To create the equivalent of a SQL “Exists” clause in EntityFramework, do the following:
ddlRecipe.DataSource = from r in _global.db.Recipe
where (from u in _global.db.RecipeUser
where u.UserId == _global.CurrentUser.Id
&& u.RecipeId == r.ID
select u.RecipeId).Any()
|| (r.HTIRecipe && _global.CurrentUser.HTIEmployee)
orderby r.Name
select new { r.ID, r.Name };
In this case the query is returning all Recipes where there exists a RecipeUser in the other collection.