Food Fiction

For the Nameless Restaurant, once a discreet hole-in-the-wall meant for a cast of supernatural regulars, the increasing levels of background magic has brought with it that most dreadful of locusts—new customers. The staff of the Nameless Restaurant are finding the influx of new customers—both mortal and magical—to be a challenge. They're reaching a breaking point, and something has to give. The only question is, will it be Mo Meng's rules on magic or the restaurant itself?

Exploring issues from the #MeToo movement, gender bias in division of labor and the workplace, and the underrepresentation of women of color in leadership, to cultural trends including food and travel shows, the intersection of fashion and food, and the evolution of food writing in the last few decades, Women on Food brings together food's most vital female voices.

What Da Food? Series – A Fun & Tasty Mystery Adventure for Kids! The What Da Food? Series brings food to life in fun-filled mystery adventures designed to spark curiosity, boost early literacy, and encourage problem-solving. Each book follows a quirky food detective as they solve hilarious whodunits with rhyming clues and silly surprises. Perfect for children ages 3-5, these stories are interactive, engaging, and imaginative. Books in the Series: What Da Pizza? – Someone stole the last slice. Can Detective Mozzarella track down the cheesy culprit before the pizza party is ruined?

Question: What does a dead Kornville councilman, a nationally televised baking competition, and thousands of missing dollars have in common? Answer: Tabitha Clive! Amateur sleuth and baker extraordinaire Tabitha Clive must save Kornville’s new Mayor’s reputation before it is too late. The year is 1966 and Abigail Clive is doing an excellent job as the newly appointed mayor of Kornville, Nebraska. Well, it was going well until her harshest critic turns up dead. To make matters worse, money is missing from the town’s road improvement account, and no one knows where it has gone. Among ...

Tucked away down a Kyoto backstreet lies the extraordinary Kamogawa Diner. Running this unique establishment are a father-daughter duo who serve more than just mouth-watering feasts. The pair have reinvented themselves as 'food detectives', offering a service that goes beyond traditional dining. Through their culinary sleuthing, they reconstruct beloved dishes from the memories of their customers, creating a connection to cherished moments from the past.

Life in the village often revolves around food and families. The Village Feasts is the follow-up collection to Winter Blessings by Izzy Abrahmson. Rich with misadventures and ingenious solutions, the stories dance with a traditional feel around contemporary issues. Mrs. Chaipul refuses to cook. The Gold family can’t afford matzah (unleavened bread). Reb Stein, the baker, wants to set a world record. And why would anyone eat matzah made from cabbage? The Village Feasts is a book that you and your family will listen to again and again.

When Dr. Sue MacVety finds a stray kitten in her front driveway, adopts him, and names him Boomer, life changes at the river house. In this book, Doc will take you from kittenhood through the neighborhood to search for Boomer's parents, make friends, and unite a couple to create a fundraiser for a Trap, Neuter, and Release program to continue keeping the cat population in check. As always, Doc walks her beloved dog and favorite ambassador, Miss Daisy, through the shady streets of Sweetwater Springs where she learns about alligators and the secrets of Boomer's family tree from a mysterious ...

Laura Patterson is an American exchange student in Rome who, fed up with being inexpertly groped by her young Italian beaus, decides there's only one sure-fire way to find a sensual man: date a chef. Then she meets Tomasso, who's handsome, young, and cooks in the exclusive Templi restaurant. Perfect. Except, unbeknownst to Laura, Tomasso is in fact only a waiter at Templi; it's his shy friend Bruno who is the chef.

From some of your favorite best-selling and critically acclaimed authors - including Sandhya Menon, Anna-Marie McLemore, and Rin Chupeco - comes a collection of interconnected short stories that explore the intersection of family, culture, and food in the lives of 13 teens.

Best friends Waffles and Mochi know that delicious food brings people together. So, when they start new jobs at a supermarket, they want to make a special treat for their coworkers. But what should it be? Their search for an answer will take them around the world as they investigate ingredients, find flavors, and make new friends.

