Arsenic and Adobo (2021)

Lila returns to help save her aunt’s Filipino restaurant, only for a hostile food critic and former boyfriend to die after a meal. Her family has a direct stake in finding the truth, and the aunties’ relationships give her access to more than kitchen gossip. Manansala makes food, friendship and belonging the continuing attraction. Start here for the Tita Rosie’s Kitchen series; the humour accompanies grief, suspicion and the pressure placed on a family business.