Mary Ryan, San Francisco pastry chef, is happy to be teaching at her old alma mater. But she’s barely in the door when she realizes that the teaching staff are at loggerheads with each other. Adding to her dismay, ex-lover and Homicide...
Restaurants
- Author:Johnson, Claire M.Summary:
- Author:Hansen, NaomiSummary:
This beautifully photographed collection of recipes and restaurant profiles is a loving tribute and valuable resource for exploring Saskatchewan's culinary landscape. In this celebration of Saskatchewan cuisine, Naomi Hansen pairs...
- Author:BINCHY, MaeveSummary:
In a small Greek island village, a group of travelers from around the world and the local residents they encounter are brought together when tragedy strikes.
- Author:Herbert, A. L.Summary:
Halia Watkins, the owner of a well-loved soul food restaurant in Prince George's County, Maryland, investigates after a smooth-talking, shady entrepreneur turns up murdered in her kitchen, right next to her cast iron frying pan....
- Author:Brownstein, Bill, Habor, DanielSummary:
24 Montreal locations, each visited at a different hour of the day. 24 hours in the life of a city that never sleeps. Author Bill Brownstein writes about the owners, workers, and patrons; Daniel Haber took the pictures. These are...
- Author:Ferrell, JohnSummary:
In Mary Mac's Tea Room, author and owner John Ferrell brings together over 100 classic recipes from this venerable institution of Southern comfort food. When Mary Mac's opened in 1945, it was one of 16 tea rooms around Atlanta, Georgia...
- Author:Close, JenniferSummary:
An irresistible comedy of manners about three generations of a Chicago restaurant family and the deep-fried, beer-battered, cream cheese-frosted love that feeds them all --from the best-selling author of Girls in White Dresses. "...
- Author:Yee, LisaSummary:
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - Twelve year-old Maizy discovers her family’s Chinese restaurant is full of secrets in this irresistible novel that celebrates food, fortune, and family. Welcome to the Golden Palace! Maizy has never been...
- Author:De los Santos, MarisaSummary:
Thirty-one-year-old Cornelia Brown adores classic romantic films. Anything starring Jimmy Stewart or Cary Grant will do nicely, especially The Philadelphia Story. Unapologetically idealistic about love, Cornelia appears to catch the...
- Author:Wingate, LisaSummary:
One morning while running late to work, Laura Draper is ambushed by a future-determining call from her boyfriend that ends in an ultimatum. Suddenly, Laura finds herself at a crossroads and she is unsure of her next move.
- Author:Blaine, EmilySummary:
Adèle a tout quitté : Paris, le grand restaurant dans lequel elle travaillait, la pression constante des cuisines, la misogynie du chef qui la bridait chaque jour un peu plus. Pour échapper au burn out, elle s'est réfugiée chez...
- Author:Bourdain, AnthonySummary:
When Chef Anthony Bourdain wrote "Don't Eat Before You Read This" in The New Yorker, he spared no one's appetite, revealing what goes on behind the kitchen door. In Kitchen Confidential, he expanded the appetizer...
- Author:Dessen, SarahSummary:
Fifteen-year-old Colie, a former fat girl, spends the summer working as a waitress in a beachside restaurant, staying with her overweight and eccentric Aunt Mira, and trying to explore her sense of self.
- Author:Brown, SueSummary:
The Isle Series: Book Three Wig Tobias and Nibs Tyler have been together for a long while, but this year their love is about to be tested. Their business, the Blue Lagoon Restaurant on the Isle of Wight, is vandalized, and it may or may...
- Author:Ridgway, ChristieSummary:
The beachside knitting shop Malibu & Ewe becomes a refuge for personal chef Nikki Carmichael, who has taken a job working for magazine editor Jay Buchanan, a sexy man with a picky palate and a few bizarre conditions to his offer of...
- Author:Manansala, Mia P.Summary:
Death at a beauty pageant turns Tita Rosie's Kitchen upside down in the latest entry of this witty and humorous cozy mystery series by Mia P. Manansala. Things are heating up for Lila Macapagal. Not in her love life, which she...
- Author:Pattskyn, H. B.Summary:
Pasha Batalov has lived his whole life doing what a good son is expected to do. He dropped out of school to help run the failing family restaurant, and ever since he’s put up with his difficult business partner, who also happens to be...
- Author:Jalaluddin, UzmaSummary:
From the author of Ayesha at Last comes a sparkling new rom-com for fans of "You've Got Mail," set in two competing halal restaurants. Sales are slow at Three Sisters Biryani Poutine, the only halal restaurant in the close-knit Golden...
- Author:Mente, Boye Lafayette deSummary:
Dining in Japan is both an art and an adventure-an experience that is made memorable by the variety of unique dishes, their gourmet quality, and the style in which they are served! With Dining Guide to Japan, you will have an extensive...
- Author:Wah, FredSummary:
This story of family and identity, migration and integration, culture and self-discovery is told through family history, memory, and the occasional recipe. Diamond Grill is a rich banquet where Salisbury Steak shares a menu with chicken...