What? That's almost not different than what it already is. Food decides your focus. You wanna be a dodgy character that can run, jump and dodge constantly? Focus stamina food. Want to tank everything? Health food.

The concept is that food has tiers similar to gear progression. As you progress the game and get better gear, you can make better foods.

Dunno what you're on about with making potions a thing. They are. They're called mead for flavor, but they're literally potions.

Like, I don't want to get nasty or anything but I really don't think you thought this through before posting. It very much sounds like you're venting frustration more than anything. Might want to focus on that first.