[ she laughs, too — not at him, but rather with him, because to her... admitting you're hungry is just natural.

at his assessment (though at this point she's spent enough time with him to have come to the conclusion that he just might find pretty much everything awesome), she beams brightly. ]

Right? I wasn't kidding when I said he's the best! He'd be really happy you like it, too. To a cook, people liking the food is the best compliment... or so he says.