Family Recipes (Chew)


Family Recipes is a graphic novel written by John Layman, drawn by Rob Guillory, and published by Image Comics as the eighth volume of the American comic book series Chew. The story revolves around cibopathic federal agent Tony Chu as he uses his abilities to communicate with his deceased twin sister Toni Chu across time, attempting to avenge her murder, Tony distancing himself from his friends and family in the process, who begin to investigate Toni's death on their own.
The series received a universally positive critical reception, and was followed by Chicken Tenders.

Premise

Anthony (Tony) and Antonelle Chu are fraternal twins, each with their own extraordinary abilities: Tony a cibopath, able to get psychic impressions from the past of anything he bites/ingests, and Toni a cibovoyant, able to get psychic impressions from the future of anything she bites/ingests. Having been murdered, Toni and her brother communicate through each other's ability, Tony having vowed to catch her killer, and Toni planning to help.