This was a balm for my Filipina-Canadian heart. So much of my experience with my Filipino heritage is through food and this book delivered as promised.

This book is for people who love Hallmark movies about baking detectives and especially for those who were hankering for non-skinny brown and queer people with their comfort sleuthing.

My experience was enhanced by listening to Carrey Mulligan's narration. This books started off promisingly but was ultimately a disappointment. I kept comparing it to other books that deal with memory and loneliness that I have have read or are reading that are so much better, like The Memory Police or Burnt Sugar.