NEW YORK—Theresa Rebeck’s delicious new comedy has the audience sniffing actual cooking odors, as temperamental genius chef Harry (Raúl Esparza) puts a slice of salmon through some culinary paces in “Seared,” on an authentic kitchen set, courtesy of designer Tim Mackabee.
In a small unheralded restaurant in New York, Harry is a chef to be reckoned with. But his boss and the eatery’s owner Mike (David Mason) is worried because receipts aren’t coming up to expenses—until Harry hits upon a smashing scallop dish that comes to the attention of a New York Magazine columnist.
