The article focuses on the role eating together has in improving group
performance, along with an interview with recruiter Mira Anderson on the
use of a cooking event in team-building. It comments on the research
"Eating Together at the Firehouse: How Workplace Commensality Relates to
the Performance of Firefighters" by Kevin M. Kniffin and others. It
considers downsides to communal eating including pressures to conform.
Anderson reflects on how many team-building activities reward
athleticism.