The Kid Council Restaurant Wars: Cafeteria Edition: How I Learned to Lead a Kitchen, Survive the Janitor, and Save Lunch, Book 1, (Paperback)

<p>What if the cafeteria was the most dangerous room in school?</p><p>Max Rodriguez is just trying to survive 7th grade. He talks to ghosts on a hotline, blew up the gym with triangles, and now he's been drafted into Restaurant Wars: a four-week cooking competition run by Mr. Gus, the janitor with a mop and a vendetta against food poisoning.</p><p>His team? The Reject Table.<br>The goal? Don't poison anyone. <br>The problem? Kevin ate glue in kindergarten.</p><p>Together with Tasha the spice genius, Priya the thermometer queen, Maya the drama kid, and a team of chaos gremlins, Max has to learn: <br>- Why 165°F matters more than winning<br>- How to lead by peeling onions and shutting up <br>- Why criticism isn't mean - it's how you get better<br>- That the secret ingredient was never on the floor. It was them.</p><p>Restaurant Wars: Cafeteria Edition is a hilarious, heart-filled middle grade novel for fans of Gordon Korman, Gordon Ramsay, and anyone who's ever been hungry. </p><p>Perfect for ages 8-12, this STEM-inspired story blends food science, leadership, and laugh-out-loud disasters into one unforgettable semester.</p><p>Featuring real food safety tips, recipes for Kofta Bowls and Victory Garden Pizza, and a janitor who proves "clean as you go" applies to life too.</p><p>It's never just lunch.</p>

• The Kid Council Restaurant Wars: Cafeteria Edition: How I Learned to Lead a Kitchen, Survive the Janitor, and Save Lunch, Book 1, (Paperback)
• Author: Bart Studio Press
• ISBN: 9798235260580
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-06-18
• Page Count: 204