Scene of the Dine: Greece in the Susan Ryeland Mysteries on MASTERPIECE
Fans of the Susan Ryeland mysteries have long delighted in their cunning and addicting mysteries-within-mysteries. And since the premiere of Moonflower Murders on MASTERPIECE on PBS, they’ve equally delighted in being transported to Greece—first to Crete, and then, in Marble Hall Murders, to Corfu—in settings so undisputedly vivid that you can practically smell garlic and thyme wafting through your screen. Now, take inspiration from the mysteries and explore culinary offerings to enrich your watch!
In Moonflower Murders, book editor and amateur sleuth Susan Ryeland is living in Crete, an island that’s close to the heart of author Anthony Horowitz and is renowned for its traditional cuisine of simple, local, healthy ingredients. For a taste of Crete, we turned to PBS’ rich food offerings. Here is a sample—or in the spirit of Greece, a meze—of inspiring Cretan cooking episodes:
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television:
The Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets
My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas
- Season 1 Episode 11: Crete: Mother of the Mediterranean
- Season 2 Episode 9: Lemon, Oregano & Smoke—The Greek Grill
In Marble Hall Murders, we find detective Atticus Pünd hoping to reconnect with his familial roots of the Greek island of Corfu, and inevitably, he’s soon immersed in an intriguing mystery. Want to be immersed in Corfiot cuisine? Start here:
The Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets
- Season 2 Episode 1: Feasting on an Emerald Beach
- Season 2 Episode 11: Classic Corfu
- Season 2 Episode 12: Colors of Corfu
My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas
Whether you’re watching Marble Hall Murders (now airing on MASTERPIECE on PBS) or binging Moonflower Murders and Magpie Murders with PBS Passport, we hope you find the Susan Ryeland mysteries as deliciously cunning as these cuisines are simply downright delicious, and that you’ll be inspired to raise your glass to toast, “Yamas!”
