Food Stories

***THIS STORY WILL BECOME FREE ON JULY 15t!*** Kelsey Harris, a young chef moving to LA, struggles with work, the glamour of the hollywood scene, and a new romance with mega-celebrity Ethan Glenn. ***** Kelsey Harris is heading to LA to begin her new career as a sous chef, and she's excited to work under a prestigious mentor and feed fabulous celebrities. She also meets Ethan Glenn, a movie star with doubts about his career, on the plane. But when she settles in, she learns that her new job is more intense than she expected, and her roommate is acting strange. When they happen to be on the same movie set, Ethan and Kelsey begin to grow close, though their friendship is immediately put under scrutiny by friends and the media. A romance begins, but the delicate facade of Hollywood is slipping, and Kelsey has to decide if she wants to escape the photographers and screaming fans, or if she wants to be with Ethan and put up with the consequences. [[Wattys 2018 Shortlist]] [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]]

[Time Travel Rebirth] "The Prosperous Husband Life in the 70s" Author: Yue Ban Yao Fen Jia (Half Moon Wants to Split the Family) [Completed] Su Yue's lifelong passion and career was the study of gourmet food. Little did she expect that after an accidental death, she would be chosen by a Prosperous Husband System. Her mission: travel back to the 1970s, marry a down-on-his-luck soldier brother, and help him get through life smoothly. And the price the system demands? Gourmet food! From then on, Su Yue embarks on a 70s life of prosperous-husband living, using delicious food to earn good fortune. A little female chef vs. a soldier male lead. PS: This is a warm, heartwarming, daily-life farming romance. The female lead won't be overwhelmingly overpowered, nor will she be a universal crush, nor will she be a Mary Sue. The good days for both the male and female leads are achieved through their own hard work. Mary Sue enthusiasts, beware.

Lacey Larkin is pink, chaotic, and heir to her father's restaurant empire. Mikhail Sokolov is broody, grumpy, and the new head chef who wants nothing to do with her. But Lacey is determined to make Mikhail fall for her. A romantic comedy about falling for the one person who refuses to fall back.

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"I just wanted to sell some Sweet Madame... why are all the Knights of Favonius living in my restaurant?!" Jiang Chen is the new boss of Mondstadt's Good Hunter restaurant. He cooks. He cleans. He deals with the daily chaos of Teyvat's most famous girls refusing to leave him alone. Between feeding a spicy-food-addicted Barbara, rejecting Lumine's dangerous quest invitations, and trying to wake up a sleeping Lisa, Jiang Chen is the most stressed-out chef in the world. Welcome to Good Hunter! The food is delicious, the boss is exhausted, and the romance is cooking up nicely. (Comedy / Fluff / Harem / Food Fiction)

Pomni gets a job at Spudsy's, a fast-food chain that looks normal from the outside but operates according to a strange and chaotic logic. On her first day, Gangle shows her around the restaurant and explains how the team works: the kitchen, the dining area, the drive-thru, and the break room, where each employee plays a role within a system that Pomni can barely understand. Among them is Jax, her coworker at the drive-thru window, whose laid-back and sarcastic attitude makes every shift unpredictable. What should be a work routine quickly turns into a mix of everyday chaos, constant jokes, and situations that are hard for a newcomer to make sense of. As the days go by, Pomni tries to adapt to an environment where there is no such thing as a "normal day"-only shifts that repeat themselves with slight variations in chaos. Amid the noise of work and the general confusion, an increasingly steady dynamic begins to form between her and Jax, which further complicates her adjustment to the restaurant... and to everything that happens outside of it. At Spudsy's, every day seems like "just another shift"... until it isn't.

The Fastest Salad in the West Images by Alexandra ©Kitchen Passport. All rights reserved.

No, It's Not Naughty. My son's favorite dish - a versatile, flavor-packed Mexican rice recipe. Photos by the author and the cook.

Bad at writing descriptions so I apologize A teenage girl from our world sadly dies, only to wake up in the sky in the Gourmet Age. It doesn't follow the anime in every detail

Not a Dessert, But Perfect for Summertime All images taken by Alexandra Grant

If you have finicky eaters who love pasta, you can get really creative with this recipe. You can sneak in veggies like the peas here or inside the filled pasta. And it's cheap. Image by the author

The Best Salad, Really Kitchen Passport on Medium is open for submissions. Don't have a passport? Can't travel far? Come discover the world through its diverse foods and culture. Images by Alexandra ©Kitchen Passport. All rights reserved.

