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Today’s topic is all about food, which brings me back to one of my very favorite genres: cozy mysteries. So many of them are focused on food or mention food often.
Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mysteries by Mia P. Manansala. These are set in a Filipino family restaurant. I’ve only read the first in the series, but I enjoyed the characters, the recipes, and the family togetherness.
Tea and Read Mysteries by Joy Avon. While not fully food-related, this series is set in a tea room, with lots of fabulous teas and pastries.
French Bistro Mysteries by Daryl Wood Gerber. Set in a French Bistro in Napa Valley, there is plenty of food and wine – and murder – in this series.
Deep Dish Mysteries by Mindy Quigley. This series takes place in a mobster-themed pizza parlor, which made it an instant winner for me. Add in Delilah’s sassy, fat cat, and I couldn’t ask for more.
Cheese Shop Mysteries by Korina Moss. I stumbled into this series accidentally, but you had me at cheese. I love all the interesting tidbits you learn about cheese and cheesemaking in this series, even if it did cause me to go out and buy a bunch of blue cheese at one point.
Pancake House Mysteries by Sarah Fox. These take place in a pancake house in a small coastal town. Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day, so I loved reading about all the various crepes.
Java Jive Mysteries by Caroline Fardig. I loved this series mainly because it’s set in a coffee house in Nashville, but also due to the friendships Juliet has and forms throughout the series.
Spice Isle Bakery Mysteries by Olivia Matthews. This was a new setting for me. Although it’s centered around a family run restaurant, I’d never read about a Caribbean family or food before. All I can say is that it sounded delicious.
Pies Before Guys Mysteries by Misha Popp. I love a bit of magic with my mysteries, so this was the perfect series for me. I’m not a big pie baker, but this series wants me to pull out the pie pans and dive in.
Noodle Shop Mysteries by Vivien Chien. While I haven’t started this series yet, it’s been on my TBR for a long time now. I’m a sucker for noodles of any kind so this series is a longtime draw for me.
I love pancakes so The Pancake House Mysteries sounds good!
I love them, too! Hope you enjoy it if you do read it. 😀
So many mysteries involving food!
Cozies are really notorious for this!
I don’t think I’ve heard of any of these, but I feel like (based on Hallmark!) there are lots of the foodie and cozy mystery genres that blend. 🙂 Hope you enjoy any of these you haven’t read and thanks SO much for visiting my website today.
Hahaha! Yes, Hallmark loves to adapt these food-cozies into movies. 😀 And you’re very welcome.
Ooh! The Nashville one might be interesting for me since it’s southern.
It’s a great series! I hope you do look it up and enjoy them all.
Ooo, quite a few titles here going on my must check out list, all new to me.
I hope you enjoy the ones you do pick up!
Fun genre and selections! I have the 1st Tita Rosie book on my shelf, and really want to read it soon!
Cozy mysteries are my happy place! A little romance, a little murder, it’s everything I want (plus food!). I hope you enjoy Arsenic and Adobo when you do get to it.
Ooh nice picks! All new to me ones! Heartless was really good! A YA take on how the Queen of Hearts came into being, so to speak!
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I love cozy mysteries and especially food-related ones! I tried the Noodle Shop series by Vivien Chien and unfortunately didn’t like them, but now you’ve got this whole list for me to check out! I love it!
Oh no, that’s too bad. But yay – hopefully you’ll enjoy some of these.
I’ve read the first Noodle Shop mystery and liked it, but I don’t read enough cozies to keep up with all the series! If I read a cozy, it’s almost always a foodie one, so I need to try some of these others on your list.
I hope you like whichever ones you do read. Cozies are a favorite of mine so I tend to read a lot of them. 🙂
I haven’t read a ton of cozies, I’m too easily annoyed for generally women prying into everything and hampering investigations like no one sees them doing it😂. I do like food themes though! Thanks for stopping by my TTT!
HAH! I feel you on that. And sometimes they can have the attitude that they’re better than the professionals, which is equally annoying. And yet… I still read them. 😀
Lots of mysteries–all sound like good meals!
Definitely! I’m always hungry while reading these days.
Lots of foodie mysteries. I had no idea! Some of them sound really excellent.
It’s a big theme in cozies! Some of them are really good, too.
So much fun! I didn’t know about The French Bistro Mysteries, thanks!
I think there are only a couple, but it was a good series!
Wow! What a fun list. Spice Isle Bakery Mysteries sounds like it needs to be added to my TBR pile
Thank you! It was a great mystery, I hope you like it if you do read it.
I really need to read a cozy mystery sometime because these arell sound so great! 🙂
I think they’re fun and easy reads. Nice palate cleansers.
There are so many mysteries involving foods!! Great list!
And this is only a tiny portion of them! Thanks. 🙂
A great looking list. I need to read more Food Based Cozies!
Have a great week!
Thanks, they’re one of my go-tos when I don’t know what else to read.
You as well!
Mystery and food seem like a cozy combination, and perfect this season
I agree, even if they do make my hungry at times. Hahaha.
I like the pies before guys and noodle shop mystery series. Cozy mysteries are amazing for this prompt, and you’ve got a few that I’ll be adding to my TBR.
Yay, I hope you love them when you get a chance to read them! And I loved Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies, really need to finish that series soon.
True that cozy mysteries have a lot with food. The same is true for most cozy fantasy. Food and/or drinks are always somewhere near the center of attention. I wonder what that says about us humans 😉