Whether you're in the mood for Lizzie Borden's meatloaf or want to serve up spooky prison stories along with sugar cookies from Alcatraz, Food to Die For is your guide to ghoulish gastronomy.
One of America's favorite ghost hunters, Amy Bruni takes you to mysterious hotels, eerie ghost towns, and possessed pubs in this delightfully sinister collection of stories and recipes. Each of the nearly 60 locations in Food to Die For includes:
- Vintage photographs and charmingly creepy stories rooted in history
- A noteworthy recipe associated with the people or place
- Full-color, captivating, and hauntingly styled food photos to inspire a killer kitchen experience
Enjoy creepy recipes like:
- Southern Fried Chicken from the Missouri State Penitentiary
- Sheboygan Asylum Caesar Salad
- Cornbread inspired by the Villisca Axe Murder House
- Absinthe Frappé from the Old Absinthe House
- Ernest Hemingway's Bloody Mary from Hemingway Home & Museum
- Vegetable Soup from Waverly Hills Sanatorium
This terrifyingly tasty cookbook will bewitch anyone who:
- Has a taste for the paranormal and a hunger to try new foods
- Loves history, travel, and culinary curiosities
- Enjoys entertaining guests in unique and memorable ways
- Would get goosebumps making a recipe written 300 years ago
History buffs, thrill-seekers, and foodies will all get shivers seeing the past come to life with every enchanted recipe and delicious tale from Food to Die For.