starting point. Many books have little time.