Mmmmm... secret ingredient.

Mmmmm... secret ingredient.

"Vitamins. They do wonders for the body."

Only a Lieutenant Commander, but still counts.

Edit: black pip next to the other 2, so Lt. Commander
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His "culinary skills" were a necessity as a result of their situation. Using replicator rations as currency for favors only made it funnier.

Unless, of course, you're on the receiving end of one of Keiko's Cardassian specialties.

The chronologically earlier series shots are there for the sake of progression. And you're right, Pike doing all that cooking is a privilege he likes to exercise.
That holodeck experience was just a fever dream and in no way related to canon. Not at all.