Max Spaniel is chef at his own diner, where he serves up a variety of tasty meals.

Bảo Nguye̋n would describe himself as steady and strong: his grades are average, his social status unremarkable. He works at his parents' phở restaurant - as his parents' fifth favorite employee. Linh Mai would describe herself as a firecracker: stable when unlit, but full of potential for joy and fire. She dreams of pursuing a career in art, while working practically full-time at her family's phở restaurant. Bao and Linh have never even had...

When Alberto opens his new restaurant, he welcomes only patrons without animals, and he has to continually send people and their pets away, losing business, until he and a young dog owner come up with an idea.

After Froggy misbehaves at a fancy restaurant, his parents take him to a fast flies restaurant to celebrate their anniversary.

In an effort to serve the perfect fried potato dish to the famous but fussy Cornelius Vanderbilt at the Moon's Lake Lodge House Restaurant in 1853, fry cook George Crum invents the potato chip. Based on true events.

"Just as Gladys Gatsby prepares to enter the complicated world of middle school, her secret gig as the New York Standard's youngest restaurant critic won't be a secret much longer--and Gladys must enlist the help of her Parisian aunt to be true to herself, and honest with her friends and family"--

A bicycle race running through Somerville promises to relieve the summer doldrums at Mick's Diner for brother and sister Rowan and Astrid, and their friends Quinn, and Jace--but when two of the "sponsors" show up, the four children are suspicious, and quickly come to the conclusion that these two adults are up to no good.

"When Ian watches a documentary about the health concerns of eating fast food, he decides to try and stop people from eating at Frankie's, a fast-food chain with a questionable menu. The boycott takes off and the company's lawyers try to force him to stop. Can Ian stand up for what he believes in? Is it possible to take on a big corporation and win?" -- "In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Ian decides to take a stand against...

Thirteen-year-old Anjali dreams of hosting a televised cooking show featuring foods based on her Hindu and Trinidadian heritage, but when an opportunity presents itself, she will have to defy her family to go to the audition. Includes recipes.

"¡Pizza! ¡Pizza! ¡Qué delicia! Puerco hace la mejor pizza ... pero Tortuga no come. ¿Por qué será?"--