| | | Gingerbread |
| Melba | | Billie's aunt. |
| Genie | | Billie's older sister. |
1 | | | Book I - Eleven Years Later |
| Jake | Newberry | Billie's boss. |
| Billie | Breslin | Jake's new assistant. |
| Maggie | | An executive food editor. |
| | | Spring Cheese |
| Sherman | | Jake's dog. |
| Samuel W. | Stone | A travel editor. Aka: Sammy. |
| Paul | | One of the cooks. |
| Lori | | A food stylist and a baker. |
| Valente | | A cameraman. |
| Thursday | Brown | America's most famous female chef. |
| Sal | | Owner of Fontanari's food shop. |
| Joey | | A policeman. |
| Theresa | | Sal's sister. |
| Rosalie | | Sal's wife. Aka: Rosie. |
| Benny | | A butcher. |
| Kim | Wong | Makes the best chocolates. |
| Toni | | A lawyer. |
| Diana | | One of the cooks. Billie's friend. |
| | | Guaranteed |
| Sharon | | Sammy's friend. |
| Arthur | Pickwick | Owner of Pickwick Publishing. |
| Young Arthur | Pickwick | Took over the Pickwick Publishing. |
| Amanda | Brenstock | A chef. |
| Babe | Cloverly | One of Jake's deloys. |
| James | Beard | A regular contributor to Delicious magazine. |
| | | Nowhere |
| Tom | | A chef |
| Ned | | Diana's boyfriend. |
| Michael | | Diana's older brother. |
| Sarah | | Jake's previous assistant. |
| Wilhelmina | | Real name of Billie. Aka: Willie. |
| Jane | | Sal's first love. |
| Gennaro | | Sal's acquaintance. |
| Mr. | Complainer | Sal's friend. |
| Stelvio | | Sal's customer. |
| | | Seizing Opportunities |
| Sumiko | | A chef. |
| | | Thansgiving |
| Remy | | The staff photographer. |
| | | The Mania of the Moment |
| Sean | | A farmer who produced best pigs in town. |
| Greg | | A farmer who produced wheats. |
| Elbert | Carman | A plant breeder. |
| Jacques | Torres | A chef. |
2 | | | Book II - Magic Moments |
| Ruby | | Young Arthur's secretary. |
| Emma I | | Emmajane's aunt. |
| Mrs. | Davis | Lulu's neighbor. |
| Lulu | Swan | A girl who wrote a letter to Mr Beard. |
| Tommy | Stroh | Lulu's friend. |
| | | Library Ladies |
| Amy | | Mr. Complainer's sister-in-law. |
| Boyd | | Mr. Complainer's father. |
| Betty | | Boyd's wife. |
| Julia J. | Applebee | A sophomore college student . |
| Mrs. | Dickson | Lulu's homeroom teacher. |
| Mr. | Shoemaker | 8th grade Mathematics teacher. |
| Mrs. | Cappuzzelli | 6th grade Mathematics teacher. |
| | | Under Milkweed |
| Boirdi | | An American-Italian chef. |
| Paul | Jones | The principal. |
| | | Dancing Horse |
| Van | Allen | University professor. |
| Bertie | | The previous librarian. |
| | | Feast of the Seven Fishes |
| Marco | | Mrs. Cappuzzelli's son. |
| Mrs. | Swan | Lulu's mother. |
| Mr. | Murrow | A radio announcer. |
| | | A Terrible Synphony |
| Andre | | Sammy's friend. |
| | | Dripping Pudding |
| Mario | | One of Mrs. Cappuzzelli's sons. |
| Massimo | | One of Mrs. Cappuzzelli's sons. |
| Mauro | | One of Mrs. Cappuzzelli's sons. |
| Estelle | Dizon | Mrs. Swan's acquaintance. |
| | | Anzio |
| Mr. | Cappuzzelli | Mrs. Cappuzzelli's husband. |
| | | Cake Sisters |
| Robert | Breslin | A lawyer. Billie's father. |
| Barb | | Billie's mother. |
| Eli | Pierce | Genie's friend. |
| Owen | | Billie's ex-boyfriend. |
| Beverly | Jackson | Billie and Genie's customer. |
| | | April Fool |
| Hermione | | Boutique's owner. |
| Joan-Mary | Whitfield | A business woman. |
| Christopher | Van Patten | Joan-Mary's colleague. |
| Bernard M. | Hammond | Real name of Mr. Complainer. Aka: Mitch. |
| | | Vintage Cookbook |
| Bonnie | Slotnick | The proprietress of the vintage cookbook store in the village. |
| Anne | Milton | A retired professor of literature. |
| Bertram A. | Ancram | Real name of Bertie. |
| James | Swan | Lulu's father. |
| Mrs. | Bridgeman | Lulu's new homeroom teacher. |
| Rosie | Mullaney | One who tasted the pumpkin pie. |
| Susie | Rivera | One whose father was shot dead in Leyte. |
| Joe | | Tommy's older brother. |
| Mr. | Bridgeman | Mrs. Bridgeman's husband. |
| | | I Love To Eat |
| Eric | | One Joan-Mary's worker. |
| Alex | | One Joan-Mary's worker. |
| Eva | | Best hairdresser. |
| Ferran | | A chef. |
| Mrs. | Stroh | Tommy's mother. |
| | | Same as Pickles |
| Mr. | Ming | A chef. |
| | | Between Triborough Bridge and Union Square |
| Macy | | Butcher's shop owner. |
| Henri | Soule | Superb chef. |
| David | Lee Child | A lawyer. |
| Lydia Maria | Child | A poet. |
| | | Book III - Appetites |
| Bruce | | Mitch's brother. |
| Bill | | Bruce brother. |
| Bryan | | Amy's husband. |
| Valerie | | Mitch's sister-in-law. |
| Karen | | Mitch's sister-in-law. |
| Emma II | | Mitch's live-in-partner for four years. |
| Heidi | | Mitch's ex-girlfriend. |
| | | Akron |
| Father | Marino | A christian missionary. |
| Father | Trivisonno | A genealogy. |
| Emidio | | Owner of a pizza parlor. |
| Elton | Cloverly | Babe's husband. |
| Susie | | Babe's sister. |
| Victoria | | A chef. |
| | | A Whole Lot of Medicine |
| Peter | Taber | A doctor. Lulu's husband. |
| James | Swan Taber | Lulu's son. |
| Joanna | Taber | Lulu's daughter. Aka: Jo. |
| Francesca T. | Cappuzzelli | Lucas's wife. Aka: Frankie. |
| Clara | | One of James Taber's daughter. |
| Jim | | James Taber's son. |
| Pete | | Jim's brother. |
| Sophie | | Clara's sister. |
| Wally | | Lulu's acquaintance. |
| | | Strudel |
| Lucas | | Massimo's son. |
| | | Truth or Consequences |
| Gayle | | Tommy's wife. |
| Lucette | | Lulu's sister. |
| Claudine | | Lulu's niece. |
| | | Gingerbread Girl |
| Stanley | | Lulu's cat. |