KITCHEN PRACTICE 2 — Shared vs. Individually Plated Service
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Chapter: Spanish Cookery 10 — Capstone: A Tapas Spread

TASK
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Serve the same dishes a second way — plated individually per person,
rather than shared freely around the table. Reflect on what's
genuinely different about the shared, help-yourself experience versus
the individually plated one.

WHAT TO DO
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1. Prepare the same menu as Kitchen Practice 1 (or a smaller version
   of it).
2. Instead of bringing serving dishes to the middle of the table,
   portion out an identical, fixed selection onto individual plates
   for each diner ahead of time.
3. Serve each person their own plate rather than letting anyone
   choose freely or take seconds from a shared dish.
4. Once the meal is over, reflect honestly on what felt different
   between this style of service and the shared, help-yourself
   version from Kitchen Practice 1.

WHAT TO EXPECT
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- The individually plated version should feel noticeably more
  formal and controlled — everyone gets the same fixed amount of
  each item, with no option to eat more of a favourite or skip
  something they don't want.
- The shared version should feel more social and flexible, but also
  less predictable — some dishes may run out faster than others
  depending on what people gravitate toward.
- Neither version is wrong, but the shared version is genuinely
  closer to how tapas are actually eaten in Spain, especially when
  moving between several small plates over the course of a meal.

WHY THIS WORKS AS AN ANSWER
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Directly comparing the two service styles on the same food makes
this chapter's own central structural claim — that a tapas spread's
real character comes from how it's served, not just what's on the
menu — something experienced rather than only read.