Yo, this is incredibly good. I absolutely loved it!
-The strategies I used evolved as I learned more about the game
-The tutorial was incredibly good
-The pacing of normal mode was perfect as a tutorial follow up
-The recipe book was really well designed
-The sounds felt great, animations were juicy
-Difficulty options let me really enjoy the game
Incredible work! I have two tiny annoyances:
-Esc key kicking me to the menu was a surprise, I lost a good run when I wanted to pause it :(
-Tutorial text was a little difficult to read, maybe give it a speech bubble?
It was a pleasure playing this, and I'm sure I'll return to it!