Recipes for Love and Murder (2022)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Tannie Maria sees food as "medicine for the body and heart". She envies romance as much as she enjoys cooking and eating. But it's death that shakes up Tannie Maria's life, when one of the correspondents to her column is brutally murdered.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (2,257 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 ↑ +0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2022)

7.76 avg 10 episodes 7.2 → 8.4 47 min avg

Slow burn

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bereft Woman	7.2	176
2	Sex Cake	7.4	143
3	Do You Lick Everything?	7.5	127
4	Operation Vetkoek	7.5	112
5	A Shoe Murder	7.6	114
6	Breakfast for Dinner	7.8	112
7	Enough Sweet Potatoes	7.6	113
8	Pomegranate Juice and Vodka	8.2	105
9	Scrambled Eggs	8.4	104
10	I Only Wanted Advice, Tannie	8.4	142

Season 2 (2025)

7.76 avg 8 episodes 7.6 → 8.0 51 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Once upon a time	7.6	61
2	A little guilt goes a long way	7.4	54
3	The heart wants what the heart wants	7.8	48
4	His favourite snoek	7.8	50
5	Crash bang wallop	7.7	52
6	Home is where the bearnaise is	7.9	49
7	Come home to roost	7.9	49
8	Always look after your pots	8.0	61