Rural Free, first published in 1961, beautifully conveys the joys of family life on an Indiana farm. Marked by the slow pace and rich variety of seasonal change, Rachel Peden's narrative offers an authentic month-by-month chronicle of her family's daily adventures. Today, as the slow-food movement gathers support and more urban dwellers return to the land to plant roots again in honest soil, Peden's stories of country life and her lessons on sustainability, frugality, and wastefulness gain a special resonance. Rural Free will be a source of inspiration for all who rejoice in rural virtues.

Robert Burns loved a good night out! This book looks at 12 of his works that were inspired by food, drink, and generally having a good time. Each poem has a modern translation and some facts on when, where, and sometimes why they were written. This gives you quick, easy to understand information about the poems and Robert Burns himself.

Juniper "June" Berry lives and breathes food. Her food truck, Junkyard Jams, is a kaleidoscope of color and a haven for culinary daredevils, where unexpected flavor combinations reign supreme. But when her ex-boyfriend, Rhodes "Rho" Sterling, a classically-trained chef with a penchant for perfection, sets up his sleek food truck, Sterling Fare, directly across from hers, their rivalry reignites. Years ago, their shared passion for food ignited a fiery romance, but ambition and insecurity drove them apart. Now, as they compete for customers and acclaim, old wounds resurface, simmering hotter...

Having a pet dragon is very fun! He can sit, roll over, and play. He can candle a birthday cake, lit a campfire, or so many other cool things. But what if your dragon only eats junk and processed foods? What if pizzas, burgers, fries, and hot dogs are all foods that he enjoys? What if he is eating too much sweets? What if he refuses to eat vegetables and fruits?

Far too young to be a widow, Angelina D’Angelo suddenly finds herself facing a life without her beloved husband, Frank. Late one night shortly after the funeral, she makes her way down to the kitchen and pours all of her grief and anger into the only outlet she has left - her passion for cooking.

Genevieve, a single mother, flies from New York to Port-au-Prince with her teenage son, Miles. The trip is meant to be an education for fifteen-year-old Miles—a chance to learn about his family’s roots while coming to terms with his father’s departure—but it’s also an excuse for Genevieve to escape the city, where her life is dominated by her failed marriage and the daily pressures of raising Black children in America.

This isn’t exactly what Dad had in mind when he took his son on a mission trip to the South American rain forest. But he should have known better. After all, we are talking about Wally-If-Anything-Can-Go-Wrong-It-Will McDoogle. My Life as Crocodile Junk Food keeps listeners laughing as Wally stumbles into a whole new set of impossible (and man-eating) predicaments...until he finally understands the need and joy of sharing Jesus Christ with others.

Spoiler alert: To avoid mind-altering information below, read the novel, The Difference, first! Twelve years after anxiety-prone Rachel Granza achieved her genealogy journey, emptiness creeps back into her otherwise perfect life, married to Brian in the ‘burbs with a booming psychotherapy practice. She finally has a clue about her mental health and knows her old coping methods jeopardize relationships and beyond. No thanks. But what would return her peace? A new ancestry mission? Yes, that’s it! Deciding she still needs answers to lingering questions about her Italian family history, ...

The new novel from prizewinning author Paolo Cognetti is a love story set in a tiny village high in the Italian Alps. Its protagonists, Fausto and Silvia, meet in winter, their relationship becoming a refuge in all senses, and the seasons, as well as the mountains, an integral part of their story together. It has a classic, enduring appeal, a cinematic feel, a captivating backdrop and a romantic sensibility underpinned by a spare, powerful prose style.

Join Jackie Norwood, a down-and-out celebrity chef, as she judges the first gig on her comeback quest—a Texas Crab Festival cooking contest. This new venture takes an unexpected twist when she discovers that her archnemesis, Heather Curtis, is her co-judge. As if that weren’t enough to stir the pot, one of the competitors is Chef Benjy Hayes, Jackie’s long-lost ex-boyfriend.