Food Temptress Cookbook Store

Welcome! The Food Temptress Cookbook Store is a culinary bookstore located in Virginia Beach. Our mission is to connect customers to cookbooks by Black authors that inspire creativity and preserve food traditions. It exists to support and amplify the works of underrepresented voices in the food and publishing industries. It also pays homage to the mothers, grandmothers and ancestors who have created edible, magical moments in the kitchen.

 

Visit our store at 1624 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach | Inside Painted Tree Boutiques, Space G10 

Open daily 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. | Email: [email protected]

Mailing address: P.O. Box 6672 | Virginia Beach, VA 23456

Owner: Rekaya Gibson

 

Thank you! 

Taco 101 Deck of Cards: 30 Taco Recipes + All the Basics
The Beer Lover's Card Deck: 50 Cards for Selecting, Tasting, and Pairing
The Wine Lover's Card Deck: 50 Cards for Selecting, Tasting, and Pairing
Cocktails at Home Deck: 50 Recipe Cards for Classic & Iconic Drinks to Mix at Home
Can I Mix You a Drink?: A Cocktail Book of 50 Drink Recipes Inspired by T-Pain's Music
The Cheese Board Deck: 50 Cards for Styling Spreads, Savory and Sweet
Smoke & Spice Deck: 50 Recipe Cards for Delicious BBQ Rubs, Marinades, Glazes & Butters
The Cheese Deck: 50 Cards to Discover, Pair, and Enjoy the World's Best Cheeses
Tempted to Taste It
Culinary Colonialism, Caribbean Cookbooks, and Recipes for National Independence
Roots, Heart, Soul: The Story, Celebration, and Recipes of Afro Cuisine in America
Food Gifts: 150+ Irresistible Recipes for Crafting Personalized Presents
Code Noir: Afro-Caribbean Stories and Recipes
African-American Heritage Cookbook: Traditional Recipes and Fond Remembrances from Alabama's Renowned Tuskegee Institute
The Vegan Baby Cookbook and Guide: 100+ Delicious Recipes and Parenting Tips for Raising Vegan Babies and Toddlers (Food for Toddlers, Vegan Cookbook for
Good Vibes Baking: Bakes to Make Your Soul Shine and Your Taste Buds Sing
Vegan Mob: Vegan BBQ and Soul Food [A Plant-Based Cookbook]
Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks
Trap Kitchen: Wah Gwaan: Jamaican Cookbook
Eating Well to Win: Inspired Living Through Inspired Cooking (NBA Cookbook, Chef to the Stars, Peak Performance)
New World Baking: 150 Recipes from Central America, South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean
Cast-Iron Cooking for Dummies
Bound to the Fire: How Virginia's Enslaved Cooks Helped Invent American Cuisine
Gatherings: Casual-Fancy Meals to Share
The Olive Oil Enthusiast: A Guide from Tree to Table, with Recipes
Flavor+us: Cooking for Everyone [A Cookbook]
Ainsley's Good Mood Food: Easy, Comforting Meals to Lift Your Spirits
Brown Sugar Kitchen: New-Style, Down-Home Recipes from Sweet West Oakland
Chef Karen Anne Murray's Tea Table
Let's Brunch: 100 Recipes for the Best Meal of the Week
Game-Day Eats: 100 Recipes for Homegating Like a Pro
Mixtape Potluck Cookbook: A Dinner Party for Friends, Their Recipes, and the Songs They Inspire
Everyday Grand: Soulful Recipes for Celebrating Life's Big and Small Moments: A Cookbook
Boards: Stylish Spreads for Casual Gatherings
The Blue Grass Cook Book
Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food: Recipes, Remedies & Simple Pleasures
A Table Set for Sisterhood: 35 Recipes Inspired by 35 Female Icons
Smithsonian American Table: The Foods, People, and Innovations That Feed Us
America I Am Pass It Down Cookbook: Over 130 Soul-Filled Recipes
Edna Lewis: At the Table with an American Original
In Pursuit of Flavor: The Beloved Classic Cookbook from the Acclaimed Author of the Taste of Country Cooking
The President's Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas
Melba's American Comfort: 100 Recipes from My Heart to Your Kitchen
Rapper's Delight: The Hip Hop Cookbook
The Black Family Reunion Cookbook: Black Family Reunion Cookbook
Sweet Home Cafe Cookbook: A Celebration of African American Cooking
Rufus Estes' Good Things to Eat: The First Cookbook by an African-American Chef
Meals, Music, and Muses: Recipes from My African American Kitchen
Hallelujah! the Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes
Gather: 100 Seasonal Recipes That Bring People Together
Eat Smarter Family Cookbook: 100 Delicious Recipes to Transform Your Health, Happiness, and Connection
Superchef Family Cookbook
The Antiracist Kitchen: 21 Stories (and Recipes)
