I don’t know about most cats, but mine loves to eat. We feed her (Hard food) twice a day, and she tries to trick us into giving her more. She meows very loudly trying to get us to feed her. 

She also likes other things, not just hard food. Such as: Soft food, Ice cream, Milk White/Chocolate, Cheese, and Water. She will try to steal whatever she can. She has come up with the idea that every cup is hers to drink out of, and if she can’t reach her head in, she will put her paw in the cup and drink off her paw.

She will sit at the table and eat.