Was a really interesting story, until the most recent chapters where the MC displays apathy to his surroundings, even ignoring his friends at one point due to plot. 

This was supposed to be a wholesome story, but it is just the life of a middle-aged/old man reincarnated into a child and then he never developed past the age of 5 emotionally.

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Decent story up until the academy arc. Then he became an apathetic cunt who ignored his friends' opinions and did nothing but cooking and daydreaming about cooking. He tried to stop some fights, but only went as far as "I stopped them with only my words, even though I knew it wouldn't solve the problem completely" He's all about ignoring others, being passive even when there's potential problems in front of him and only takes drastic actions when things go too far due to his inaction.

I'm amazed that he can be so uncaring considering his backstory was a successful middle-aged chef who trained several apprentices in his previous life. His EQ is so abysmal it's not even funny.

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It's good. It's a novel without any tension whatsoever, which I do enjoy most of the time.

The novel is about cooking in medieval times. It's got a lot of fluff, and is generally just a feel good novel. Don't come into this expecting tension.

Things go well the whole time. A little too well, in fact. The MC is born with God given talent, the best at basically everything since he's four, and everyone praises him endlessly. It's to the point where it's unrealistic. At the start, there were some signs that the family was cold, but it immediately disappeared. His brothers, who never got attention from their parents, aren't jealous when he's getting it, or when he's better than them at everything. It's unrealistic.

The lack of tension and repeating characters make this a bit sloggy to read. The MC has basically already accomplished everything, and the progress is menial at best. Usually the most common format for these types of stories would be the MC building restaurants, innovating etc. And having fun with friends, but here it almost feels like the family gets in the way of his progression. They aren't there to offer anything, just endless praise that gets lame after 2 chapters. No one questions the MC, nor do they have anything decent to say most of the time.

With all that, when we eventually see the princess, go to the academy and stuff is finally happening, it's like 'oh my God this is so awesome'. Makes me want more of that and less of, well, the sitting at home coming up with new recipes. Some of the chapters literally could be copy pastes with the food name changed and I wouldn't notice one bit.

The characters... The brothers honestly feel like copy pastes. The father was interesting for a bit... And absolutely everyone else is a copy pasta telling the MC how cute he is.

When it wants to be good, it's excellent. My problem is that there's too much of it feeling like a slog.

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The premise is what I look for: heartwarming beginnings, family bonds, cute familiars, some sort of culture development. 

But.. the execution or decisions made just doesn't keep up with the MC's abilities as a chef who has established restaurants and has had disciples. The cooking is limited to shock factor, without considerations of developing the actual food culture... esp as a Marquis Son. He has convenient magic powers. So much resources. But always suppressed to being a walking pantry, personal chef, unreachable star to non-estate members. Even the town is limited to a steak. For someone who wants to feed people, he doesnt feel bad that most of the towns folk eat poorly... esp with poor quality crops he could help with even without the blessing he has. And maybe it'll get there and ive only complained "too early". But the piled up repetition of revolutionizing elsewhere and flaunting all these badass skills with nothing much to show for in relation to his main job is disappointing... and has actually made me impatient and unwelcoming of other developments that only makes his food more inaccessible to those beyond the estate members.

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Just got worse and worse. 

So first of all the grammar is decent, no major immersion breaks. 

The side characters are SO much more interesting than the MC and you tend to enjoy when the side characters are the main event and the MC is a background character. 

The story and plot are interesting but done in a way where it’s good at the beginning and then drops off toward the halfway and beyond. 

NOW the MC is just terrible, he was super good at the beginning but became more and MORE apathetic and unbearable, basically just not a main character even though HES SUPPOSED TO BE. Like what is a MC in most novels? 

A unique character, a person with immense luck, a very strong willed person, or a very driven and focused person, etc. 

and the MC is barely even one of those.

he has a little bit of luck just at the beginning then it’s not him that’s lucky it’s his contracts that snowball into getting more, the MC doesn’t play any part usually. 

He is the most apathetic person known to man except when the author wants him to be for some reason motivated, what’s worse is it’s the authors fault, like at the beginning he’s so SO motivated about food and getting more things to try and protecting it making sure it’s nice and healthy so it tastes better But when that food is thrown out or poured over him and wasted he doesn’t feel a thing. But that same thing happens again and suddenly it’s a big deal, like if it keeps happening like this I’m going to care less about the MC then I already am. 

And he’s not even motivated by food anymore he can just give it up, he basically doesn’t have a goal except when it’s so so SO forced onto him by the side characters besides that he could care less about anything.

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Whats in the novel right now? (Spoilers)

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• No romance shown yet. Only family love and stranger's admiration of the MC so far.
• Mana has somewhat shown what it can do so far.
• Age progression of MC so far goes from baby to 1 year old in the first 20 chapters (if you don't count the prologue), there is now 12 chapters so far of him being 8 years old.
• Cooking is plain in the world. MC is a cook in his previous life and is pretty much able to blow anyone's mind away with simple dishes so far.
• MC is genius at everything he does and is so attractive he gets comments on his appearance every chapter.
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Should I read this book?

• If you are searching for a novel with deep plot, expansive world-building, and realism. Then this novel isn't what you should read.
• If you are looking for a novel where you smile and laugh while reading a no drama/danger slice of life novel. Then this novel is what you should read. 

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Personal feelings 

I come looking for about anything readable like a starving man eating about anything with nutrients I too similarly in a way look for anything to sink my 5 second attention span into as I await bad story after bad story to find something bearable to read unexpectedly finding gold in an unexpected piece of crap that is the average scribble hub stories but this is a PAIN not the usual pain though this is not the average short unfinished story I usually see that can be kicked to the side and forgotten about this is an actual good story in a way the story has the same traits as the main character but is painfully short although if this pace keeps up for even 15 days an acceptable amount of chapters will be their but as I have found this story in its infancy I have no choice but to elevate my standards of other things I can no longer look at everything I have been reading out of boredom for I see nothing but inferior quality normally I let something that has potential sit in a stasis state until I read it gaining more mass to be consumed at a later date but here I had a major miss calculation in my judgement to my fortune and misfortune I only can hope my passion filled review can inspire the author to indulge my greed with more chapters consistently

actual rating/the good 

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It's a fun read. Isekai, OP MC, swords and magic, slice of life, cooking fantasy. Main character goes on adventures and makes tasty food from magical monsters.  Entertaining light reading, I have no complaints, a cookie muncher for sure.

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This web novel is really good! It does move a little slow but overall the story is nice and the characters are interesting.

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This is a wonderful story. Very wholesome in each chapter. No unnecessary family drama that sometimes comes in stories with nobility. 

There are some known cliches like MC being praised by everyone all the time but I expected that before starting and I have throughly enjoyed this story. 

This is more slice of life story. MC does have access to fantasy elements like sword and magic but it is not the focus at all till now. It's a very relaxed story just focused on how MC brings joy to people around him with his unique skills

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