Awards & Reviews
Knock'Em Dead
Reviews are what make and break any entertainment offering. Peruse the following reviews to see what the theater critics make of this unique experience.

Los Angeles Times
by Margaret Wappler
There’s an edgy breed of dinner theater on the menu, if you don’t mind a little murder with your meal.
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The Newport News
by Christopher Trela
There is dinner theater, and then there is The Gourmet Detective, which belongs in a class by itself.
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Daily Pilot
by Tom Titus
If you grew up reading the murder mysteries featuring Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, you’ll find the current attraction at Irvine’s The Gourmet Detective particularly appetizing.
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The Press Enterprise
by Leslie Anne North
The Gourmet Detective is a very welcome addition to Riverside. The interactive dinner theatre puts you smack dab in the middle of the action.
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Table for Two
by Christopher Trela and Stasha Surdyke
It was a hot summer night, the kind of night that Newport seldom sees, with the kind of heat that could curb your appetite and make your taste buds take cover.
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The Press Enterprise
by Leslie Anne North
My little girl was having a sleepover at her grandma’s house last weekend so my fiancé and I planned a date night.
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OC Metro
by Chris Trela
One of the longest-running productions in Orange County has been the mystery dinner theater presented every weekend by The Gourmet Detective.
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Orange Coast Magazine
by Lisa Berghouse
Murder takes place every Friday and Saturday night in the original Gourmet Detective production of “Darling,You Slay Me.”
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