{"id":29879,"date":"2023-02-08T10:08:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T14:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=29879"},"modified":"2023-02-08T10:08:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T14:08:20","slug":"review-wined-and-died-in-new-orleans-by-ellen-byron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/08\/review-wined-and-died-in-new-orleans-by-ellen-byron\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \ud83d\udd0d Wined and Died in New Orleans by Ellen Byron"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-29879\" data-postid=\"29879\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-29879 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_sw5u438 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_dtzx438 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_w68j438 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wined-and-died-in-new-orleans-ellen-byron.jpg?resize=310%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-29881\" title=\"wined-and-died-in-new-orleans-ellen-byron\" alt=\"wined-and-died-in-new-orleans-ellen-byron\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wined-and-died-in-new-orleans-ellen-byron.jpg?w=310&amp;ssl=1 310w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wined-and-died-in-new-orleans-ellen-byron.jpg?resize=186%2C300&amp;ssl=1 186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wined-and-died-in-new-orleans-ellen-byron.jpg?resize=400%2C645&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_06vt438 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">It\u2019s hurricane season in New Orleans and vintage cookbook fan Ricki James-Diaz is trying to shelve her weather-related fears and focus on her business, Miss Vee\u2019s Vintage Cookbook and Kitchenware Shop, housed in the magnificent Bon Vee Culinary House Museum.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Repairs on the property unearth crates of very old, very valuable French wine, buried by the home\u2019s builder, Jean-Louis Charbonnet. Ricki, who\u2019s been struggling to attract more customers to Miss Vee\u2019s, is thrilled when her post about the discovery of this long-buried treasure goes viral. She\u2019s less thrilled when the post brings distant Charbonnet family members out of the woodwork, all clamoring for a cut of the wine\u2019s sale.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">When a dead body turns up in Bon Vee\u2019s cheery fall decorations, the NOPD zeroes in on Eugenia Charbonnet Felice as the prime suspect, figuring that as head of the Charbonnet family, she has the most to gain. Ricki is determined to uncover the real culprit, but she can\u2019t help noticing that Eugenia is acting strangely. Ricki wonders what kind of secret her mentor has bottled up, and fears what might happen if she uncorks it.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_p8lz439 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_xouf439  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts-1.jpg?resize=146%2C44&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Feb 7, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Vintage Cookbook<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $8.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ricki James-Diaz<\/strong> recently moved back to her hometown of New Orleans after spending several years in Los Angeles. She loves her job running the vintage cookbook and kitchenware gift shop within a historic home and museum. Ricki is getting used to dealing with hurricane warnings and up-and-down sales but still enjoys her job and spending time with her new friends. She and the other employees of MIss Vee\u2019s museum are excited by the discovery of valuable 150-year-old wine discovered in a crawl space of the home, but the added publicity brings long-lost relatives of the family who owns the museum out of the woodwork, as well as a murderer.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">This book is the second in the <em>Vintage Cookbook Mystery <\/em>series. I fell in love with the premise and the setting of this series after reading the first book. I had mixed feelings about the main character, Rikki, who is sometimes wise beyond her years and sometimes very immature, and I felt this way again in this book. This second book works fine as a standalone since plenty of background information is given, but I didn\u2019t enjoy it as much as the first. The setting is still wonderful and the information about vintage cookbooks and gadgets is just as interesting, but unfortunately isn\u2019t as big of a part in this book. Rikki is more likable this time around, but still acts immature much of the time, ironically usually when she\u2019s trying to impress the much older man she is attracted to.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The returning side characters from the first book, who are friends and colleagues of Ricki, are easy to like. However, the plot of this book, which calls into question the inheritance of the museum\u2019s namesake and original owner of the home, Miss Vee, brings in several new characters. They all say they are relatives and make various claims upon the estate. Even with the list of characters at the beginning of the book, I had a hard time keeping everyone straight. One of the new characters that did make an impression on me is Olivia, the college student who is interning at the museum. She and Ricki work well together and I hope they team up again in future books. The moments of humor throughout the story helps to elevate the book. The murder investigation gets complicated, and Ricki needlessly puts herself in danger to try to solve the case. However, the book ends dramatically but positively, and I am curious to know what happens next in Ricki\u2019s life.