[Gumshoe chuckles and gives a dismissive wave of his hand.]

Actually, pal, there's all sorts of things that can get me down! [He remarks in a very casual manner.] That just doesn't happen to be one of them. So no problem!

[And he gives a more sheepish chuckle as he considers the state of his hunger.]

W-well I'm the chef! I'm supposed to focus on makin' the food, not eating it. I was gonna wait until you were done to get something for myself, but... sorry. I guess I gotta listen to my gut!! [With that, he starts to chew down on a portion of the dish!]