<div class="bar">
    @Html.Awe().TextBox("txtperson").Placeholder("search for person ...").CssClass("searchtxt") 
    @Html.Awe().TextBox("txtfood").Placeholder("search for food ...").CssClass("searchtxt")
    @Html.Awe().AjaxRadioList("oCountry").Url(Url.Action("GetCountries", "Data")).Odropdown().HtmlAttributes(new { style = "min-width:15em;"})
</div>

    @(Html.Awe().Grid("Grid1")
           .Mod(o => o.PageInfo().PageSize().AutoMiniPager().ColumnsSelector())
           .Columns(
               new Column{Bind = "Id", Width = 75, Groupable = false, Resizable = false},
               new Column{Bind = "Person"},
               new Column{Bind = "Food"},
               new Column{Bind = "Location"},
               new Column{Bind = "Date", Width = 120}.Mod(o  => o.Autohide()),
               new Column{Bind = "Country.Name", ClientFormat = ".CountryName", Header = "Country"}.Mod(o  => o.Autohide()),
               new Column{Bind = "Chef.FirstName,Chef.LastName", ClientFormat = ".ChefName", Header = "Chef"}.Mod(o  => o.Autohide()))
           .Url(Url.Action("GetItems", "LunchGrid"))
           .Persistence(Persistence.Session) // save collapsed groups and nodes when switching between grid pages
           .ColumnsPersistence(Persistence.Session) // save columns (width, visibility, etc..) for browser session lifetime
           .Resizable(true)
           .Height(350)
           .Parent("txtperson","person")
           .Parent("txtfood","food")
           .Parent("oCountry", "country"))

public class LunchGridController : Controller
{
    public ActionResult GetItems(GridParams g, string person, string food, int? country)
    {
        food = (food ?? "").ToLower();
        person = (person ?? "").ToLower();

        var list = Db.Lunches
            .Where(o => o.Food.ToLower().Contains(food) && o.Person.ToLower().Contains(person))
            .AsQueryable();

        if (country.HasValue) list = list.Where(o => o.Country.Id == country);

        return Json(new GridModelBuilder<Lunch>(list, g)
            {
                Key = "Id", // needed for Entity Framework | nesting | tree | api
                Map = o => new
                {
                    o.Id,
                    o.Person,
                    o.Food,
                    o.Location,
                    o.Price,
                    o.Date,
                    CountryName = o.Country.Name,
                    ChefName = o.Chef.FirstName + " " + o.Chef.LastName
                }
            }.Build());
    }
}

@Html.InitCrudPopupsForGrid("DinnersGrid","DinnersGridCrud") 

<div class="bar">
    <div style="float: right;">
        @Html.Awe().TextBox("txtSearch").Placeholder("search...").CssClass("searchtxt") 
    </div>
    <button type="button" onclick="awe.open('createDinnersGrid')" class="awe-btn mbtn">Create</button>
</div>

@(Html.Awe().Grid("DinnersGrid")
       .Url(Url.Action("GridGetItems", "DinnersGridCrud"))
       .Mod(o => o.ColumnsSelector().ColumnsAutohide())
       .Parent("txtSearch","search")
       .Height(350)
       .Columns(
           new Column{Bind = "Id", Width = 55},
           new Column{Bind = "Name"}.Mod(o => o.NoAutohide()),
           new Column{Bind = "Date"},
           new Column{Bind = "Chef.FirstName,Chef.LastName", ClientFormat = ".ChefName", Header = "Chef"},
           new Column{ClientFormat = ".Meals", Header = "Meals"},
           new Column{ClientFormat = GridUtils.EditFormatForGrid("DinnersGrid"), Width = 50}.Mod(o => o.Nohide()),
           new Column{ClientFormat = GridUtils.DeleteFormatForGrid("DinnersGrid"), Width = 50}.Mod(o => o.Nohide())))

public class DinnersGridCrudController : Controller
{
    private static object MapToGridModel(Dinner o)
    {
        return
            new
            {
                o.Id,
                o.Name,
                o.Date,
                ChefName = o.Chef.FirstName + " " + o.Chef.LastName,
                Meals = string.Join(", ", o.Meals.Select(m => m.Name))
            };
    }

    public ActionResult GridGetItems(GridParams g, string search)
    {
        search = (search ?? "").ToLower();
        var items = Db.Dinners.Where(o => o.Name.ToLower().Contains(search)).AsQueryable();

        return Json(new GridModelBuilder<Dinner>(items, g)
            {
                Key = "Id", // needed for api select, update, tree, nesting, EF
                GetItem = () => Db.Get<Dinner>(Convert.ToInt32(g.Key)), // called by the grid.api.update ( edit popupform success js func )
                Map = MapToGridModel
            }.Build());
    }

    public ActionResult Create()
    {
        return PartialView();
    }

    [HttpPost]
    public ActionResult Create(DinnerInput input)
    {
        if (!ModelState.IsValid) return PartialView(input);

        var dinner = Db.Insert(new Dinner
            {
                Name = input.Name,
                Date = input.Date.Value,
                Chef = Db.Get<Chef>(input.Chef),
                Meals = Db.Meals.Where(o => input.Meals.Contains(o.Id)),
                BonusMeal = Db.Get<Meal>(input.BonusMealId)
            });

        return Json(MapToGridModel(dinner)); // returning grid model, used in grid.api.renderRow
    }

    public ActionResult Edit(int id)
    {
        var dinner = Db.Get<Dinner>(id);

        var input = new DinnerInput
            {
                Id = dinner.Id,
                Name = dinner.Name,
                Chef = dinner.Chef.Id,
                Date = dinner.Date,
                Meals = dinner.Meals.Select(o => o.Id),
                BonusMealId = dinner.BonusMeal.Id
            };

        return PartialView("Create", input);
    }

    [HttpPost]
    public ActionResult Edit(DinnerInput input)
    {
        if (!ModelState.IsValid) return PartialView("Create", input);
        var dinner = Db.Get<Dinner>(input.Id);

        dinner.Name = input.Name;
        dinner.Date = input.Date.Value;
        dinner.Chef = Db.Get<Chef>(input.Chef);
        dinner.Meals = Db.Meals.Where(m => input.Meals.Contains(m.Id));
        dinner.BonusMeal = Db.Get<Meal>(input.BonusMealId);
        Db.Update(dinner);

        // returning the key to call grid.api.update
        return Json(new { dinner.Id }); 
    }

    public ActionResult Delete(int id, string gridId)
    {
        var dinner = Db.Get<Dinner>(id);

        return PartialView(new DeleteConfirmInput
        {
            Id = id,
            GridId = gridId,
            Message = string.Format("Are you sure you want to delete dinner <b>{0}</b> ?", dinner.Name)
        });
    }

    [HttpPost]
    public ActionResult Delete(DeleteConfirmInput input)
    {
        Db.Delete<Dinner>(input.Id);
        return Json(new { input.Id });
    }
}