#4 in the Culinary Food Writer series. Carolyn Blue is a food columnist from Texas who travels with her husband as he attends scientific conferences; this is a parallel to the author who is marries to a Texas chemist. The series will appeal to foodies; the mysteries aren't much, but this entry stands out as above average.Culinary Food Writer series - Carolyn Blue and husband are in San Francisco for one of his scientific conferences. Coincidently, his professor, feminine activist mother has been jailed for the murder of a staff member at a woman's center. Carolyn is determined to find out who the real killer is and becomes partnered with a gay, ex-NFL player detective. Of course she finds time to eat.