
To Die for
A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes
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
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**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 & Loss | 53% |
|---|---|
| Food Writing & Memoir | 36% |
| Food Through History | 32% |
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