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A Year of Meals - A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food You're invited to pull up a chair to a year of meals, friends, and fun with the Partons, ...

Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, Book #5 Autumn is in full swing for the town of Shady Palms - the perfect time for warm drinks, cozy cardigans, and.....

Cherry Mo's stunning debut is about a young girl who immigrates to America and finds home in an unexpected place. When Jun moves from Hong Kong to ...

Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, Book #2 Death at a beauty pageant turns Tita Rosie's Kitchen upside down in the latest entry of this witty and humoro...

Confessions of a Fussy Eater A laugh-out-loud picture book about a self-proclaimed picky eater of a raccoon - perfect for human picky eaters! Don't...

A Celebration of Coffee Coffee: It's a top source of antioxidants, a jump start to conversation and connection, and the preferred caffeine ritual o...

This fun book is full of warmth and laughter and features adorable artwork and tactile textures for children to explore. Sweet rhymes of friendship...

A funny debut picture book about how one little ramen packet finds self-love and belonging in a spaghetti-obsessed world. Even from Ramen's small s...

From relish trays and Old Fashioned cocktails to prime rib and fried fish, supper clubs are a quintessential part of midwestern dining culture. In ...

Last Stop on Market Street gets a jazzy twist in this finger-licking good celebration of music, food, and family. Struttin' with Auntie Nina down t...

From New York Times bestselling author J. Ryan Stradal, Kitchens of the Great Midwest is a novel about a young woman with a once-in-a-generation pa...

What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own recipe in this unforgettable story that's a little s...

The Life and Death of a Neighborhood Bar The uniquely inspiring story of a beloved neighborhood bar that united the communities it served. Coogan's...

In this charming picture book from the author-illustrator of Gustavo, The Shy Ghost, a witch who is spellbindingly good at everything discovers tha...

The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest Embark on a captivating jour...

A Midwestern Dining Critic Tells All In a remarkable career that has spanned nearly fifty years, Wini Moranville has witnessed the American restaur...

Embrace the puns in this charmingly campy board book about two raccoons who insist they are the one who loves the other "s'more." Love, puns, and s...

An American Library Association Notable Children's Book - A Booklist Editors' Choice Selection - A CSMCL Best Multicultural Children's Book of the ...

Sammy can think of one thing Mom likes more than ANYTHING, and is determined to get it JUST RIGHT for her. Come along as Sammy works hard to make t...

The Redemption of a Revered and Reviled Spirit Malört may be the worst thing you'll ever taste. Known primarily for its intense bitterness, the inf...

A huge-hearted, redemptive coming-of-old-age tale, a love story, and an ode to good food. Nothing could be more out of character, but after fifty-n...

Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, Book #4 When murder mars the grand opening for Lila Macapagal's aunties' new laundromat, she will have to air out all...

I love you a latte! Coffee culture is lovingly and humorously celebrated in this hip and timely board book featuring babies and toddlers and their ...