Jarrett Melendez

About The Author

Jarrett Melendez is a GLAAD Media Award– and Eisner Award–nominated comic and graphic novel writer, cookbook author, and food journalist. He’s best known for the award-winning graphic novel Chef’s Kiss, a queer romance set in a restaurant, which he cocreated with Danica Brine. Jarrett has also contributed to award-winning and nominated anthologies, including Young Men in Love, All We Ever Wanted, and Young Men in Love 2: New Romances. Jarrett is currently working on Tales of the Fungo: The Legend of Cep, to be published by Andrews McMeel; Fujoshi Warriors, an action comedy comic miniseries and love letter to both fujoshis and magical girl anime and manga; and a yet-to-be-announced licensed Webtoon. As a cookbook author and food journalist, Jarrett has written countless articles and developed hundreds of original recipes that have appeared in Bon Appetit, Epicurious, Saveur, and Food52. He’s written a total of 10 cookbooks to date, including My Pokémon Baking Book, RuneScape: The Official Cookbook, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Official Cookbook, The Official Wednesday Cookbook, The Official Borderlands Cookbook, Persona: The Official Cookbook, and The Official White Lotus Cookbook. Jarrett grew up on the mean, deer-infested streets of Bucksport, Maine, but currently resides in Watertown, Massachusetts, with his partner, Theo, and a collection of Monokuro Boo plush pigs.

Books by Jarrett Melendez

Chef's Kiss Deluxe Edition
Illustrated by Danica Brine
2023 Alex Award Winner | 2023 Eisner Award Nominee | 2023 GLAAD Award Nominee | 2023 YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens | 2022 New York Public Library Best Book

Discover Jarrett Melendez and Danica Brine’s award-winning, Eisner–nominated debut graphic novel in a beautiful delu...

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Chef's Kiss
Colorist Hank Jones / Illustrated by Danica Brine / Letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
"A perfect mix of romance and self-discovery." — Publishers Weekly

2023 Alex Award Winner
2023 Eisner Award Nominee
2023 GLAAD Award Nominee
2023 YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens
2022 New York Public Library Best Book

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