Rosie Grant, the creator behind @GhostlyArchive on TikTok and Instagram, has discovered 50 recipes etched on tombstones around the world to date; they are collected in a new book, To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes. In Smithsonian magazine, Michele Herrmann writes about this unconventional practice. But it makes sense—in a time of grief, people often find deep comfort in food. So why not carve a loved one’s favorite recipe at their resting place?
“Either you’re documenting the life that was lived, or you’re leaving a message for future generations. A recipe is a perfect combination of documenting their story and leaving it for the future generations.”
More picks on tombstones and cemeteries
The Gravekeeper’s Paradox
“People want permanent tombstones that also show decay.”
My Weekends With the Dead
“In 2017, I decided to solve a longtime mystery about my family. It led me to a controversial pastime that consumes thousands—and has changed untold lives.”
Death and the Salesmen
“As the city runs out of burial space, a series of boardroom and legal battles in the booming bereavement industry could determine the future of death in Toronto.”
