Puzzle: Coffee Spill

Rachel is ordering pizza for seven people. She had written down who ordered what but accidentally spilled coffee on her list. Here’s what’s still legible:

[coffee stain] – Pepperoni
[coffee stain] – Margherita
[coffee stain] – BBQ Chicken
[coffee stain] – Hawaiian
[coffee stain] – Peppers and Onions
[coffee stain] – Cheese
[coffee stain]n – Sausage

She can’t remember exactly what everyone ordered, but she thinks she can piece it together based on what she recalls about everyone’s preferences.

She knows that:

  • Emily and Owen are vegetarians.
  • Yasmine thinks plain Cheese is boring.
  • Nathan likes the classics and ordered either Cheese, Pepperoni, or Margherita.
  • Emily hates onions.
  • Wendy doesn’t believe pineapple belongs on a pizza.
  • She herself ordered Cheese.
  • Kevin always wants a pizza with meat on it.

Can you help Rachel reconstruct her list AND figure out where to get the best pizza?

 

 

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