A visit to the theatre is to temporarily unite yourself with your fellow audience goers in that magic space, and emerge entertained or enlightened by what you’ve just experienced. It could be argued that dining out is a similar ritual, this time united with your fellow diners to experience the restaurant’s vision, enacted by the chef and the staff. And again, you emerge entertained or enlightened. In the end, both drama and cooking are food for the soul and the senses. The Bard himself may have written “most dear actors, eat no onions or garlic, for we are to utter...