While Pi Day celebrates math, any excuse to celebrate desserts and good food is a win! Our What's Trending does just that, showing off some of the tastiest cooking comics and manga around. From delicious desserts to mouth-watering appetizers, you'll find this list more than satisfying.
Papa and Daddy's Home Cooking, 763 pages - Published by MediBang Inc., (cc/ @MediBang)
Sengoku, a chiropractor, was left with a child by his willful ex. Harumi, a manga editor, gained custody of his child after a rough divorce. Each struggling to raise their own child, they decide to share an apartment in the suburbs... What twists and turns await their new family life?! Follow them in Volume 1 as they fumble to find a recipe for new happiness!
Story and Art by MediBang Inc.
Preheat, 75 pages - Published by Bilvy Jay Lee, (cc/ @bilvyy)
A young and ambitious baker loses her cafe in a disastrous fire, but sees none of the insurance payout. In a desperate attempt to get her life back on track, she turns to smuggling illegal goods through her cake deliveries for fast, but dangerous cash.
Story and Art by Bilvy Jay Lee
Chéri, My Destiny!, 162 pages - Published by TOKYOPOP, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
"My chocolate's so good it'll make you grovel on your knees!"Kaoru is brimming with confidence. After all, he opened a patisserie after studying in France, and is the head chef of his own store. But there's one small problem: his customers are enamored with a local Japanese sweet shop and Soujirou, the attractive and reserved craftsman who makes the treats on offer.Convinced that stuffy old Japanese confections could never compete with his modern, Western style creations, he decides the onl...
Story and Art by Okoge Mochino
Sweetz Secret, 46 pages - Published by GoldieShep, (cc/ @TortiTab)
'Sweetz' is a lovely little cafe run by a man who goes by the name of Yoongi, a guy as sweet as the cakes he makes. One evening, Yoongi meets Ray and unintentionally rescues the dashingly handsome fellow. Unkown to Yoongi, he just rescued the youngest son of a 'ruthless' mob boss, and they are forever in his debt. This is a BL.
Story and Art by GoldieShep
Cupcake War Machine, 232 pages - Published by MK_Wizard, (cc/ @MK-Wizard)
Warrick 101 Epsilon is one of many war machine androids who was created to fight in Earth's fourth world war, but after being reactivated and recycled after severe damage after his last battle, he wakes up with the new exasperating function of being an assistant baker. Luckily, he has a chance to change that if he wins the Bittersweet Baking Competition, but how will it go?
Story and Art by MK_Wizard
Food/Love, 52 pages - Published by Gestalt Comics, (cc/ @Gestalt)
FOOD/LOVE is a gastronomic experience for the heart, where memory and flavour are deliciously combined. Specially prepared for you is an à la carte menu with each course individually selected to pair with a memory from a life well lived. Sample a taste of childhood Steak & Kidney Pudding, followed by a first date Lobster Arancini, a Mother’s Day breakfast in bed Laksa, and much more. The chef invites you to savour every morsel and relish every panel of this lovingly crafted tale.
Story and Art by Gary Proudley, Jake Bartok, Wolfgang Bylsma
That's it for our What's Trending this week. Don't forget to check back next Thursday for a look at more exciting stories the community loves! If you need some second helpings, you can read more Cooking titles here.
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