Food Memoirs This Spring: From Bus Crashes to Black Panthers on Your Bookshelf

KEY POINTS

•Amber Husain released 'Tell Me How You Eat' exploring the politics of food from Black Panthers to Gaza at $28 in March.
•Luke Barr published 'The Secret History of French Cooking' on March 17, unpacking revolutionary 1960s chefs and anti-American critics.
•Zahra Tangorra, Alicia Kennedy, and Brigid Washington launch memoirs between April 14 and 28, combining personal growth with culinary tales.

Spring 2026’s literary picnic basket is stuffed tighter than a lasagna with memoirs that serve everything from political food standoffs to bus crash epiphanies. Amber Husain drops $28-$26.10 on "Tell Me How You Eat," dissecting everything from Black Panthers’ breakfast projects to Gaza food bloggers, proving food is spicier than your TikTok feed’s latest drama. Luke Barr’s March 17 tome unearths French culinary rebels, including Paul's Bocuse's macho nouvelle cuisine and a cranky critic who hated travel and Americanization — sounds like my uncle's dinner complaints. Then there’s Zahra Tangorra, whose pizzeria to bus crash memoir "Extra Sauce" arrives April 14 for $29.82, sprinkling feral gaucheness with family love. Alicia Kennedy gets introspective on April 14, trading Long Island lamb for Puerto Rican veggies at $27.96, while Brigid Washington promises "Devil Wears Prada" cookware drama this April 28. Grab your fork; it's a feast of food, power, and second chances—even if it costs more than your overpriced brunch.