Make a DEX check. Did you fail yet? OK, make another DEX check. Sometimes it's best just to go with the narrative flow.
Madness string 13209
He is a bad cook. A good cook knows the food isn't about him, it's about the people eating. You've given him feedback, but the dickhead still tries to force his Ranch & Ballsack Potato Abortion on you. If he doesn't like that no one wants to eat it, shrug.