This was very silly, but I couldn't help but to admire it 💖.
The ridiculous food-fetish premise aside, it was actually very sweet to see the genuine romance blossom between Al and Mel. It felt organic and well-paced to me. You actually managed to make it feel touching and adorable. Well done!
I'm also impressed you found an artist willing to draw... that... in such a short amount of time. It definitely enhanced the presentation of the story.
The comedy in this story was well employed. Not every joke will land, that is the nature of comedy. But the jokes that didn't land weren't lingered on, and the jokes that did land landed very well. Great job on that front!
Side note, I hope I didn't upset you during our stream with the "make my way" counter 😅. It's a writing quirk a lot of beginner writers have that's a personal pet peeve of mine. I have irrational disdain for the phrase, and all-in-all, you didn't abuse it. That said, it's still good to understand and recognize writing quirks you may have and figure out how to use them properly.
From what I understand, the story was made in less than a month, which is also impressive in and of itself. I'd love to see what you could come up with when you're afforded more development time!