Three generations. Two chicken shacks. One recipe for disaster. In tiny Merinac, Kansas, Chicken Mimis and Chicken Frannies have spent a century vying to serve up the best fried chicken in the state--and the legendary feud between their respective owners, the Moores and the Pogociellos, has lasted just as long. No one feels the impact more than thirty-five-year-old widow Amanda Moore, who grew up working for her mom at Mimis before scandalously marrying Frank Pogociello and changing sides to work at Frannies. Tired of being caught in the middle, Amanda sends an SOS to Food Wars, the reality TV restaurant competition that promises $100,000 to the winner. But in doing so, she launches both families out of the frying pan and directly into the fire. . . The last thing Brooklyn-based organizational guru Mae Moore, Amandas sister, wants is to go home to Kansas. But when her career implodes, helping the fading Mimis look good on Food Wars becomes Maes best chance to reclaim the limelight--even if doing so pits her against Amanda and Frannies. Yet when family secrets become public knowledge, the sisters must choose: Will they fight with each other, or for their heritage?About the AuthorKJ DellAntonia is the former editor of Motherlode and current contributor to The New York Times, as well as the author of How to Be a Happier Parent. She lives with her family on a small farm in Lyme, New Hampshire, but retains an abiding love for her childhood in Texas and Kansas.