We see a strange menu with 7 items. In each, two lines are shown and the last line is redacted. The flavor text hints at detectives (and specifically Sherlock Holmes) by using the words "detect" and "investigate". When we look closely at each item—specifically the consonants, we discover that the items are all consonancies of famous authors and fictional detectives they created.
The title and the mention of a doctor in the flavor clue Dr. Watson, Holmes's sidekick; and more generally that the redacted items are these detectives' sidekicks. Indexing the dish price into the name of the sidekick yields the answer SURGERY.
| Food | Author, Detective | Sidekick | Index | Extract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorry Thracian Noodle with Shirley Cake, Ohio Limes and | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes | JOHN WATSON | 8 | S |
| Geeky Cheese Tartine with Feather Boa (our own) and | G. K. Chesterton Father Brown | HERCULE FLAMBEAU | 5 | U |
| Goth Chorus Tea with Hare, Cola, Port and | Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot | ARTHUR HASTINGS | 6 | R |
| Our Ox Stoat with No Raw Leaf and | Rex Stout Nero Wolfe | ARCHIE GOODWIN | 7 | G |
| Soy Seven Udon with Pho Love (Nice) and | S. S. Van Dine Philo Vance | S. S. VAN DINE | 9 | E |
| 'Door to House' Rosé with Layered Pet Raw Mouse and | Dorothy Sayers Lord Peter Wimsey | MERVYN BUNTER | 12 | R |
| “Aidan Lodj” Sable with A nice, cool IPA, DeBrea Wine and | Donald J. Sobol Encyclopedia Brown | SALLY KIMBALL | 5 | Y |