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hsyj439 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40CwdRA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3RM0Gc0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/wined-and-died-in-new-orleans-ellen-byron\/1141116029?ean=9780593437643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/wined-and-died-in-new-orleans\" 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src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wined-and-died-in-new-orleans-ellen-byron.jpg\" title=\"wined-and-died-in-new-orleans-ellen-byron\" alt=\"wined-and-died-in-new-orleans-ellen-byron\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wined-and-died-in-new-orleans-ellen-byron.jpg?w=310&amp;ssl=1 310w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wined-and-died-in-new-orleans-ellen-byron.jpg?resize=186%2C300&amp;ssl=1 186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wined-and-died-in-new-orleans-ellen-byron.jpg?resize=400%2C645&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s hurricane season in New Orleans and vintage cookbook fan Ricki James-Diaz is trying to shelve her weather-related fears and focus on her business, Miss Vee\u2019s Vintage Cookbook and Kitchenware Shop, housed in the magnificent Bon Vee Culinary House Museum.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Repairs on the property unearth crates of very old, very valuable French wine, buried by the home\u2019s builder, Jean-Louis Charbonnet. Ricki, who\u2019s been struggling to attract more customers to Miss Vee\u2019s, is thrilled when her post about the discovery of this long-buried treasure goes viral. She\u2019s less thrilled when the post brings distant Charbonnet family members out of the woodwork, all clamoring for a cut of the wine\u2019s sale.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>When a dead body turns up in Bon Vee\u2019s cheery fall decorations, the NOPD zeroes in on Eugenia Charbonnet Felice as the prime suspect, figuring that as head of the Charbonnet family, she has the most to gain. Ricki is determined to uncover the real culprit, but she can\u2019t help noticing that Eugenia is acting strangely. Ricki wonders what kind of secret her mentor has bottled up, and fears what might happen if she uncorks it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Feb 7, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Vintage Cookbook<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $8.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ricki James-Diaz<\/strong> recently moved back to her hometown of New Orleans after spending several years in Los Angeles. She loves her job running the vintage cookbook and kitchenware gift shop within a historic home and museum. Ricki is getting used to dealing with hurricane warnings and up-and-down sales but still enjoys her job and spending time with her new friends. She and the other employees of MIss Vee\u2019s museum are excited by the discovery of valuable 150-year-old wine discovered in a crawl space of the home, but the added publicity brings long-lost relatives of the family who owns the museum out of the woodwork, as well as a murderer.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">This book is the second in the <em>Vintage Cookbook Mystery <\/em>series. I fell in love with the premise and the setting of this series after reading the first book. I had mixed feelings about the main character, Rikki, who is sometimes wise beyond her years and sometimes very immature, and I felt this way again in this book. This second book works fine as a standalone since plenty of background information is given, but I didn\u2019t enjoy it as much as the first. The setting is still wonderful and the information about vintage cookbooks and gadgets is just as interesting, but unfortunately isn\u2019t as big of a part in this book. Rikki is more likable this time around, but still acts immature much of the time, ironically usually when she\u2019s trying to impress the much older man she is attracted to.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The returning side characters from the first book, who are friends and colleagues of Ricki, are easy to like. However, the plot of this book, which calls into question the inheritance of the museum\u2019s namesake and original owner of the home, Miss Vee, brings in several new characters. They all say they are relatives and make various claims upon the estate. Even with the list of characters at the beginning of the book, I had a hard time keeping everyone straight. One of the new characters that did make an impression on me is Olivia, the college student who is interning at the museum. She and Ricki work well together and I hope they team up again in future books. The moments of humor throughout the story helps to elevate the book. The murder investigation gets complicated, and Ricki needlessly puts herself in danger to try to solve the case. However, the book ends dramatically but positively, and I am curious to know what happens next in Ricki\u2019s life.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40CwdRA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3RM0Gc0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/wined-and-died-in-new-orleans-ellen-byron\/1141116029?ean=9780593437643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/wined-and-died-in-new-orleans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Ellen_Byron_Wined_and_Died_in_New_Orleans?id=tN9iEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29879"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29887,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29879\/revisions\/29887"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}