Bountiful Cooking: Wholesome Everyday Meals to Nourish You and Your Family
The Great American Recipe Cookbook Season 2 Edition: 100 Memorable Recipes to Celebrate the Diversity and Flavors of American Food
Flavor Kitchen: Vibrant Recipes with Creative Twists
Eating from Our Roots: 80+ Healthy Home-Cooked Favorites from Cultures Around the World: A Cookbook
Ainsley's Good Mood Food: Easy, Comforting Meals to Lift Your Spirits
The Quick Fix Kitchen: Easy Recipes and Time-Saving Tips for a Healthier, Stress-Free Life: A Cookbook
Food for Life: Delicious & Healthy Comfort Food from My Table to Yours!
Cooking with 5 Ingredients from Trader Joe's: Simple Weeknight Meals Using Your Favorite In-Store Products
Trap Kitchen: Mac N' All Over the World: Bangin' Mac N' Cheese Recipes from Around the World
Noodle Worship: Easy Recipes for All the Dishes You Crave from Asian, Italian and American Cuisines
Shaq's Family Style: Championship Recipes for Feeding Family and Friends [A Cookbook]
The Perfect Cake
Recipes for Change: 12 Dishes Inspired by a Year in Black History
Chef in Training: 100+ Easy & Yummy Recipes with Cooking Tips
The Antiracist Kitchen: 21 Stories (and Recipes)
Cooking Solo: The Fun of Cooking for Yourself
Flavor+us: Cooking for Everyone [A Cookbook]
Okra Stew: A Gullah Geechee Family Celebration
The Complete Cookbook for Young Scientists: Good Science Makes Great Food: 70+ Recipes, Experiments, & Activities
Baby-Led Weaning Made Easy: The Busy Parent's Guide to Feeding Babies and Toddlers with Delicious Family Meals
Cooking With Jacob A Quarantine Inspired Recipe Book: A Quarantine Inspired Recipe Book
Jollof Rice with Grandma
Bakeology 101: A Guide to Baking with S.T.E.A.M: Dessert Recipes and Stem Activities
Tiana's Cookbook
The Supernatural Kids Cookbook - Haile's Favorites
The Step Stool Chef(R) Cookbook For Kids
The 14-Day New Keto Cleanse: Lose Up to 15 Pounds in 2 Weeks with Delicious Meals and Low-Sugar Smoothies
Dr. Bobby's Recipes and Remedies
Eager 2 Cook: Healthy Recipes for Healthy Living: Beef & Poultry
The Spice Diet: Use Powerhouse Flavor to Fight Cravings and Win the Weight-Loss Battle
Fit Men Cook: 100+ Meal Prep Recipes for Men and Women--Always #Healthyaf, Never Boring
My Everyday Lagos: Nigerian Cooking at Home and in the Diaspora [A Cookbook]
Simply West African: Easy, Joyful Recipes for Every Kitchen: A Cookbook
South of Somewhere: Recipes and Stories from My Life in South Africa, South Korea & the American South (a Cookbook)
Everyone's Table: A James Beard Award Winner
Ethiopia: Recipes and Traditions from the Horn of Africa
My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef: A Cookbook
Sweet Salone: Recipes from the Heart of Sierra Leone
Iron Pots & Wooden Spoons: Africa's Gifts to New World Cooking
The Africa Cookbook: Tastes of a Continent
Enebla: Recipes from an Ethiopian Kitchen
Mama's Cookbook: Liberian Inspired Cuisine
Marvel's Black Panther the Official Wakanda Cookbook
Tekebash and Saba: Recipes and Stories from an East African Kitchen
Simply Seven Colours
Guide to Cooking Tanzanian Basic Dishes: Mother and Daughter Cookbook
How to Cake It: A Cakebook
The Thrifty Baker: Shop, Bake & Eat on a Budget
Sweet Soulful Baking: Recipes Inspired by Southern Roots
Still We Rise: A Love Letter to the Southern Biscuit with Over 70 Sweet and Savory Recipes
Flavor Kitchen: Vibrant Recipes with Creative Twists
A Sweet Floral Life: Romantic Arrangements for Fresh and Sugar Flowers [A Floral Décor Book]
Layer Up!: The Ultimate Glow Up Guide for Cakes
Michaels Desserts: Sweets for a Cause
Miss Sweetblack's Cupcakes
The Art of Modern Cake: Cake Decorating Techniques for the Contemporary Baker (Step-By-Step Cake Decorating, Dessert Cookbook)
The New Way to Cake: Simple Recipes with Exceptional Flavor
Southern Sugar
New World Sourdough: Artisan Techniques for Creative Homemade Fermented Breads; With Recipes for Birote, Bagels, Pan de Coco, Beignets, and
Cheryl Day's Treasury of Southern Baking
Liam Charles Cheeky Treats: 70 Brilliant Bakes and Cakes
Ed Mitchell's Barbeque
Vegan Barbecue: More Than 100 Recipes for Smoky and Satisfying Plant-Based BBQ
Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue
Horn Barbecue: Recipes and Techniques from a Master of the Art of BBQ
Rodney Scott's World of BBQ: Every Day Is a Good Day: A Cookbook
Bludso's BBQ Cookbook: A Family Affair in Smoke and Soul
Jerk from Jamaica: Barbecue Caribbean Style [A Cookbook] (Revised)