Imagine you're watching a movie, in which a character puts a chocolate bar in a box, closes the box and leaves the room. Another person, also in the room, moves the bar from a box to a desk drawer.

At Rosalia’s Holiday Extravaganza in Miramar, for example, the Christmas-themed menu states: “Don’t be a basic elf. Pull up a fork.” And offerings include the White Christmas Pinsa and ...