Potentially helpful that it happens to be on catch-up. I started reading it on a whim, and it's not at all what I was expecting. I wasn't expecting him to be deeply involved in the political and financial aspects of a feudal fantasy world, much less having to deal with swordfighting, tactics, and arranged marriages. A series about a reincarnated chef who's name is Pastry, who's the son of a man named Casserole, who's bethroved to a girl name Licorice, who he had to rescue from an evil wizard named Strudel... seems like it should be lighter and more frivolous than it is!
It's cute though, I'm glad I picked it up. Given that it sometimes feels a bit rushed, it does make me curious about the LN's.