What is the order of the Gourmet Detective movies? (2024)

Based on a series of novels by author Peter King, the Gourmet Detective movie series is a long-running collection of films, about a chef turned sleuth who teams up with a police detective to solve puzzling mysteries. The series – which stars Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns – made its debut with two movies on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel in 2015, before leading to sequels in 2016, 2017, and 2020.

In this post, I am taking a look at the Gourmet Detective movies to provide details about the series, and provide you with a running order. So, if you have never watched the series, or you simply want to play catch up, this is the post for you.

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The Gourmet Detective movies in order

The Gourmet Detective (2015)

The first entry in the movie series was The Gourmet Detective. The film told the story of famous San Francisco culinary consultant, Henry Ross, who teams up with police detective Maggie Price when a murder takes place at his friend’s five-star restaurant.

Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die (2015)

Picking up after the events of The Gourmet Detective, the second entry in the series was titled A Healthy Place to Die. In this film, Henry and Maggie join forces once again, when a journalist is murdered at a luxury resort where Henry is guest presenting a food conference.

Death Al Dente: A Gourmet Detective Mystery (2016)

Following the success of the first two entries in the Gourmet Detective movie series, a third film arrived in 2016. The movie – titled Death Al Dente – saw Henry and Maggie investigate the murder of Henry’s friend.

Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink, and Be Buried (2017)

In the fourth entry in the Gourmet Detective movie series, Eat, Drink, and Be Buried, Henry and Maggie witness a murder at a birthday party. But the murder is not as straight forward as it seems and they have to work tirelessly to uncover the real killer.

Roux the Day: A Gourmet Detective Mystery (2020)

Following a three-year hiatus, the Gourmet Detective movie series returned to screens in 2020 with the fifth instalment, Roux the Day. In this movie, Henry and Maggie team up once more to unravel a murder mystery which is connected to a recipe book.

The order of the Gourmet Detective movies

To date, there are five Gourmet Detective movies. If you wish to watch the movies in order, you should watch them as follows:

• The Gourmet Detective (2015)
• Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die (2015)
• Death Al Dente: A Gourmet Detective Mystery (2016)
• Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink, and Be Buried (2017)
• Roux the Day: A Gourmet Detective Mystery (2020)

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Who are the cast of the Gourmet Detective movies and are the films the work of the same director?

All five Gourmet Detective movies are part of the same series, with Dylan Neal as Henry Ross and Brooke Burns as Maggie Price. Other notable cast members in the Gourmet Detective movie series include Matthew Kevin Anderson, Marc Senior, Samantha Ferris, Ali Skovbye, Christine Willes, and Bruce Boxleitner.

In terms of the directors, the films are the work of the following directors:

• Scott Smith directed The Gourmet Detective and A Healthy Place to Die
• Terry Ingram directed Death Al Dente
• Mark Jean directed Eat, Drink, and Be Buried and Roux the Day

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What is the best Gourmet Detective movie?

The Gourmet Detective films tend to be viewed as being of equal quality. According to IMDb, the Gourmet Detective films are rated as follows:

• The Gourmet Detective (2015) – 6.6/10
• Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die (2015) – 6.7/10
• Death Al Dente: A Gourmet Detective Mystery (2016) – 6.8/10
• Eat, Drink, and Be Buried: A Gourmet Detective Mystery (2017) – 6.8/10
• Roux the Day: A Gourmet Detective Mystery (2020) – 7.1/10

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If you’re a fan of the Gourmet Detective movies, or you’re just getting into the Gourmet Detective movies, then you may wish to know that a collection of the movies is currently available on DVD.

The Gourmet Detective: Complete Movie Collection is available on Region 1 DVD and includes four movies: Gourmet Detective, A Healthy Place to Die, Death Al Dente and Eat, Drink and Be Buried.

The Gourmet Detective: Complete Movie Collection is available from all good entertainment stockists, including Amazon US.

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Alex is the writer and editor of the It’s A Stampede! blog, and specialises in movies, TV, comics, retro toys, and general geekery. After graduating with a degree in film & television studies from the University of Derby, Alex went on to study journalism in Sheffield, before acquiring NCTJ accreditation. Prior to creating It’s A Stampede!, Alex was a magazine editor, a senior copywriter, and a freelance writer.

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