Foodie Nero Wolfe travels to Kanawha Spa to take part in a cooking competition as a guest of honor. A letter has been received there warning against the power of Marko Vukov, Wolfe's friend. To his annoyance, Dina Laszio harasses Wolfe by claiming that someone tried to poison her husband, Philipp Laszio. His annoyance increases when he finds one of the participating chefs stabbed to death ...
