Food's about the same, if not worse. Probably only a couple foods remotely worth the AP with five star diner (that still exists right?). Honey (30% poison resist, 10% heal, and +2 int with 5 star diner) is probably the best food, though pretty limited in circumstances its good in. You're not going to build a whole character around food, though it can add some... flavor (sorry :P).
