ASP.net Web-Forms Awesome Controls overview:

<div class="bar">
    <% Txtperson.TextBox().Placeholder("search for person ...").CssClass("searchtxt"); %>
    <awe:ocon runat="server" id="Txtperson" />
    <% Txtfood.TextBox().Placeholder("search for food ...").CssClass("searchtxt"); %>
    <awe:ocon runat="server" id="Txtfood" />
    <% OCountry.AjaxRadioList().Url(Page.Url().Action("GetCountries", "Data")).Odropdown().HtmlAttributes(new { style = "min-width:15em;" }); %>
    <awe:ocon runat="server" id="OCountry" />
</div>

<% Grid1.Grid()
            .Reorderable()
            .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.Name", ClientFormatFunc = "site.imgFood", MinWidth = 200 },
                new Column { Bind = "Country.Name", ClientFormat = ".(CountryName)", Header = "Country" },
                new Column { Bind = "Date", Grow = .1 }.Mod(o => o.Autohide()),
                new Column { Bind = "Location" }.Mod(o => o.Autohide()),
                new Column { Bind = "Chef.FirstName,Chef.LastName", Prop = "ChefName", Header = "Chef" })
            .Url(Page.Url().Action("GetItems", "LunchGrid"))
            .Persistence(Persistence.Session) // save collapsed groups and nodes when switching between grid pages.
            .Resizable()
            .Height(350)
            .Parent(Txtperson.ClientID, "person")
            .Parent(Txtfood.ClientID, "food")
            .Parent(OCountry.ClientID, "country"); %>
<awe:ocon runat="server" id="Grid1" />
<script>
    var root = '<%=ResolveUrl("~/Content/Pictures/Food/") %>';
    function imgFood(itm) {
        return '<img src="' + root + itm.FoodPic + '" class="food" />' + itm.Food;
    }
</script>

using System;
using System.Linq;
using AwesomeWebFormsDemo.Data;
using AwesomeWebFormsDemo.Models;
using AwesomeWebFormsDemo.Utils.Awesome;
using System.Web.Mvc;


using Omu.AwesomeWebForms;

namespace AwesomeWebFormsDemo.Controllers.Awesome.Grid
{
    public class LunchGridController : Controller
    {
        public ActionResult GetItems(GridParams g, int? country, string person, string food)
        {            
            var query = Db.Lunches.AsQueryable();

            // filtering
            if (person != null) query = query.Where(o => o.Person.ToLower().Contains(person.ToLower()));
            if (food != null) query = query.Where(o => o.Food.Name.ToLower().Contains(food.ToLower()));
            if (country.HasValue) query = query.Where(o => o.Country.Id == country);

            // data can be from any source as long here you pass an IQueryable<T>
            var gmb = new GridModelBuilder<Lunch>(query.AsQueryable(), g);

            // define grid key, used to identify rows
            gmb.KeyProp = o => o.Id;

            // grid row model
            // columns bound to Prop1.Prop2 will automatically display Prop1Prop2,
            // or you could specify in the view Column.Prop ="Prop1Prop2", or ClientFormat = ".(Prop1Prop2)"
            gmb.Map = o => new
            {
                o.Id,
                o.Person,
                FoodName = o.Food.Name,
                FoodPic = o.Food.Pic,
                o.Location,
                o.Price,
                Date = o.Date.ToShortDateString(),
                CountryName = o.Country.Name,
                ChefName = o.Chef.FullName
            };

            return Json(gmb.Build());
        }

        public ActionResult GetItemsEFExample(GridParams g, int? country, string person, string food)
        {
            var query = Db.Lunches.AsQueryable();

            // Filter - custom extension in demo code
            // equivalent to .Where(o => o.Food.Name.Contains(food) || ...)

            query = query
                .Filter(food, o => o.Food.Name)
                .Filter(person, o => o.Person);

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

            var gmb = new GridModelBuilder<Lunch>(query, g);
            gmb.KeyProp = o => o.Id;
            gmb.Map = o => new
            {
                o.Id,
                o.Person,
                FoodName = o.Food.Name,
                FoodPic = o.Food.Pic,
                o.Location,
                o.Price,
                Date = o.Date.ToShortDateString(),
                CountryName = o.Country.Name,
                ChefName = o.Chef.FullName
            };

            return Json(gmb.Build());
        }
    }
}