Hey guys! I love cooking to death. I have some issues with the Luminary stats and Materia, but let me put that aside. As far as the recipes go, I don't find them a bother. Sure, there are a lot of materials to gather. But, I think the main problem(s) are the shard cost and the death issue. My take: Reduce the amount of shards it takes or up the quantity produced. As far as the death issue is concerned, I personally think food should be removed when you die. My only reasoning is that will cause more people to run out of food faster so they can buy it from me. :P The whole goal is to *not* die, and this is a death penalty, as well as gear getting damaged.

So I think everything is fine except perhaps lowering the shard usage or upping the quantity (which maybe can be an additional effect if you get Luminary?). Just my thoughts! Cook on!