| | | | 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. |
