[He turns that around in his head a moment, thoughtful.]

"Innovator" might be a bit of a stretch for me, but ... yeah, guess you can call cooking a creative hobby, more or less.

[Even so--]

You cook too, though, don't you?

[He remembers Oda sponsoring that curry contest, months back -- but as the judge, the man wouldn't have had his own entry, he supposes. Maybe he just assumed...?]