"As he breaks three eggs into a glass bowl, Lt Columbo tells Joanna Ferris: I'm the worst cook in the world, but there's one thing I do terrific, and that's an omelette. The episode is Murder By the Book, and Columbo has taken Joanna, the wife of murder victim Jim Ferris, home to save her from more relentless questioning by his colleagues."
"At first, Joanna resists Columbo's offer of something to eat, but he gently gets on with it, in his trademark raincoat: he cracks the eggs into a bowl, picks out a bit of shell that inadvertently falls into the bowl and asks Joanna where he can get a bowl for the empty shells balanced in his hands. It is a perfect scene and perfect Columbo: bumbling and absolutely certain, attentive to needs and tiny details."
"There is also an omelette in the Inspector Morse episode The Wench is Dead, made by DC Adrian Kershaw and served to Morse as they discuss the principles of detection and why the victim caught a boat. Morse notes that the omelette could have more paprika. I know this thanks to Chris Sullivan's stupendous blog, which since 2014 has been keeping the Morse universe and author Colin Dexter's legacy alive."
Lieutenant Columbo prepares an omelette for Joanna Ferris in Murder By the Book, using bumbling charm to disarm and attend to small needs while subtly probing. Inspector Morse encounters an omelette in The Wench is Dead, noting it could use more paprika while discussing detection; the omelette is among few on-screen meals for Morse. A devoted blog by Chris Sullivan preserves the Morse universe and Colin Dexter's legacy, documenting such details since 2014. Salvo Montalbano's housekeeper Adelina prepares pappanozza in La gita a Tindari, offering another example of regional dishes grounding detective narratives and character life.
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