Jordan McAllister doesn't know the first thing about food, but filling in for the culinary reporter at the Ranchero Globe is better than writing personals. She's convinced the weekly Kitchen Kupboard report will bring her closer to the coveted sports column--as long as she doesn't let on that she can't cook herself out of a box of macaroni and cheese.

Her first assignment is reviewing the new steakhouse in town. But she never should have ordered that foie gras--or hidden it in her purse. Back home she finds that she has ruined her friend's beautiful handbag, but that's nothing compared to finding her waiter from the steak house murdered outside her door--with her name and number in his pocket. Now Jordan is the prime suspect as well as the main course on the murder menu.