clearly we are social. one of the best things i like to do is eat. next to eating would be cooking, then maybe sex. eat, cook, sex. in the olden days (homo habilis) it was hunting & gathering, and of course sex. so basically i would like us to revert back, cuz i am there already.
eating alone is boring. it is eating with others where derive so much pleasure. the talking, the sharing, the notion that i am important enough to have someone else agree to eat with me.
if you eat alone, then you suck it. you might live alone, but it doesnt mean you have to eat alone.
and better than just eating, is preparing.