The premise of this culinary and comedic cozy is top notch! After Lila Macapagal moves back home and starts helping out at her Tita Rosie’s struggling restaurant, a visit from her ex-boyfriend/town food critic is the last thing she wants. Then to make matters much worse, he drops dead while eating his food Lila prepared for him and she is accused of killing him. So with the help of her bestie who is a barista next door and her cute dachshund, Lila works to prove her innocence. The food descriptions were all so fun, and I have heard the series gets even better as it goes along.

Brigid says: Delicious Filipino food and family drama abound in this third installment from the Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery series. The story begins with Tita Rosie on cloud nine because Lila’s cousin Ronnie is finally back in town to start a new winery after years away. The excitement is short lived when one of Ronnie’s main investors suddenly dies while Lila and the rest of the family are busy testing recipes for Shady Palm’s annual Winter Bash. Once the death is ruled a murder and Ronnie named the prime suspect, Lila sets aside her concerns about his recent return to help prove his innocence. With both the Winter Bash and Simbang Gabi (nine days of Christmas masses) quickly approaching, Lila is determined to stop the true killer before they strike again. This series is great in print and audio as narrated by Danice Cabanela.