This cook book was incredibly unique and unlike anything I've ever seen before! The recipes were easy to follow and the art in here was so absolutely stunning.

I came for the ghost stories and the recipes were an added bonus. Plan to indulge in stories and fill up on recipes. The photos alone will make you drool! This is a great book to gift!

Creepy and delicious - the best words I can think of to describe this highly unusual and well-written book. Amy Bruni brings years of experience exploring the paranormal together with historic recipes that represent some of the most haunted locations in the country to produce one of the most entertaining cookbooks I’ve read.

Bruni is a born storyteller and communicates the ghost stories associated with the chosen locations in a way that induces shivers and delight at the unusual details, such as Marilyn Monroe appearing in mirrors at the Hollywood Roosevelt in Los Angeles. The accompanying recipes are carefully chosen to complement the ghost story and include some really delicious offerings.

Fans of the paranormal will thoroughly enjoy this as will cooks and bakers who enjoy a little scare with their culinary experiences.

💀🍽️ Food To Die For 🍽️💀

This book is a deep dive into ghostly history with a splash of recipes - old and new. Written by Amy Bruni, known for her work on SyFy's Ghost Hunters and the TLC docu-series Kindred Spirits, Bruni weaves her personal experience visiting haunted locales with historical information on the locations.

I expected the cookbook parts of the book to be recipes inspired by the locations but most were modern recipes from the actively open haunted hotels and restaurants. We get more unique recipes in the section of the book on haunted houses - like Lizzie Borden's meatloaf, taken from a handwritten recipe card by Borden herself.

The majority of the recipes are simple enough to produce at home and the history of haunted places make for a fascinating read. If you know a lot about haunted history, you might already recognize quite a few of the locations described in the book but if you're looking to dip your toe into ghostly territory then this would be a fun read or a great gift for the budding supernaturalist.

I can definitely say I'd like a sequel especially living in a state known for it's many ghost towns and it's haunted history. There's so much out there to explore for future books!

Thank you to NetGalley, Harper Celebrate, and Amy Bruni for allowing me to read this book as an eARC.

As someone who enjoys history, travel, paranormal, and food, this one checks all those boxes! Organized by type of building/place, it exposes hotels, homes, former institutions, ghost towns, and more throughout America, Some of the recipes have absolutely been added to my to be tried list. The history and stories attached to each location are fascinating and I learned quite a bit from this book.

I loved the historical facts in this and the recipes were all interesting.
I enjoyed the menus at the back. Perfect for someone planning a themed party.
The pictures were great, I would have liked each food-related one to be of the actual recipe, but it was still good.
This would make a great gift for foodies who like macabre history.
I received a copy from NetGalley, all opinions are my own.

Food to Die For by Amy Bruni is aesthetically stunning, highly interesting and utterly intriguing!

I am not into paranormal investigation techniques, or ghost hunting, but I am absolutely here for the history and stories behind them, the locations and now, the recipes! Very well written, Bruni explores the location, the history of the location, the ghosts and stories behind them and caps the section with a recipe related to the location

The book has prep guides for ghost hunting and vintage cooking and this was a really nice touch imho

When I say this book is gorgeous, I mean absolutey, deliciously gorgeous. A dark gothic aesthetic for the photography, bright vivid pictures of the locations and beautiful typesetting and borders for the recipes. This book is an absolute keeper for any kitchen (the recipes are pretty awesome too)

Thank you to netgalley, Harper Celebrate and the author Amy Bruni for this gorgeous ARC. My review is left voluntarily and all opinions are my own

This was such an interesting book. I found it awesome, the recipes were great as well. Each recipes story was well written and wonderfully researched. I enjoyed it immensely. Recommend this to any slightly macabre friend.

Love, love, love! This recipe book is spectacularly spooky! I love the idea of this and it's fabulously well-executed, and just a beautiful piece to have in any kitchen or home! I especially like the intro of Lizzie Borden's meatloaf. True crime, horror, and paranormal fans will eat this right up!

Each section contains stories detailing famous scenes/buildings of notorious hauntings, along with stunning photos, and accompanying recipes that are from chef's who worked in these places, popular dishes at the location, or meals inspired by. Where has this been all my life? I adore the backstory along with the recipe, and I'm more inclined to want to try them, I'll be honest!

An absolute must have! I'll be grabbing up a physical copy to have of my own. Such a beautiful and fun read regardless of your cooking expertise!

