Review

Morning Show Mysteries: Murder on the Menu
"A Side of Pancakes with a Dash of Crime!"

If Hallmark movies have taught us anything, it's that small towns have an alarmingly high crime rate—especially for places where everyone bakes cookies, drinks hot cocoa, and looks like they stepped out of a holiday sweater catalog. Enter Morning Show Mysteries: Murder on the Menu, a film that asks the age-old question: What if your favorite morning show host was also a part-time detective?

Holly Robinson Peete plays Billie Blessings, a chef-turned-TV-host-turned-amateur-sleuth because, naturally, running a morning show isn't time-consuming enough. When a restaurant opening turns into a crime scene (probably NOT the soft launch they were hoping for), Billie swaps her spatula for Sherlock-level instincts to uncover the truth. The suspects are plentiful, the red herrings are well-seasoned, and the romance is just subtle enough to make you wonder, "Are they solving crimes or flirting? Both? Probably both."

While not one of your typical Hallmark holiday movies, this one still has all the feel-good vibes—just with fewer Christmas trees and more murder. But don’t worry, it’s Hallmark movies murder, so it’s more of a “gasp and clutch your pearls” situation rather than anything truly terrifying. Think cozy mystery meets a Food Network special, and you’ve got the perfect recipe for a lighthearted whodunit.

Final Verdict:
Come for the delicious food puns, stay for the crime-solving fun. Morning Show Mysteries: Murder on the Menu proves that sometimes, the best way to start your morning isn’t just with a cup of coffee—it’s also with a side of murder mystery (light on the actual murder, heavy on the charm).