To Die for by Rosie Grant

To Die for

A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes

Rosie Grant

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 7, 2025

**A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller** An inspiring collection of recipes preserved on gravestones, with fascinating interviews from the families, celebrating the beloved food legacies of their dearly departed.

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Who it’s for
Recipes preserved on gravestones open a tender, curious window onto family, food, and remembrance.
Themes
Food and family, Remembrance and legacy
Genres
Food Writing & Memoir, Grief & Loss, Food Through History

About this book

**A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller** An inspiring collection of recipes preserved on gravestones, with fascinating interviews from the families, celebrating the beloved food legacies of their dearly departed. For so many, food is a touching, nostalgic thing that brings us together.

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So much so that some families choose to remember their loved ones through the dishes they made and the food that brought comfort to those around them by immortalizing their recipes on their gravestones. Rosie Grant, the creator behind @GhostlyArchive, has been searching out and documenting this interesting phenomenon. In To Die For, Rosie collects 40 recipes she’s found across the globe, carved into headstones or associated with a grave that has a story to share. Each recipe is accompanied by an interview with the remaining family, plus photography of the food, the gravestone, and any memorabilia the family wanted to share. Recipes include: - Spritz Cookies - Homemade Fudge - Chicken Soup - French Silk Pie - Guava Cobbler …and more! Thoughtfully and respectfully explored, Rosie has documented this connection between food, legacy, and family, remembering the deceased through the recipes they most loved, and giving their families a platform to share their loved one’s story and cherished dish with the world.

Recipes Remembered

Recipes preserved on gravestones open a tender, curious window onto family, food, and remembrance.

Come here for

  • Forty recipes with stories shared by the families who cherish them
  • Food photography alongside gravestones and family memorabilia

Expect

  • A thoughtful meeting of cooking, family history, and remembrance
  • Familiar comforts, from chicken soup to French silk pie

Where it sits

Grief & Loss53%
Food Writing & Memoir36%
Food Through History32%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Food Writing & Memoir
  • Food Through History
  • Holiday Cooking
  • Cooking Resources
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  • Comfort Food
  • Grief & Loss
  • Family History & Genealogy
  • Historical Photography
Authors
Rosie Grant
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
October 7, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Food and family · Remembrance and legacy
Reading lane
Food Writing & Memoir