By Fenrir.Alijah 2009-03-07 12:17:38
My favorite food are Cream Puffs or Melon Pies +1.
Cream puffs have 7 INT, so it's nice for puddings, or events, where you just wanna push out the most damage as possible. I prefer the pies (5 INT, plus MP and hMP, I forget how much exactly) for Lowmanned or Manaburned BCNMs, since you will inevitably end up resting and you'll need the hMP boost to get as much mp as possible back quickly.
Crimson Jelly is also wonderful, if you have the cash for it. Int +6, MP +12%, and some hMP to match. 3 hour food, but it's a pretty penny, at least on my server. 20-25k just for the 1 food. Then of course, there's Ambrosia which takes an Abj from Sky NMs + Cursed Soup (Usually around 3-5k). +7 to every stat, including hHP and hMP.
Ninja Edit: Yes, as someone said above, merits will do more help than food would. Finish some Elemental merits, and then pump some merits into Ice and Thunder potency.