the process of growing or buying to cooking to plating up to serving to cleaning is convoluted and not very enjoyable. i waited to buy a helper but it doesn't make it feel enjoyable. if there were fewer steps involved i would feel less rushed all the time.
also the AI sucks. the dialogue is so weird, and not in a quirky funny way.

Game feels hollow - there's no real balance to gameplay or progression

It's a okay little cozy game for a distraction. But honestly it feels like a hastily thrown together game, that includes AI voices and other art, to make a quick buck.