Read 'Em and Eat: Books, Food, Reviews

Reviews of culinary mysteries, fiction, chef memoirs and the occasional issue of Gastronomica.

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

The Cornbread Dilemma

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which is not a culinary mystery but totally should be. Instead the dilemma is this: Lou Jane Temple's The Cornbread Killer has the mo...
Friday, November 30, 2012

Morsel: Macaroni and murder

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"Where's Cassie been?" my mother asked after dinner. She had made macaroni and cheese -- she has some idea that this is my fa...
Monday, August 20, 2012

Morsel: Death Notes (2005)

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I skipped my run, showered, brewed a quick pot on the Mr Coffee and found a box of Cheerios I'd forgotten I owned. The milk in the fridg...
Thursday, June 7, 2012

Morsel: Leave a Message for Willie (1984)

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I retrieved my snow cone from Don and started off in the direction the man had pointed. The cone was melting fast, and I tilted the paper ...
Sunday, June 3, 2012

Edible books: Who Fears Death, by Nnedi Okorafor

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I don't think I'd ever have the heart to eat it though. The truffles surrounding it, on the other hand, would be history.
Saturday, June 2, 2012

Review: Fudge Cupcake Murder (2005)

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The last of the customers had left, the front door of The Cookie Jar was locked, and Hannah and Lisa were in the kitchen, mixing up the c...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

A morsel from: The Not-So-Spangled Life of Sunita Sen (1993)

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In the kitchen, Mom was stirring something at the stove. Liz was happily eating a samosa -- a pocket of bread stuffed with curried potatoes...
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