In regards to stat increments, the newer players also need to understand that stats in this game have a very low number compared to other games that might have stats well into the thousands. So take a number like 300 Parry and you get another 30 Parry from food, right there that's a 10% increase of any given stat. As the game gets higher stats, culinarians can still make food that gives roughly the same amount of +% bonus stat with the HQ foods. This also applies to things like VIT/DEX/STR etc potions.