[Zhao paused mid-reach for an ingredient and tilted his head to one side briefly and then back, a sort of sideways head-shrug followed by an actual shoulder shrug.

Maybe I will. You know when you're cooking you hardly ever think about eating weirdly enough. [Was that just him? Maybe it was just him. He usually cooked for others though not so much himself. He was perfectly content to eat out if it was just himself.] Don't worry about it. Everything will be fine.