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Food to Die for has different locations and stories of paranormal or eerie places paired with different recipes. There are beautiful photos throughout.

The cookbooks sections are eerie hotels, horrifying homes, otherworldly watering holes, hair-raising historic landmarks, hellish institutions, ghoulish ghost towns, and meals to die for.

There is a wide array of different recipes from seafood chowder to lady fingers. It is very interesting the pairing of history with related recipes.

As someone who really like gothic horror, this cookbook is a must to have in my collection. I like that there are lots of featured haunted places, plus a dish to associate it with. Very interesting indeed!

I think it is such a good idea to mix haunting tales with food, it follows my macabre interests and love of food, amazing.

What a gorgeous collection of locations, stories, and recipes! The photography was gorgeous, the layout was easy to read even on an ereader, and each recipe was clearly explained. That said, i probably won't be making most of these recipes either because they include items I can't ingest (alcohol and shellfish) or because they don't sound very good at all without major adjustments (sorry Lizzie, don't ax me, but your meatloaf is boring). Its still a great book to add to your recipe shelf or coffee table for conversations!

Thank you to NetGalley Food to Die For.

I loved this book! It combines two of my favorite things in the world; scary stories and food!

I don't watch reality shows, even supernatural based ones so I wasn't familiar with the author or knew she's a former ghost hunter.

In Food to Die For (I love puns), the author takes us on a paranormal journey through spooky hotels (aren't they all in some way), ghost towns, and haunted homes and bars in this great collection of ghost stories (with recipes!)

I loved the vintage photographs and the historical background behind each of the haunted place and why a particular recipe was chosen. Some recipes are old timey fun timey which adds to the eerie ambiance to a particular spooky story.

I might make a few of these recipes nor are they to die for, but this was a fun, fascinating read.

It has sparked my interest in traveling locally again and visit one (or more) of these haunted locations.

Listen, there is a specific audience for this and I am it! A perfect history / cookbook for lovers of the paranormal and macabre, full of both beautiful and historic photos, creepy haunted stories, and yes, recipes. The recipes are not, to me, the main highlights of this book, but rather a fun concept to deliver the rest of the spooky information. Like the Grand Pecan Balls from the haunted by ghosts Grand Hotel (which are simple to make and delicious. The pecan balls, not the ghosts.) None of the recipes are overly complicated, and you get everything from appetizers to mains to drinks, so you can plan a full menu using this book. In fact, the ending section includes just that, menus based on themes and time periods. Absolutely recommend this for history buffs and Halloween lovers.

What a fantastic cover! If you love spooky things, you will love this book about real places and recipes associated with them. There are hotels, historical houses, old prisons, even entire ghost towns. The recipes are perfect for the book, and every recipe has a gorgeous full-color illustration showing what the completed dish will look like. The recipes are simple but tied to the locations, using traditional ingredients and styles. I don't really cook but I think I could make most of these. Thanks so much to NetGalley for letting me read this!

A fun and spooky cookbook filled with haunted locations and even more amazing recipes. This book combines eerie hotels, haunted homes, hellish hospitals, and spooky ghost towns with recipes related to each place and fun back ground history too. I had so much fun reading this and looking at the stunning food photos as well as the charmingly creepy stories. This book is a must have for anyone who enjoys spooky things and fun cooking/baking!

*Thanks Netgalley and Harper Celebrate for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

5 stars

This is one of the best and most fun cookbooks/history books I’ve ever encountered.

Right up my alley with the haunted history, and the recipes were amazing. You had my heart with croissant bread pudding…like wth??? Hello, YES!
I dont eat seafood, but even those recipes looked and sounded delicious.

This is an absolute must own. The photos, the history, the easy recipes. I absolutely love this book.

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A perfect combination or haunted history and recipes within the local geographic and time period. This book is great for anyone who loves haunted history/ true crime and loves cooking. I would like to thank the publishers and NetGalley for letting me read this book in exchange for my honest review.

The cover of this book drew me in and I am ever so glad it did!

A paranormal investigator, Amy Bruni, travels across the country to find the most haunted, notorious, locations and then gives us a history lesson and a recipe! Two of my favorite things!

The photos and the information is great and the recipes are sometimes interesting, but tie in with the location.

What a great idea this was!


NetGalley/ Harper Celebrate July 30,2024