The little details really pull this together. The custom loading screen, the "start" button being called "apply," and the cute scribbled tutorial/orders turn the experience from "fun little cooking game" to "genuinely delightful experience." And the gameplay is delightful indeed! Simple but demanding, with enough variance in the orders to keep things interesting. Good aesthetic, solid core gameplay loop... it's everything a game jam game should be.
And I barely even felt bad for the kobolds!