Welcome aboard Zonder Zorg, a restored 1908 Friesian skûtsje, as we explore the European inland waterways. We're a retired Canadian couple, still thirsty for adventure after years of wild and remote sailing. Zonder Zorg means 'carefree' in Dutch, and it reflects our attitude and lifestyle.

This is Ragini book #2 not cuz book #1 ended but I have run out of chapters to publish according to Wattpad limit. You *have* to read part #1 cuz this story is like 3/4th way in 🥹😭anyways off we goo bloomboiii ~ ----- Ragini and Sahil . Sahil and Ragini . Ragini - a girl who is pursuing Computer Science and Finance, but aspires to be a Chef. Broken , torn, hurt, she has found her way through the ups and downs of life to become the strong and fun loving, bubbly girl that she is. Sahil- A young billionaire, philanthropist and a genius , with a past that holds him back in the matters of the heart. What happens when these two people end up having their lives tangled with each other? Will they go with the flow? Or will they do anything in their power to break free....or will they just break apart? Find out as you read this story which has some cupcakes, a little icing sugar, some football kicks, and lots of sparks !! -------------------------------------- [ Listen : I started writing this story like 4 years ago? or 5 years? maybe a lifetime ago? idk anymore. point is, i started writing this story wayy too long ago. along with the characters , you might see me and my writing style growing as well. which means that this aint ONE COHESIVE kinda book (thats what happens when you write something you thought was a great idea a lifetime ago) . but , i hope you stick around. its gonna be a long book, but one that i am determined to finish despite and with all its flaws and weird story plot that i do question a bit now and will in the future as well. but i started this story. and i will do my best to complete it with respect.) Okay? Lezzgooo ]

How you store your spices is just as important as having the right ones for a recipe. Here are some tips. Photo by Anju Ravindranath on Unsplash

This is a story following Armort Allant, the warrior Super Bassilast from planet Bassilia who defends the planet Earth against the forces of evil like Blizra the tyrannical Pyrian emperor, Cain the Assassin and Akuma the primordial entity with his son Golan, his wife Freya, his sister Allentia, his Master Volverk and his friend's Colan, Bagetha, Oboelo, Gozen and Jules. (Only one episode a week on Monday).

Easy, fast, and delicious, this recipe will save you from cooking after a tiring day at work. From pan to table in ten minutes, it's a fresh meal. Photo by Alexandra Grant ©2026 Kitchen Passport/Substack. All rights reserved.

Reyna Ashcroft thought inheriting her grandmother's café was the biggest surprise of her life. Little did she know, it was only the beginning. ݁ .‧₊⋆.٠༺✶༻٠.⋆₊‧. ݁ By day, 'The Midnight Brew' is an ordinary coffee shop, boasting of the finest lattes and honey cakes in town. However, when the clock strikes twelve, it's doors open to every magical realm hidden from the human world. As the cafe's new owner, Reyna expects burnt pastries - not staff with wings, enchanted drinks, supernatural politics, or a brooding vampire who orders the same black coffee every single night. Now, with a dangerous force threatening to destroy the cafe that holds the magical and mortal worlds together, Reyna is forced to work alongside him - the cold, infuriatingly aloof (and annoyingly attractive) vampire alive. Saving two worlds might be possible... But can she survive her midnight customer? ݁ .‧₊⋆.٠༺✶༻٠.⋆₊‧. ݁ This story has been written for TEGSA 2026 hosted by @AprilJester

Betrayed by her childhood crush who married her best friend behind her back, Gemma flees from her village into the night. Winter is near, she expects the blizzard to be her end, but instead, she wakes up in the sanctuary of a mysterious, winter kingdom. She didn't know that she was rescued when she is asleep by a Snow Prince named Kairan.. Can a heart that's once shattered like glass.. Find warmth and most impossibly, love.. In a realm where Winter reigns?..

In her country, health isn't a lifestyle. It's the law. Unhealthy food is banned, weight is monitored, and compliance is expected. But when 47 people disappear without a trace, young journalist Cheryl Cooper starts asking questions that someone desperately wants left unanswered. Her investigation is shut down. The evidence begins to disappear. Then she discovers something she was never supposed to find. One brownie. One order. One mistake. Some cravings are dangerous.