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Monday, September 15, 2008
When you eat out do you share tastes with friends?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I recently had dinner with a group of “foodies.” It was one of those situations when everyone was dying to try everyone else’s dishes. Plates were graciously passed around for anyone to stick their fork in, even though many of us had barely met, let alone broken bread together.
I thought that was rather unabashed of the group to be so forthcoming with their meals. But I know it could have freaked out other types of diners. Like my friend, Dominick, who would have fled from the table.
Dominick is one of 11 children. Growing up they all fought to fill their plates and since then he’s guarded his food like a pirate’s treasure. When anyone even eyes his dish, he quickly sets them straight. There is never going to be a morsel leaving his plate for yours.
When it comes to dining out, there definitely seems to be sharers and protectors. Even within families, you see both sides. We dine frequently with a couple where one freely offers samples and the other refuses to make eye contact until his plate is clean.
On which side of the sharing situation do you fall? Is what is yours, yours? Or, is what everyone else is having too tempting? What about the person who asks for tastes but never offers in return?
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