he has a horrible fascination with vintage jell-o and aspic recipes. if they sound revolting, he wants to make them just to see if they're even edible. but he also enjoys cooking food people actually want to eat, that's more an every day deal though and less 'look at my nasty ass hobby'. and hitting up estate sales and antique shops for vintage jell-o molds. he loves them and will spend forever polishing and restoring the silver and copper ones until they're fit for display.
he and jack have been in the neighborhood at least since they got married four years ago, so they could have been the welcome wagon, so to speak.