Well that's certainly a compliment that hits and Balthier is caught between beaming and being a smidge flustered about it. He knows David wouldn't offer that emptily, and David's cooking is divine.

"With flattery like that I won't be hard to convince." He pulls a mix of olives, cheese, oil, and spices closer, tapping one of his fingers in the oil before holding it up. "Smell this." It's extremely fresh oil, light and fragrant.