Ep 9. Recipe for Disaster

The gang is back and ready to solve another mystery in this episode of What's New Scooby-Doo? Season 2 titled "Recipe for Disaster." The episode kicks off with the gang, comprising Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma, arriving in the charming town of Verona Beach, the home of a popular cooking competition. At the annual competition, contestants compete to win the coveted Verona Beach Chef's Prize, and this year, the event has attracted some of the best chefs from around the world. The gang is excited to attend the competition, sample some delicious food, and hopefully, solve another mystery. However, their fun plans are cut short when they run into a rival group of detectives, who are also investigating a series of strange occurrences that have been happening around the competition.

As the competition heats up, strange and creepy things start to happen, leading the gang to believe that someone is trying to sabotage the event. They realize that someone is tampering with the recipes, and chefs are getting sick after eating their own food. What's worse, when the contestants go to their designated kitchen areas, they find that their ingredients are missing or have been replaced with dangerous substances.

The rival detectives claim that they have uncovered evidence that points to a notorious food critic, Chef Marcella, as the culprit behind the sabotage. However, the gang refuses to believe it and decides to investigate further. They soon discover that the situation is much more complicated than it seems. A number of people have a motive to see the competition fail, including a jealous contestant, a bitter chef who lost last year's competition, and even the event's sponsor.

As the gang delves deeper into the mystery, they are almost attacked by a strange figure wearing a chef's uniform. The figure disappears, and they decide to split up to gather more information. Scooby and Shaggy investigate the storage units where the food ingredients are kept and locate a hidden chamber. Inside, they find a lab-like setup with a series of machines that are continuously replicating the ingredients. They realize that someone is trying to produce synthetic food and pass it off as authentic.

The rest of the gang discovers that the board of directors responsible for organizing the event is not as innocent as they first thought. They try to leave the competition venue to seek help, only to be confronted by the figure in the chef's uniform. After a brief chase, they are able to unmask the culprit and to their surprise, discover that it was someone they never expected.

In the end, the gang is able to solve the mystery and help ensure that the competition continues without a hitch. They also manage to catch the perpetrators and hand them over to the authorities. This episode of What's New Scooby-Doo? Season 2 is an exciting and action-packed whodunit with a delicious twist. It will keep viewers on the edge of their seats until the very end.