Chef's Table - April 2026 Patch Notes

Hi there, Platers!

It’s time to spring into action and work on those automation skills!

We have a small update going out today, primarily fixing some performance issues for our console players but also adding a few improvements to automation systems.

Firstly, Smart Grabbers now have priority when grabbing off other grabbers, allowing you to successfully pull boards off an automation line. We also fixed a bug where sinks would automatically fill with water, and adjusted the sink automation so it now uses Portioners rather than Combiners. No more accidental pots full of water when trying to pass through a sink!

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This means you should be able to use one sink for multiple automation setups

We’re excited to see what you guys can cook up with these changes, so be sure to let us know what you think after giving it a go!

Check out the full patch notes below!

Patch Notes:

• Fix bug with some languages which was causing slow performance and crashes

• Sinks, Milk Dispensers and Ice Dispensers no longer automatically fill things placed on them; you can now use portioners to automate them

• Prevent the player starting a day without enough plates to serve the largest group

• Fix a bug that meant eating times were incorrect for some dishes (particularly cakes)

• Fix grabber priority so that smart grabbers can grab off other grabbers as expected

• Fix a bug where crashing during franchise creation would delete the save and give no franchise

• Fix combiners duplicating some food, such as tacos

• Fix piecemeal items not getting per-item rewards

• Fix issue where swapping controller on the main menu meant that controller became locked out

• Fix some networking issues on PS when players were playing on the same network

• Fix a bug where some cakes would look incorrect on trays

• Fix speedrun leaderboard tracking on Switch

• Fix some issues with LiveSplit in-game timer

Happy plating!

The PlateUp! Team