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➡ Neutral
➡ “the food that he made”
➡ が simply marks who made it
➡ No contrast
➡ This is how native speakers normally express this idea

This is the default, unmarked, correct way to say:
→ “the food he made”

Very natural.
Very common.
Used 99% of the time.

==== ➡ Contrastive ====
➡ Emphasizing him, not the food
➡ Implies “HE is the one (not others) who made the food I like.”

This is only used when:

===== “There were dishes made by 3 people — I like his.” =====

===== A: 田中さんが作った料理が好きなんでしょ？ =====
“You like the food Tanaka made, right?”
B: ちがいます。私は［彼は作った料理］が好きです。
“No — I like his food.”

===== This is rare but expressive in natural speech. =====

===== Like: =====
* “About him, the food he made… I like that.”