What's up with this stupid cat of mine?

He can sniff out food that I'm eating without fail. If I start to fix dinner, he might be down in the basement, but he is upstairs within minutes of hearing me rattling around in the kitchen. I don't know why. I never give him "human food." He does have occasional canned cat food that I store in the refrigerator. I guess that must be it. He also likes to browse in the refrigerator even though he never is allowed to get anything out of there on his own.

Oh, and if I leave one of the dining room chairs pulled out with just enough room for him to be able to jump up and stick his face on the table, he's there before you even know it. Yet, when I put in his dish, I have to point my finger at it or stick his face next to it. He's not blind, hard-of-hearing, or lacking a sense of smell. He's just a silly cat.