A saga of a young naive artist named Madge working in a restaurant of charming drunks, junkies, thieves, and creeps, describing her work-a-day world in Oakland, California in the 1970s and the lives of those around her as her career as a cartoonist begins to take off.
Mr. Maxwell celebrates his promotion by treating himself to a live mouse at the Paw and Claw restaurant; however, his decision leads to disastrous results for himself.
Raised by a workaholic father who is a restauranteur, Yvonne, eighteen, faces difficult choices about love, her training as a violinist, college, and career as high school graduation draws near.
While investigating suspicious happenings at her friend's parents' Chinese restaurant, Brooklyn's greatest detective, fourth grader Penina "Pinky" Bloom, solves the mystery of recently stolen artifacts from the Jewish Museum.
Hoping to lose his loser image, Anthony plans revenge on a bully, which results in a war between two competing fast food restaurants, Burger Queen and O'Dermott's.
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.
Essays explore the five boroughs of New York City through thirteen defining dishes, and recount the author's culinary journey of the area over three decades.
Wanting to try new things, Samson aspires to sample fine cuisine at fancy restaurants before discovering that the new restaurants in his corner of the sea are not exactly welcoming to customers with big teeth and scary smiles.
