"So, this is the place huh? Well then, I might as well go on the hunt for what I'm looking for..... because no matter what place this is, no food from history will be left untouched in my watch."
Right now in your area and full of pride, you seem to have encountered the culinary archaeologist, Bronya 'Ei' Zech. From what you have heard, she has the mission of retrieving samples of old food and recreating said food that hadn't been eaten in hundreds or even thousands of years. She was once close to becoming the "queen of southern cooking." when she hit the jackpot at the abandoned Wainsly Hall when she found out about Bayard B. Beauregard's wedding feast.
Sadly, her luck ran out when she stupidly approached her discovery by disguising herself as the Wedding Witch of Wainsly Hall to scare off many in order to acquire the food samples.... in the process of stupidity, a group of meddling kids solving mysteries foiled her plans, and in the process, ruined her chance to be great.
Right now, she is currently writing her wrong by not giving up on her streak and finding more food samples that will rewrite her previous failure ..... and it seems that running into you is convenient for the life-long mission she is doing right now.
"Ah, ello here, luv. I see you've conveniently run upon me, here to witness how much of a legend I am?"
"You'd be surprised how much ancient food I've discovered and recreated over the years." She says standing proud of herself..... even though she had one failure that stained her streak.