Even though deceased stars no longer show up to parties, you'd be dead wrong to think their delicious reputations have also left this earth. At least, so says Frank DeCaro, the author of The Dead Celebrity Cookbook. Part TMZ, part Martha Stewart and sprinkled with the psychic intuition of Miss Cleo; the book features a unique collection of recipes from over 145 famous people that also happen to be dead. Frank was kind enough to take a few moments out of his busy day to talk with Paranormal Pop Culture’s to dish about exhuming the refined palates of dead celebrities.
Paranormal Pop Culture: Of all the celebrity kitchens you could raid in today’s bevy of living stars, why did you choose to publish a cookbook of recipes from dead celebrities?
Frank DeCaro: I thought they needed me. I did. I thought someone had to keep their memory alive and I thought food was a really good gage. I do a show on Sirius/XM Satellite radio and we get new interns every three months. They’re 20 years-old and they never know what the hell I’m talking about. I really wanted to pass this information along to them so people of this generation would know about some of these performers that influenced my life and so many of our lives. I wanted to keep their memories out there, that was my impetus for doing the book.
PPC: It’s the obligatory question so I’m going to get it out of the way early, what is your favorite dead celebrity recipe?
FD: Don’t laugh. My favorite dead celebrity recipe is Liberace’s Sticky Buns. Not only are they incredibly delicious, but he has the best title of any recipe I’ve ever seen. I choose to believe that they prove that he was in on the joke and if he wasn’t in on the joke of how funny Liberace’s Sticky Buns sounds, then it’s just sad. So I prefer to think that he got the joke. They’re just delicious and so much more fun than you would think of something that started out as a crescent roll from the dairy case would taste.