Bradenton murder-mystery dinner company expands to Sarasota

The mystery of "whodunit" is spreading into the greater Sarasota area as Pineapple Kitchen, a hospitality company, expands its adult interactive murder-mystery dinner locations to keep up with demand. 

The Bradenton-based company, which also provides culinary education and gourmet products, will start hosting the murder mystery dinners at the Even Hotel Sarasota–Lakewood Ranch and Hotel Indigo in downtown Sarasota beginning in November. Currently, the dinners are only available at its Lena Road location in Bradenton.

Since the dinner shows have been selling out two to three months in advance, Jenny Schenk, the owner and co-founder, decided it was time to expand.