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

Thanks NetGalley and Harper Celebrate for this arc!

5/5 stars

This is such an interesting concept! I love how there was so much history on each haunted location, it really brought everything together. The photographs were really stunning, however some of them are SO VERY DARK and like I get it for the aesthetic of this book, but I hope they'll be lightened up at least a bit for print as the content is quite hard to see. Some of these recipes sound super good and some I don't think I'd make, but that's more of a me thing than the recipe itself. The extensive bibliography in the back really shows how much work Ami Bruni put into this! I love how it was categorized by location type, and at the back the recipes are organized by course, AND there's a suggested meal planning section too!? How fun! This will be great to have during spoopy season, and for any paranormal investigator lover!

Oh my goodness, I had no idea that I needed a cookbook like this in my life! I love all things haunted and paranormal so to follow these stories up with a dish from that time/location is amazing! I can't wait to try out some of these amazing recipes!

A collection of recipes based around supposedly haunted places like Lizzie Borden's house and the Stanley Estes Park Hotel (the inspiration for The Shining). The write ups of the locations are very interesting, and the food photographs are gorgeous. Some of the recipes probably won't get many takers (hardtack?!) but there are a few delicious-looking ones! A perfect gift for the spooky cook in your life.

The recipe for this book is 3/4ths haunted happenings and 1/4th cookbook.

While I am admittedly a tad skeptical of the paranormal, I found the framework of mainly focusing on the places

The titling of this book might mislead a lot of potential readers. Those just looking for the recipes will be sifting through haunting accounts and historical information to get to the food!

I do think it's a tad silly that some included recipes aren't even reccomended to eat.

My favorite section being the Hotels and the photographs of the buildings, menus, and other documents.