I mean they do, and yet my tables still look like this most of the time, and it makes me happy...

If they also got Joseph Quinn back, reminding everyone it was just a game and Eddie didn't really die, I might still be ok with that.

Favourite snack is a hard call, it should be something absolutely not dusted with cheese, or that will smudge fingerprints all over a character sheet, I'm going to go with Starbursts, they are also a reasonable size to use in place of minis for baddies, that the players can eat when they kill.

In return for the DM allowing me to rework that aspect of the character, I baked treats for the sessions, and everyone got to try some of my own baking magic. I think my favourite thing I brought were corn bread muffins with a small amount of maple extract added.. they were so good...

My alchemist artificer was reflavoured so instead of potions, she made baked goods with magical properties, it was a blast.

Always play what speaks to you. I've heard over and over again that Alchemist Artificers are bad, but I had a blast doing one, and I'm very much looking forward to a Cartographer when I play next. If Ranger is your jam, play the heck out of it.

For a campaign I was playing in last year I played an Artificer Alchemist reflavoured so that her magics were through her baked goods, and then I proceeded to bring something I baked to each session for the rest of the group to enjoy.

Considering how many people unironically get annoyed by "the real treasure is the friends we met along the way" you are probably right about that.

You've got this. As for research to "make sure you can GM it right" my philosophy is tell a cool story together and try to make it as fun as possible for your players and you can't go wrong.