The Gourmet Detective

Okay, I'm sure this is a great book. I got bored. I honestly got bored of all the food. All the wine. All the pretentiousness. It was like Fraiser Crane (yes, from Fraiser) decided to become a 'Food Detective'. Only remember, he's not a real detective!!! Even though he scoffed at the P.I.E club where 'n......more

It has good potential for a series. Some of the humor was laugh-out-loud and I enjoyed the shout outs to a number of my fav mystery writers. I recommend planning out a very nice meal (or at least some yummy hors d'oeuvres) to have on hand while you read, the food descriptions are mouth-watering. I c......more

1.75/3 because I can't stand them butchering my country's cuisine like this: "The meat balls that Michael had referred to were, he told me, really called Rempah and are a sort of Indonesian hamburger" Rempah = Spices, not meat balls "Onions, garlic, more chillies, lemon grass, shrimp paste, lemon juic......more

The Gourmet Detective is the first in a series with the character of the same name. A former chef who now is a food detective who spends time tracking down obscure ingredients, finding sources for supplies, and finding the origins or ingredients in dishes. He finds himself in over his head when ther......more

Basically, food porn seasoned with more than a dash of misogyny and ego. I'll pass on any further helpings of this, thank you. (view spoiler)[ Although I did not know whodunnit until the very end--largely because the unnamed protagonist really was in the dark most of the time--I knew it had to be female. Too many w (hide spoiler)]......more