To Die For: Beautiful Stories Behind Rosie Grant's Quest for Gravestone Recipes (11-16-25)

In this episode, West Michigan Weekend host Phil Tower welcomes Rosie Grant, author, digital archivist, and the passionate & tireless creator behind @GhostlyArchive.

Rosie’s new book is: To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes.
Rosie's book is an inspiring collection of recipes preserved on gravestones, with fascinating interviews from the families, celebrating the beloved food legacies of their dearly departed.
As the founder and creator behind @GhostlyArchive, Rosie has been searching out and documenting this interesting phenomenon.

Rosie credits her parents with helping to stir her fascination with ghosts and graveyards.

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.
An interview with the remaining family members accompanies each recipe, plus photography of the food, the gravestone, and any memorabilia the family wanted to share.

Her book is available wherever books are sold. If you can, shop local!

Rosie’s amazing website: Ghostly Archive

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Rosie Grant on TikTok

Helen Rose Sweers Gravestone in Cutlerville, MI