Do I need a skill?

I've laid out a catering dish before I learned catering. The skill is only used for creating. The stats gained are based off the food that was used and the duration of the feast is based off the creator's rank.

My bad, I'm wrong. Stats gained is based off the food put in by the creator. Duration of feast being placed and clickable is based on the creator's rank. The duration of the buff is based on the placer's rank. No rank is probably the same as Novice rank.