Local co-op brigade (up to 4): drop in/out mid-match, per-player device isolation, live device switching, auto-leave on disconnect, and "press to join / switch" prompts with the right controller glyphs.
Background chatter-free ambience (cutlery, plates, water, cocktails, party sounds) plays around occupied tables, VIP toasts ring out after starters are served, and a quiet dining room tone hums under it all.
Chef customization: assign any saved chef to each player, per-player identity colour via a lockable palette picker, and gendered voice/SFX.
Fixes: crash + malformed plate when a multi-item take (pastries/cakes) spans a batch boundary; burned onions failing to plate; mislabelled hot dog bun; drop-in joiners not getting +/- input in counter popups; two-controller pairing edge cases; various chef-editor layout/alignment fixes; crash on chef avatar load.