restaurateurs

A picture book relating the true story of Alice Waters, creator of the farm-to-table, organic restaurant Chez Panisse. Alice loved the taste of fresh food growing up, food grown nearby and picked when it was ripe, but as the twentieth century went on, more and more food became processed and packaged. Alice didn't like that, so she started Chez Panisse to bring people fresh, organic, better tasting, and healthier food, and started the organic revolution.

"Chef and activist Gaby Melian shares her personal journey with food--from growing up in Argentina to her time as a Jersey City street vendor and later, as Bon Appetit's test kitchen manager. Melian explores how we can develop a relationship with food that's healthy, sustainable, and thoughtful"--Provided by publisher.

" . . . takes readers behind the scenes of one of America's trendiest new restaurants, revealing how Lien Ta and chef Jonathan Whitener of LA's Here's Looking at You managed to beat the odds. With valuable information about what daily life for a professional is like, this is an entertaining, practical guide to what makes a master restaurateur, from writing the business plan to opening night and beyond"--Publisher.

"A memoir of Joe Bastianich, which charts his culinary journey from working in his parents' red-sauce joint to becoming one of the country's most successful restaurateurs"--Provided by publisher.

"A picture book biography of Ignacio (Nacho) Anaya, a waiter at the Victory Club in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, and the events surrounding the creation, in 1940, ofthe globally-popular tortilla chip, cheese, and jalape?o pepper snack that bears his name-nachos"--Provided by publisher.

Tom Stall becomes a local hero after killing two criminals intent on robbing his diner in small-town Indiana and leaving no witnesses, but Tom's past is called into question when the media hype attracts three mobsters who insist they have an old score to settle with the quiet family man.

Photographs and brief text describes some of the people involved in running a restaurant, along with their duties.

"Now you can read about the Belcher family (parents Bob and Linda, and their children Tina, Gene and Louise) with brand-new in-canon stories created by the TV show's producers, writers, and animators - and overseen by series creator Loren Bouchard! You can expect all-roginal stories that expand upon the fan-favorite animated series, including installments of "Louise's Unsolved Mysteries," "Tina's Erotic Friend Fiction," "Gene's Original Musicals," and much more!" -- Provided by publisher.

"In 1960s Manhattan, patrons flock to Masha's for the delicious food, impeccable service, and dashing owner and chef, Peter Rashkin. Peter suffers from the terrible guilt of surviving Auschwitz while his wife, Masha--the restaurant's namesake--and two young daughters perished. Although he is considered the most eligible bachelor in town, Peter has resigned himself to a solitary life. Then he falls passionately in love with beautiful young model June Bouquet, and hopes to finally let go of the past. But over the next twenty years, the indelible sadness of his memories overshadows Peter, June, and their daughter Elsbeth, transforming them in shocking, heartbreaking, and unexpected ways"--OCLC.

To prove herself as a great chef, Brianna sets up a restaurant as the sole human in a city full of monsters.