Odd Thomas and his traveling companion, Annamaria, think they have found a haven in Roseland, a magnificent West Coast property, but the manor has deep secrets and mysteries that make it more hell than haven.
The author provides a memoir of her childhood, family, and being a part of a large family in Delhi, India; along with a collection of tradition Indian recipes.
Author Ruth Reichl chronicles her coming-of-age by retelling the stories about her and her family that she heard while sitting at her mother's kitchen table when she was a child.
Hanayu dreams of becoming a sushi chef, but knows it would devastate her parents if she left the family bakery, so she decides to marry into a sushi family so she will have the perfect excuse to fulfill her dream, but first she must find a suitable match.
Teen chef Neil Flamb? heads to Mexico City to participate in the Azteca Cocina cooking competition, hoping to win money to pay off a huge loan he took out to make renovations to his restaurant, but everything starts to go wrong when kidnappers snatch his girlfriend Isabella and threaten to kill her if Neil does not throw the contest.
Describes some of the careers in the culinary arts, including master chef, executive chef, pastry chef, prep chef, and more, and discusses the training, vocabulary, competitions, and possibilities in this field.