"When her long lost cousin comes back to town just in time for the holidays, Lila Macapagal knows that big trouble can't be far behind in this new mystery by Mia P. Manansala, author of Arsenic and Adobo. It's Christmastime in Shady Palms, but things are far from jolly for Lila Macapagal. Sure, her new business, The Brew-ha Cafe, is looking to turn a profit in its first year. And yes, she's taken the first step in a new romance with her good friend,...

Ben Jones is an honorable but down-on-his luck truck driver on a lonely Utah highway. His life takes a sudden turn into violence, mystery and longing upon finding a beautiful woman playing a cello in an isolated house in the high desert.

Mrs. Threadgoode's tale of two high-spirited women of the 1930s, Idgie and Ruth, helps Evelyn, a 1980s woman in a sad slump of middle age, to begin to rejuvenate her own life.

This collection of recipes from the Tasty restaurants in Portland take you through the day, from brunch through cocktails. The recipes are designed to give a good yield so that you have plenty to share, and also to experiment with. Gorham and Crain also provide tips for variations, encouraging you to experiment with the recipes so that they will become your own kitchen staples.

Brown Sugar Kitchen is more than a restaurant. This soul-food outpost is a community gathering spot, a place to fill the belly, and the beating heart of West Oakland, a storied postindustrial neighborhood across the bay from San Francisco. The restaurant is a friendly beacon on a tree-lined parkway, nestled low and snug next to a scrap-metal yard in this Bay Area rust belt. Out front, customers congregate on long benches and sprawl in the grass, soaking...

"In downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chef Lou Johnson works tirelessly to build her beloved yet struggling restaurant, Luella's, into a success. She cheerfully balances business, friends, and fiancé ... until fate intervenes. She's just baked her fiancé a rich, delectable coconut cake, but when she drops by his apartment with the birthday surprise, she discovers him in the buff--with an intern. Sardonic British transplant Al writes pseudonymous,...

"Fully revised and updated, this illustrated travel planner explores the world's greatest culinary traditions, tastes, and landmarks"-- On the hunt for your next unforgettable bite, or just looking for a dash of tasty inspiration? The staff of National Geographic explore the culinary traditions, restaurants, and bustling markets that are offered around the world. From Paris' premier haute cuisine restaurants to the sights of Morocco's open air markets,...

"Blocked by a closed intergalactic Gate, Niko and her crew create a pop-up restaurant to feed those similarly stranded, eventually accepting help from a suspicious archaeologist"-- Life is hard when you're trying to outrun a vengeful pirate king. When the intergalactic Gate Niko and her crew plan to use is out of commission, they make the most of things and create a pop-up restaurant to serve the dozens of other stranded ships. When archaeologist...

Tells of the people who work or hang out at Jessie's Cafe, a broken-down waterfront dive from a bygone era. Jessie, age seventy-nine, inherited the cafe years before it became home to a remarkable and diverse family of characters.