I know it sounds stupid but hear me out
Weapon cleaver or something like a short sword, and a wok for a sheild
basicly cooks in the feild casting time would be cooking time and good food all the up s in health strength and all that poisned food all the downs, also can make luring dishes atracking enemies of disgusting dishes haveing them stay away for a while, also instead of his dishes draining his mana they coud be a drain on the items so no recharge time the player would always have to be in check with their supplies, so skills wouldn't be bought from the skill trader but merchant also i think the skills should be more effective as they are not replenishable, mods would be oils and spices cutting cooking time and useing less ingredients, also if not a main prof this would at least be a good secondary prof
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