If you loved how Vianne’s confections subtly enchant Lansquenet—mending Josephine’s spirit, softening Armande’s feuds, and even unsettling Père Reynaud—then Garden Spells will feel like home. The Waverley women’s dishes carry whispers of magic (an apple tree that foretells destinies, rose geranium wine that stirs courage), and Claire and Sydney’s kitchen becomes to Bascom what La Céleste Praline is to your favorite French village: a place where flavors nudge people toward forgiveness, belonging, and second chances.

Like Vianne transforming Lansquenet with hot chocolate and kindness, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe centers on Idgie and Ruth, whose bustling cafe becomes a refuge that rattles small-town prejudices. If Josephine finding courage in La Céleste Praline moved you, you’ll be hooked by how Whistle Stop’s meals and gossip forge loyalty, confront abuse, and knit together a flawed but loving community—one plate and brave act at a time.

If Vianne, Anouk, Josephine, and Armande’s solidarity—and the small, subversive magic they wield against Reynaud’s rigidity—was your favorite part of Chocolat, you’ll savor Practical Magic. Sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, guided by their indomitable aunts, face down love, danger, and a violent man’s shadow, using enchantment as quietly and humanely as Vianne does. It’s that same mix of tenderness, rebellion, and kitchen-table sorcery that lets women remake their fates.

If the clash between Père Reynaud’s dogma and Vianne’s earth-centered rituals fascinated you, Bless Me, Ultima offers a powerful echo. Young Antonio is pulled between Catholic catechism and the curandera Ultima’s healing magic, much as Lansquenet wrestles with Lent’s austerity versus Vianne’s sensual festivals. Encounters with Tenorio Trementina and Antonio’s First Communion probe faith, grace, and conscience—asking the same rich questions Chocolat poses about what truly nourishes a soul.

If you felt your heart lift as Lansquenet’s frosty stares melted into smiles at Vianne’s window displays and Easter party, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society delivers that same glow. Through letters, Juliet Ashton discovers how a quirky book club—and a humble potato peel pie—helped an island rebuild trust after the Occupation. Like Vianne’s chocolates, the society’s gatherings turn strangers into friends, trading shame and fear for generosity and joy.